Cleft palate. by debbie cassidy. a cleft palate occurs in goats as a congenital malformation. the cause is usually not known, however some plants (lupinus formosus) eaten by dams at 30-60 days gestation may be the cause.. Tabby is a young, beautiful goat who was brought to the cape animal sanctuary by a veterinarian who had been caring for her. tabby was born with a cleft palate, a hole in the roof of her mouth, so. Weinzweig , a plastic surgeon who specialized in cleft palate repair, and his team developed a method to cause cleft palates in fetal goats that are similar to clefts that occur in human fetuses. using their goat congenital model, the team developed a method to repair a congenital cleft palate in utero, or in the womb..
Causes of cleft palate in dogs studies have shown that the cleft palate is most often caused by a genetic malformation. it is also believed that the palate may be formed in an abnormal way due to nutritional deficiencies, drugs, viruses or poisons to which the mother may have been exposed when pregnant.. Ingestion of poison hemlock (conium maculatum), which contains the toxic principle coniine, results in similar signs in both cattle and goats, whereas ingestion of veratrum californicum in sheep, goats, and cattle all result in cleft lip and/or palate in the fetus.. Baby goat with a cleft palate discussion in 'goats' started by pammielu, jun 2, 2009. page 1 of 2 1 2 - it is a very deep inguinal groove (a little deeper than one usually sees) in the top jaw that is a normal thing in a goats' mouth. with a cleft pallet, that is one with an actual hole, it shows up the majority of the time in the forefront.
