Dr. Hradic: Yeah.

Tammy: And they’re a lot more fun.

Dr. Hradic: Yeah absolutely.

Tammy: Well tell me a little bit about pygmies and just kind of the rundown on how much they usually end up weighing about and the size compared to other goats.

Dr. Hradic: Okay. Pygmies are one of the smallest breed of goats. There are others that are smaller, but pygmy goats, usually when they’re adults, the females usually are around 50 to 60 pounds and the males average a little bit bigger, maybe, you know, in the 50 to 70 range.

Tammy: Okay. And do you see that most people have wethers as pets or what do you normally see when it’s a pet goat?

Dr. Hradic: Yeah most people that have one or two goats usually have wethers and a wether is just a castrated male goat.

Tammy: Okay. And why do you think…Well I mean we talked about the bonding and how they’re kind of like the dog of the goat world, but what do you think…When you see a pygmy come in…a new owner with a pygmy, what are their big questions or what do they seem not to know?

Dr. Hradic: I think the biggest thing that’s important for me as a veterinarian and for all owners to know when they’re getting goats is nutrition. That is a big issue with goats, especially for people that are going to raise or keep wethers as pets. And, you know, just to go a little bit into this is that wethers, their anatomy isn’t very good. Their urethra as it leaves their bladder and goes into their penis, around the pelvis, it turns into a bit of an s, it forms an s shape there, and this area is very prone to trapping urinary stone.
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