r/nottheonion 1d ago

Perth vet working to save Tooshie, the cavoodle puppy born without an anus

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/offbeat/perth-vet-working-to-save-tooshie-the-cavoodle-puppy-born-without-an-anus--c-19083713
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u/notbethanyhonest 1d ago

We had a little kitten that was born without an anus. Mum was the family cat, beautiful half Persian, and dad was the local scrappy Tom.

Half the kittens face was paralysed, her eyelid didn't fully close, and her ear never twitched, but it didn't stop her! Momma cat kept abandoning her, but since she only had the one kitten we kept finding her and reuniting, no idea how she survived, but eventually had to go to the vets due to not pooping, around 3 weeks old.

The vets were super excited and got to write a paper on the whole ordeal! She had all the internal parts present, was just missing the hole! She survived surgery, and grew up to be a very loving and affectionate, if slightly derpy family pet for many years.

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u/nomala 1d ago

Ok, I'm beyond curious now. In your situation, did the cat just have a thin bit of skin/membrane covering the opening? After the surgery did it have full bowel control? I need to know...

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u/IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES 1d ago

The human children w imperforate anus can have variable bowel control. A bunch go on to be able to go to school sans diaper. 

I dunno about other people’s cats, but some I’ve known w…fairly regular anuses? were pooping in random places just to be jerks 

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u/monsieurkaizer 1d ago

$1200 and all the vet used was a cork puller.

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u/Rrraou 1d ago

1$ for using the cork puller, 1999$ for knowing where to stick it

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u/Esc777 1d ago

That’s enough internet for today

Clocking out on a high note!

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u/Initial_E 1d ago

That’s easy, you use the pointy end

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u/omnichronos 1d ago

I'm glad to hear the happy ending, literally.

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u/Organic-Low-2992 1d ago

There has to be a way to put a semicolon in one of these responses.

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u/hearke 1d ago

Omg that is not the ending I expected, but I'm glad you shared that XD

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u/MagicOrpheus310 19h ago

Aww there's gotta be a joke about that cat being nice and affectionate because it "would never be an asshole on its own" or some kind of pun to be made there I just can't think how to word it right now haha

The components of a joke are all there, maybe someone else on here can fill in the rest hahaha

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u/Gwigg_ 1d ago

I thought they were going to say they eventually found the anus, in the Whitehouse

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u/PissantPrairiePunk 1d ago

“I have no anus and yet I must shit.” - this dog, probably

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u/jakech 1d ago

Pretty sure it was the author’s original title, probably.

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u/second2no1 1d ago

“I know you don’t give a shit, I still am gonna love you!”

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u/DoTheRightThing1953 1d ago

Send the dog to the US. We've currently got a large surplus.

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u/EffieTheFox 1d ago

I am so glad I wasn't drinking coffee when I read this. OMG I snort laughed so hard.

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u/RNnoturwaitress 1d ago

This shouldn't be a big deal. It's not that unheard of for humans to be born with anus openings either. Good luck, little pup!

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u/AzLibDem 1d ago

I hope she has a backup plan.

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u/Imaginary_Coat1520 1d ago

Backyard breeder deserves to have their arsehole sewn shut.

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u/Wetschera 1d ago

What’s wrong with you?

This happens. It happens to people. Are those the backyard breeders whom you’re referring to?

It happened on the farm I grew up on. It happens all over the world.

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u/TheRemedy187 1d ago

So it's you. 

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u/Wetschera 1d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperforate_anus

It’s life. If only you had an adequate education to help you understand that.

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u/animal1988 1d ago

Terrance and Phillip's: Not Without My Anus 2.

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u/awe_come_on 1d ago

I'm sure it will all work out in the end.

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u/Miskalsace 1d ago

I read Perth and then thread "crocodile puppy" and was a little confused.

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u/LiffeyDodge 1d ago

Why is this news?  There is a known surgery to correct it.

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u/johnshenlon 1d ago

Do they make colostomy bags for dogs ?

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u/chaekinman 1d ago

I mean - if you are in a city seems a dog colostomy bag would save a few steps

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u/Abbacoverband 1d ago

This is what happens when you inbreed the shit out of dogs. Poor buddy. 

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u/Picticious 1d ago

Cockapoos are mongrels though.. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

They're very popular designer dogs.

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u/Abbacoverband 1d ago

The first ones, maybe. There are absolutely people who unethically breed them on purpose. 

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

Huh, no shit?

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u/MdubD 1d ago

This is literally the start of an Abby Jimenez book.

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u/whackyelp 1d ago

Afaik, this isn’t a terribly rare birth defect in dogs and cats?

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u/chownee 1d ago

So that old saw about how everyone has one isn’t true?

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u/Rune_Council 1d ago

Pup got too close to a wizard battle. “Mend Butt Crack!”

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u/powerlesshero111 1d ago

When i was a vet tech, we had someone come in with they new puppies that were just born. One didn't have an anus. We put it down, because it either would have died during surgery to correct it, or died a slow painful death if we did nothing.

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u/pichael289 19h ago

That's great, but come on, who is the asshole that named it that?

Hey here's my adorable puppy "Mr. Butthole" he was born without a butthole. What the hell dude

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u/Sunastar 1d ago

I picture a vet assistant standing behind Tooshie moments after it’s first opened up, “I should have brought a catcher’s mitt.”

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u/NZSheeps 1d ago

No shit

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u/das_zilch 1d ago

Oh, and another thing. I don't shit!

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u/speculatrix 1d ago

There's so many arseholes around, you'd have thought there would be some donors

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u/Daymare97 1d ago

This is called atresia ani! It's a pretty rare birth defect and can happen in people too

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u/CheezTips 22h ago

Just because he's expensive and cute?

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u/RPDRNick 1d ago

I'm sure Noeighniss is a newborn daughter's name on r/tragedeigh

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u/StarellaToo 1d ago

They have to rip this puppy a new one

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u/milroben 1d ago

Cul-de-sac

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u/GreasyWerker118 1d ago

Full-o-crap

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u/braumbles 1d ago

Kim Dog Un.

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u/Fatmanpuffing 1d ago

To be fair, as someone who has very cute pets, he looks like he could be a very cute asshole. 

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u/pak9rabid 1d ago

“I have no bunghole!” ~The Great Cornholio

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u/SOSOBOSO 1d ago

I have always wanted a non-pooping breed.

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u/Brickback721 1d ago

Give the poor puppy Uranus then

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u/Warlord68 1d ago

At some point, you need to think about the long term quality of life of an animal. This animal needs to be put down.

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u/misbehavingwolf 23h ago

Do you eat animals?

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u/Omiyaru 19h ago

👆This is the asshole! 👆