Dual Citizen
Well, it’s official. TGDF checked her out today, and found a “penile bone.” Earlier this week, I inspected the doodad sticking out of her hooha for any interior structure, but didn’t find anything. I had read about the penile bone phenomenon in my detailed interweb research on hermaphroditic dogs.
Go ahead. Google “hermaphrodite dog.” You know you want to.
Anyhoo, not having attended veterinary school, my doodad examination was surely lacking. That and I kind of didn’t want to find a little bone in there. Because eeww.
So Cooper was the talk of the vet hospital today. Everyone agrees that she’s the cutest hermaphrodite they’ve ever seen, and they think “Cooper” is a great name for a dog that doesn’t need a static gender alliance.
I asked TGDF where her urethra was located, and he said he wasn’t sure yet. I’m just wondering if her pee comes out like a girl or like a boy. She didn’t write her name in the snow or anything, so I’m guessing she pees like a girl. TGDF also pronounced clitoris “cly-TOR-is,” which makes me glad I’m not married to him.
We may or may not have the chromosomal testing done. I don’t really care, and if it doesn’t have any health implications, then it’s really just a waste of money. When we do the spay we’ll see just how much junk she has in her trunk. Ovaries? Gonads? Figs? We’ll all know in a few months. Stay tuned.
January 27th, 2007 at 08:54
Ain’t that a bitch?
You were right. I did have to google it. I tried to search on “gender bender dog” but that came up with some crazy results. I don’t recommend it.
So many jokes…I can’t even start. You’re doing so well already. Figs! Ovaries, but made of steel!
January 29th, 2007 at 14:50
Cooper for President!