I was born an Aphrodite. I have had kidney problems and hormone imbalance many times. My doctor's take good care of me. I am known to have chronic UTI as well. I had a surgery done to help with the health problems and I have so far done well. I haven't had a UTI since last year and my kidneys are doing well. I can relate to these animals. They are very lucky to have great people to care for them.
It's kind of interesting that autocorrect changed the word to Aphrodite, considering there are legends of the Goddess of Love being quite happy to transform herself to a more masculine form if she was interested in someone who was attracted to men. Probably not a necessary comment, but I couldn't help myself. It made me giggle. I'm glad that you've found a solution to help you stay healthy and comfortable!
I love how respectful Andrew was about Safira's biology, hearing a surgeon say of hermaphroditism "that, in itself is not a problem" is brilliant. There is a tendency towards wanting to "correct" non-standard biology, both in veterinary, and human, medicine.
@@Queenofgreen515 Yeah but the person who's intersex should be able to choose what they want their anatomy to be, and be allowed to identify with whatever gender they feel suits them. Trying to force an assignment on someone and performing surgery before they can even speak ultimately leads to more distress later on.
@@Queenofgreen515 i was an intersex baby who was given surgery without my consent when i was born. it didn't stop me growing up without confusion, it didn't stop me feeling out of place, it made me feel MORE confused because doctors do not like to tell you that you're intersex, they tell you your hormonal issues are from something unrelated or worse just LIE and say your charts are normal, your symptoms are normal. if i was allowed to grow up with what i was born with, there would've not only not been health complications, but i wouldn't be needing a surgery that can cost around 25 thousand dollars to fix their botched job and constant coverups. but of course, nobody talks about kids like me. it's all "oh, its important for their health" (frankly, usually a lie) or "oh, we don't want them to be confused" (they will be anyway) as opposed to considering how absolutely mad it is to put newborns through a surgery that is usually almost entirely cosmetic. i can promise you that myself and every other intersex person i know who had surgeries done as children, not one of us is happy about it.
@@Queenofgreen515 I'm both intersex and transgender. It's a lot more complicated than boy/girl, male/female. It's very easy to grow up confused and feeling out of place, because of the insistence on fitting people into one of two strict boxes. If society was more accepting of trans and intersex individuals, it would be a lot less painful for MANY humans... and pets, since people sometimes do treat intersex animals like freak shows, too. :/
The border collie dog really has a heart for his carers, when he was presented back after the surgery you can see how he greeted and played with every 1 of the 3 owners
When I worked in a shelter we would get a hermaphrodite dog in about once a year, and every one I ever saw was unique. Neutering them could take quite awhile because the surgeon was figuring out the anatomy as they went.
Definitely not the run of the mill spay or neuter. This is really fixing up after a congenital defect, not a mere normal feature that we want to disable.
Did you notice any kind of pattern to the dogs with this problem? Such as it being more common among pure breeds, certain breeds of dogs, or was there reasons to believe there was a common problem with serious inbreeding of dogs in that area? I've volunteered at Pounds and Wild Animal Sanctuaries most of my life and never seen anything like Sofira.
@@riverlady982 no pattern that I noticed, the first was an older adult chihuahua mix, the next was an 8 week old shepherd/husky looking puppy, the other two that happened while I worked there I didn’t actually see, just heard about, so I don’t know what kind of dogs they were. I suspect the reason that shelter got so many through was simply that they have a HUGE free and low cost spay/neuter program and they do over 8000 spays and neuters a year. We got to see a fair number of really odd cases just because we had a HUGE number of animals coming through. Quick story though: that first intersex dog, the chihuahua, was a privately owned dog named “Princess” who was coming in through our free program for a low income neighborhood. She was a pampered baby who came in wearing a sparkly, hot pink collar and outfit. When we explained to the owner what we had found, she nearly fell over laughing and told us “I always wondered why she lifted her leg like a boy dog!”
I love that the manager of the reptile park is called Faulkner. It's a variation of the medieval name Falconer, meaning someone who would have been in charge of the falcons for the lord of the manor. And that's what he's doing, except for the public & for the good of the animals. So lovely.
Crazy haha I was also excited but because it sort of sounded the same haha I’m easily entertained so you can imagine how excited I was to read this haha
Nice to know people randomly do research on people's last name. Falconer was the last name for people who trained the Falcons for English royalty and went on to become land barons, well according to my family tree.
My dog was thought to maybe have male parts too. She had the exact same issue of leaking and uncontrollable urinating. They warned me that she may be a hermaphrodite. The only thing that went through my mind was “I hope she’s not, but we’ll do whatever we need to to fix her.” I cannot believe anyone would put their dogs down due to this (unless it caused severe discomfort and a poor quality of life). But if you own or adopt a dog, you take responsibility of the vet bills and whatever you need to do to make your dog happy and healthy. Luckily my girl isn’t a hermaphrodite, but I would never just put her down because I thought it may cause extra vet bills.
100% agree A life is a life no matter if it’s human or not You took it on and now you do whatever you can to take care of it cost or no cost. How would people like it if we treated kids that way, not saying some don’t already thou People need to start understanding more taking on anything besides your own needs is challenging and it’s a lot of responsibility. You can’t just quit when things get tough. Find a way thru it and ask for help too.
I agree, but I was met with the "lovely" experience of going to the vet and being told a CT scan for my cat would be $1600,- That was pre-insurance, and I do have insurance, but even with - it could still be $800, even if my max co-pay was $300. (something something about it being considered absolutely medically neccisarry etc). and some times they just go "no, we won't cover that". And with puppies, you often need to have a full vet check before even being able to insure them. so the issue would most likely not be covered by insurance due to it being pre-existing or genetic. I am not saying I wouldn't do everything in my power to help them, but I also won't blame someone if they planned for "normal" vet bills like micro-chip, desexing, vaccines etc. maybe a 1-2k exta "buffer" (but very few have this). and then show up to the vet and be told the dog need several CT scans, expert panels and a complex surgery? No way that is under 3k. possibly up to 5-6k. And if they give the dog up for adoption there is no certainty it will be adopted out or be fixed, and then you have basically condemned them to a life of misery of pain and skin infections. So it's a long way of saying " I kinda get it, no I would never want to put down a otherwhise healthy pet, but I do understand someone not wanting to go into mountains of debt if they think it will ruin their lives (and as a consequence the pet's life).
Watching Saphira leap into Andrew’s arms was perfect. I have so much respect for these people and the care they have for every animal in their care. They are a very special group of people.🖤🇨🇦
My mom and I had a cat that was a hermaphrodite when I was a kid. We couldn’t get Milo dessexed because there were issues with his/her blood. And the tubes for the urethra were much longer than a normal males would’ve been. Milo ended up getting a UTI that even after 3 rounds of antibiotics we couldn’t get under control. He/she became septic and passed away.
It hurt my heart when Dr. Chris said a lot of owners will choose to put the pet down because of having both genitals and the problems that sometimes come along with it. Pets are family. I feel like if you aren't ready to stick by your family all the way through until the vet says, "There is nothing more we can do." then why are you bringing them into your family? This dogs family is exactly what I'd expect for good, loving dog owners.
There are humans who die because they can't afford super-expensive surgeries and treatments, so we shouldn't be shocked that pet owners -- when faced with a gigantic bill -- can't afford an operation on their pet. Over 20 years ago one test on my late cat cost $650. Sadly, it showed inoperable stomach cancer (she'd stopped eating), but before the vet told me how she couldn't be saved and would die in a few weeks, surgery and chemo would have cost me thousands. I didn't want her to suffer and had her put down. Again, that was decades ago, so I can only imagine how expensive a vet bill like that would be today. We should try to not judge pet owners for not being able to afford a $5,000 vet bill.
@@billybobkumar9231 I'm not judging people not being able to afford a vet bill. I understand they can get expensive. I'm just saying if the pet is simply born different the quick way people disregard them is sad. I understand something like this could be costly but to disregard your pet as soon as the vet tells you they have both genders without further seeing if it is something easily managed or fixable first is just flat out sad. Chris was saying some owners find out the dog has both genders and basically right off the bat choose to abandon them or put them down. That's not reason enough for me. I feel people should love their pets more than that than to just put them down for something that could be nothing or not hard to fix. Kind of like those people who are like, "I wouldn't want a dog with 3 legs!" basically from a vanity standpoint. If someone can't love a pet unconditionally then the pet parent life isnt for them. Your situation was very sad and I'm sorry to hear about that. But it sounds like you did everything you could have done. Some people just give up on the smallest of hiccups and that's what really bothers me with some pet owners. If it makes you feel any better, no one I have heard of that has put their pets through chemo would do it again as they saw their pet basically have to suffer through the treatments. So it's super expensive on top of the poor animal just suffering through it all with no guaruntees that it will fix the cancer. Given the situation, I would have chosen the same thing as you.
@@melaniem4798 I'd say personally that it's about the animal's quality of life, is it worth letting the animal suffer from infection and complications or to make sure that family member does not have to go through that pain.
@@Monica_bondevik I understand that as well. If there wasn't anything that could be done I wouldn't choose to prolong my pets suffering. If the person and their vet have talked about all the options and it's just not going to be good for the pet, I totally understand. But some people are just so quick to give up on their pets (when it's not a money or quality of life issue) and it makes me sad.
What a great result for Sapphira. I hope that the whole operation was minutely documented and filmed for educational purposes of future vets (with permission from the owners of course) and that considering the medical novelty maybe the operation was "donated" to the owners 🙏🙏🙏?
Congratulations Dr. Marchevsky on your unprecedented surgery and your positive result. Your experience can be shared and help other patients in an area of surgery where no one else has ventured before. Truly groundbreaking. I feel privileged to have seen it here.
Maybe Sapphira is a chimera. Look at how perfect the split of color in her face is- with one side being white, one being black... she looks like a chimera to me. Ive read some types of chimera can also have ambiguous genitalia. If thats the case she is two puppies in one :) Thats pretty cool ! In any case she is a very beautiful puppy!
That thought had occurred to me too. As a scientist I'd be itching to get a karyotype done to see if there were multiple cell lines. I mainly deal with human cases of intersex though, being intersex myself. One of my co authors on papers I've had published is a chimera (XX/XY), intersex is more common in mammals including humans than most believe. Unfortunately the whole thing has become politicised as it goes against sincere Religious belief.
@@ZoeBrain big difference between lifestyle choices, personal preferences and true medical body differences. I hate being marginalised because I'm in the majority white female heterosexual
@@ZoeBrain Yea a lot of people think one can only be XX or XY but having both isn't rare nor is having something like XXY! Crazy stuff happens and I've heard scientists are starting to think XX/XY are grossly over simplified and that it should really be broadened?
This was truly an amazing episode. I loved especially seeing the dog that was born with two sexesand, the doctors being able to help fix all of her problems. You guys are amazing 🤗
I'm sorry that you have to deal with rude people. I see this as God giving you an opportunity to rise above the handicap and turn it into a blessing. How, you ask? Possibly by teaching children with similar issues that you have overcome your issues and it's also possible for them to do the same in their life. Overcoming adversity is a challenge for everyone at one time in their life in different degrees. Learn to accept the challenge and turn it into a sucess.
I who'd like to take the time out to appreciate all the hard work that Bondi vet's put into helping all the sick and injured pet's because if it wasn't for you alot of pet's who'd be in alot of pain and suffering or even worse they may have died so a BIG THANK YOU FOR All the dog's and cat's that can't say it for themselves..we can't thank you enough for doing all this hard work..
shelters will often put down dogs like that because there not adoptable and most people will not take a dog on with special medical needs most people come to a shelter to adopt out a dog and take it home not spend tens of thousands of dollars on one dog with special needs
Sometimes putting an animal down is the best for it. You are asking owners to have to deal with an animal who will be always ill and with chronic infections - which generally leads to a lower quality of life. Many vets won't have the experience nor the machinery to diagnose nor treat the animal. This one was lucky to be in an area where that is available.
@@thekamiakai And lucky they could afford the costs, yikes TWO CT scans!! I remember the one one of my dogs had a few years ago was $2,000, a lot of people would have trouble paying for even one CT scan let alone two plus that extensive surgery and all the rest!
@@HobbyOrganist I keep hoping he was able to write that up for a vet medical journal and use it as a teaching case. That might offset some of the costs.
I’m glad they took that well. It was an awkward conversation to have had to have but I’m glad to hear they will standby their fur baby no matter what happens. It’s a relief to hear.
Years ago, I worked at an ER vet, and my 2 pitties would donate blood whenever needed and then other times to have excess in hand. They helped so many other pets in need. Felt good to help out other pups that were in need. ❤
Wow, Malcolm really has a blessed life ahead of him & I wish the falcon the best, Andrew and all the team at SASH are the best and always go above and beyond.
In my grandmother's journal she wrote of her father's hermaphrodite horse. He had a special tent to take the horse to fairs. ( with 7 kids during the depression, they did all they could to survive). I think he was pretty devastated when a man rented out this horse and a buggy and drove it too hard up the mountain, fatally. It was odd seeing that my grandmother ( born 1912) even knew the word hermaphrodite. Sephora is SUCH a sweet dog. So glad they could help her(?)
It would have been really nice if we could have seen it unblurred. Especially since it's groundbreaking surgery. Well done. Fantastic surgeon. Thank you so much
Wow, shed some tears in this episode, phwargh. It's so beautiful seeing human beings and animals in these contexts, esp the love from the people. So pleased Sophia was fixed :).
The bird Malcolm is awesome - they are beautiful birds I have had two in my back yard and I feed them - and just to see them to take off and fly is awesome
Oh, I feel so bad for the tiny puppy Wilson. I was playing around and ended up falling on my dog when I was 6 yrs/old. My dog, Rusty screamed nearly the entire night. My brother called my parents who were out for the evening. They could hear Rusty screaming and me crying my eyes out. Turns out I didn’t harm him. No broken bones. I have never ever messed around like that again. Lesson learned.
💕Vets deserve a fanfare for what they do💕They deal with so many Different animals all looking different on the inside & out from mice to elephants they take care of them all💕
I got teary 🥲 all the way through this episode, when Dr Chris mentioned “putting her down” as a last resort of course. I was so happy Saphira’s problem could be fixed. Malcolm is going to have a happy life, Percy’s mail a trimmed and little Wilson is on the mend. ❤❤❤❤
I had a Flame Point Siamese cat that was a hermaphrodite. She/he had to be both neutered and spayed. Both reproductive glands were working and she was going crazy.
Glad that Malcom, the aphrodite, Wilson, and Percy are doing well. You can tell the fur babies were ready to go home. Thank to two police dogs that donated blood. Awesome job done by Dr. Chris, Dr. Lisa, Dr. Andrew, Tim, and staff.
My favorite show ever I am addicted! I live in Minnesota USA and I love animals I live on 2 acres and have many creatures and I’m always fascinated by your show and thank you so much
Dr Andrew - I have just done some research on the Chimera Cat - similar to the Calico Cat, but the Chimera is two embryos that produce the one kitten / pup? They usually have two colours, split down the centre of their face. Your little Collie dog had the same. Possible that he/she could have been a double embryo - presenting as both sexes = hermaphrodite?????
My conception was almost prevented by a javelina (Collared Peccary), let’s just say my father attempted to stop them from eating his flowers in his birthday suit late one night. XD
I'm just a little bit happier than that pup was when she jumped into Andrew's arms over another Bondi Vet video with him as the star! He deserves to be in more episodes. 😁
Beautiful dog with amazing owners. She must feel so much better now that she's able to keep dr. She had the perfect team looking after her. I hope she had a big bag of treats waiting at home for her. 🐕🐶🐕
A Border Collie, she reminds me so much of our Sasha, she had Chondrosarcoma cancer, very aggressive, she was diagnosed at Iowa State University, not far from where I live, unfortunately we lost her. I hope all of these animals are well and thriving. May all be blessed that care for those that can't speak for themselves.
‘I’m trying to take his temperature and he’s acting like it’s the end of the world’. Typical German Shepard. Hard cases until they are in front of the vet 😂 pretty sure mine whined lots to get ALL THE TREATS
Our animals are as Precious to us as any member of our human family. There love is Unconditional, even unlike most humans. When they pass, they still live in our hearts for as long as we live!
The vet bill for that poor little intersex pupper had to have been enormous! CT scans are extremely expensive, specialized radiology consult on them is extensive as well, and then surgery is not cheap as well. Those owners really did something great for her. I'm hoping they got a discount being a part of the show. 2 CT scans, 1 CT interpretation, 2 specialized radiology CT interpretations, and surgery. That would have been around 12-15k at the specialty vet I previously worked at.
Am i the only one who’d love to see this uncensored and closed up? I’ve always been interrested in medical stuff, and i recently decided i wanna be a vet, like i wanted to as a tiny kid. Gonna take longer and i might end up only getting there in my 40s because of autism making me too stressed in school to keep up with math, so i’ll have to learn some of all that first.
medication dosage is figured by weight. thats all math. many are figured in kilograms or grams. the times given are math. example...q4 hour dose i would give 9-1-5-9. i was a nurse 35 yrs.
Malcom the Falcon, Tim´s patient, poor bird is have been bad luck. Tim is so dedicated of him work, it´s admirable feature. Border collie dog, lucky dog💓, Dr. Andrew is genius of in him work! Owners loves so much of theirs dog💞. pig´s dentition was huge, it was so angry. Good work, Dr. Chris! From. Fin.🙋♀️
My cocker spaniel female had a litter of 4 of which one was a hermaphrodite. We had herm tidied up with surgery so that what shim had was functional and problem free but it didn’t make herm less than a great pet.
I do so hope that lovely family were not charged much for giving their super beautiful dog life over death. As it must of been an extremely large learning curb for the vets, and taught them a lot.
Peregrine's are amazing. We have a pair that live near us and they're always a treat to watch them hunt with such precise skill. I'm glad he has a good safe home to spend his life in.
"she's an inbetweenie" best quote ever
I was born an Aphrodite. I have had kidney problems and hormone imbalance many times. My doctor's take good care of me. I am known to have chronic UTI as well. I had a surgery done to help with the health problems and I have so far done well. I haven't had a UTI since last year and my kidneys are doing well. I can relate to these animals. They are very lucky to have great people to care for them.
I am so glad to hear that your surgery has helped your overall health. May you continue to stay healthy.👍
My name is amanda
Didn't you mean hermaphrodite?
It's kind of interesting that autocorrect changed the word to Aphrodite, considering there are legends of the Goddess of Love being quite happy to transform herself to a more masculine form if she was interested in someone who was attracted to men.
Probably not a necessary comment, but I couldn't help myself. It made me giggle. I'm glad that you've found a solution to help you stay healthy and comfortable!
Amanda Shelton- Glad your surgery went well. You don't have any problems.
There's nothing better than seeing a dog being so very excited to see his/her human after being declared ready to go home
I love how respectful Andrew was about Safira's biology, hearing a surgeon say of hermaphroditism "that, in itself is not a problem" is brilliant. There is a tendency towards wanting to "correct" non-standard biology, both in veterinary, and human, medicine.
This and Andrew going "tuk tuk tuk" to his chicken made him my absolute favourite in this show! Such a wonderful doctor
@@Queenofgreen515 Yeah but the person who's intersex should be able to choose what they want their anatomy to be, and be allowed to identify with whatever gender they feel suits them. Trying to force an assignment on someone and performing surgery before they can even speak ultimately leads to more distress later on.
@@Queenofgreen515 i was an intersex baby who was given surgery without my consent when i was born. it didn't stop me growing up without confusion, it didn't stop me feeling out of place, it made me feel MORE confused because doctors do not like to tell you that you're intersex, they tell you your hormonal issues are from something unrelated or worse just LIE and say your charts are normal, your symptoms are normal. if i was allowed to grow up with what i was born with, there would've not only not been health complications, but i wouldn't be needing a surgery that can cost around 25 thousand dollars to fix their botched job and constant coverups.
but of course, nobody talks about kids like me. it's all "oh, its important for their health" (frankly, usually a lie) or "oh, we don't want them to be confused" (they will be anyway) as opposed to considering how absolutely mad it is to put newborns through a surgery that is usually almost entirely cosmetic. i can promise you that myself and every other intersex person i know who had surgeries done as children, not one of us is happy about it.
@@Queenofgreen515 I'm both intersex and transgender. It's a lot more complicated than boy/girl, male/female. It's very easy to grow up confused and feeling out of place, because of the insistence on fitting people into one of two strict boxes. If society was more accepting of trans and intersex individuals, it would be a lot less painful for MANY humans... and pets, since people sometimes do treat intersex animals like freak shows, too. :/
Let’s not compare a dog to a human.
The border collie dog really has a heart for his carers, when he was presented back after the surgery you can see how he greeted and played with every 1 of the 3 owners
When I worked in a shelter we would get a hermaphrodite dog in about once a year, and every one I ever saw was unique. Neutering them could take quite awhile because the surgeon was figuring out the anatomy as they went.
Definitely not the run of the mill spay or neuter. This is really fixing up after a congenital defect, not a mere normal feature that we want to disable.
the surgeons of the area must've got an interesting portfolio
Did you notice any kind of pattern to the dogs with this problem? Such as it being more common among pure breeds, certain breeds of dogs, or was there reasons to believe there was a common problem with serious inbreeding of dogs in that area? I've volunteered at Pounds and Wild Animal Sanctuaries most of my life and never seen anything like Sofira.
@@riverlady982 no pattern that I noticed, the first was an older adult chihuahua mix, the next was an 8 week old shepherd/husky looking puppy, the other two that happened while I worked there I didn’t actually see, just heard about, so I don’t know what kind of dogs they were.
I suspect the reason that shelter got so many through was simply that they have a HUGE free and low cost spay/neuter program and they do over 8000 spays and neuters a year. We got to see a fair number of really odd cases just because we had a HUGE number of animals coming through.
Quick story though: that first intersex dog, the chihuahua, was a privately owned dog named “Princess” who was coming in through our free program for a low income neighborhood. She was a pampered baby who came in wearing a sparkly, hot pink collar and outfit. When we explained to the owner what we had found, she nearly fell over laughing and told us “I always wondered why she lifted her leg like a boy dog!”
@@ThKiwi How interesting... and hilarious! 😂
I love that the manager of the reptile park is called Faulkner. It's a variation of the medieval name Falconer, meaning someone who would have been in charge of the falcons for the lord of the manor. And that's what he's doing, except for the public & for the good of the animals. So lovely.
Interesting!
I thought the same! So cool
Learned something new today... Thank you 😘
Crazy haha I was also excited but because it sort of sounded the same haha I’m easily entertained so you can imagine how excited I was to read this haha
Nice to know people randomly do research on people's last name. Falconer was the last name for people who trained the Falcons for English royalty and went on to become land barons, well according to my family tree.
My dog was thought to maybe have male parts too. She had the exact same issue of leaking and uncontrollable urinating.
They warned me that she may be a hermaphrodite. The only thing that went through my mind was “I hope she’s not, but we’ll do whatever we need to to fix her.”
I cannot believe anyone would put their dogs down due to this (unless it caused severe discomfort and a poor quality of life).
But if you own or adopt a dog, you take responsibility of the vet bills and whatever you need to do to make your dog happy and healthy.
Luckily my girl isn’t a hermaphrodite, but I would never just put her down because I thought it may cause extra vet bills.
100% agree
A life is a life no matter if it’s human or not
You took it on and now you do whatever you can to take care of it cost or no cost.
How would people like it if we treated kids that way, not saying some don’t already thou
People need to start understanding more taking on anything besides your own needs is challenging and it’s a lot of responsibility. You can’t just quit when things get tough. Find a way thru it and ask for help too.
Good job
😊😊😊😉😉
I agree, but I was met with the "lovely" experience of going to the vet and being told a CT scan for my cat would be $1600,- That was pre-insurance, and I do have insurance, but even with - it could still be $800, even if my max co-pay was $300. (something something about it being considered absolutely medically neccisarry etc). and some times they just go "no, we won't cover that".
And with puppies, you often need to have a full vet check before even being able to insure them. so the issue would most likely not be covered by insurance due to it being pre-existing or genetic. I am not saying I wouldn't do everything in my power to help them, but I also won't blame someone if they planned for "normal" vet bills like micro-chip, desexing, vaccines etc. maybe a 1-2k exta "buffer" (but very few have this). and then show up to the vet and be told the dog need several CT scans, expert panels and a complex surgery? No way that is under 3k. possibly up to 5-6k. And if they give the dog up for adoption there is no certainty it will be adopted out or be fixed, and then you have basically condemned them to a life of misery of pain and skin infections. So it's a long way of saying " I kinda get it, no I would never want to put down a otherwhise healthy pet, but I do understand someone not wanting to go into mountains of debt if they think it will ruin their lives (and as a consequence the pet's life).
Out of curiosity, how much money did you spend? I am asking cuz I just wonder . I have no clue how much people spend on there pets.
Watching Saphira leap into Andrew’s arms was perfect. I have so much respect for these people and the care they have for every animal in their care. They are a very special group of people.🖤🇨🇦
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We had a hermaphrodite puppy that came in for a spay and ended up with a neuter also
Most interesting case in a long time. Thank you .
Wow 😲😲😲🤔🤔🤔
My mom and I had a cat that was a hermaphrodite when I was a kid. We couldn’t get Milo dessexed because there were issues with his/her blood. And the tubes for the urethra were much longer than a normal males would’ve been. Milo ended up getting a UTI that even after 3 rounds of antibiotics we couldn’t get under control. He/she became septic and passed away.
@@mcrchickenluvr Sad situation, sorry for your loss, we do get to fall in love with our pet babies
So they have ovaries and balls? Does that mean they could breed themselves? I know weirdest question ever.
It hurt my heart when Dr. Chris said a lot of owners will choose to put the pet down because of having both genitals and the problems that sometimes come along with it. Pets are family. I feel like if you aren't ready to stick by your family all the way through until the vet says, "There is nothing more we can do." then why are you bringing them into your family? This dogs family is exactly what I'd expect for good, loving dog owners.
There are humans who die because they can't afford super-expensive surgeries and treatments, so we shouldn't be shocked that pet owners -- when faced with a gigantic bill -- can't afford an operation on their pet. Over 20 years ago one test on my late cat cost $650. Sadly, it showed inoperable stomach cancer (she'd stopped eating), but before the vet told me how she couldn't be saved and would die in a few weeks, surgery and chemo would have cost me thousands. I didn't want her to suffer and had her put down. Again, that was decades ago, so I can only imagine how expensive a vet bill like that would be today. We should try to not judge pet owners for not being able to afford a $5,000 vet bill.
@@billybobkumar9231 I'm not judging people not being able to afford a vet bill. I understand they can get expensive. I'm just saying if the pet is simply born different the quick way people disregard them is sad. I understand something like this could be costly but to disregard your pet as soon as the vet tells you they have both genders without further seeing if it is something easily managed or fixable first is just flat out sad. Chris was saying some owners find out the dog has both genders and basically right off the bat choose to abandon them or put them down. That's not reason enough for me. I feel people should love their pets more than that than to just put them down for something that could be nothing or not hard to fix. Kind of like those people who are like, "I wouldn't want a dog with 3 legs!" basically from a vanity standpoint. If someone can't love a pet unconditionally then the pet parent life isnt for them. Your situation was very sad and I'm sorry to hear about that. But it sounds like you did everything you could have done. Some people just give up on the smallest of hiccups and that's what really bothers me with some pet owners. If it makes you feel any better, no one I have heard of that has put their pets through chemo would do it again as they saw their pet basically have to suffer through the treatments. So it's super expensive on top of the poor animal just suffering through it all with no guaruntees that it will fix the cancer. Given the situation, I would have chosen the same thing as you.
@@melaniem4798 I'd say personally that it's about the animal's quality of life, is it worth letting the animal suffer from infection and complications or to make sure that family member does not have to go through that pain.
@@Monica_bondevik I understand that as well. If there wasn't anything that could be done I wouldn't choose to prolong my pets suffering. If the person and their vet have talked about all the options and it's just not going to be good for the pet, I totally understand. But some people are just so quick to give up on their pets (when it's not a money or quality of life issue) and it makes me sad.
I’m so glad the pup’s owners were open to getting her the best care! They’re all lucky to have each other.
Thanks for taking care of Malcolm - I am Native American and we love the animals and deserve a good life - bless you care takers
AMEN 🙏🏼❤️
It’s been 9 years I hope Saphira is living well and healthy. Such a good boy/girl. 💕
What a great result for Sapphira. I hope that the whole operation was minutely documented and filmed for educational purposes of future vets (with permission from the owners of course) and that considering the medical novelty maybe the operation was "donated" to the owners 🙏🙏🙏?
Congratulations Dr. Marchevsky on your unprecedented surgery and your positive result. Your experience can be shared and help other patients in an area of surgery where no one else has ventured before. Truly groundbreaking. I feel privileged to have seen it here.
Maybe Sapphira is a chimera. Look at how perfect the split of color in her face is- with one side being white, one being black... she looks like a chimera to me. Ive read some types of chimera can also have ambiguous genitalia. If thats the case she is two puppies in one :) Thats pretty cool ! In any case she is a very beautiful puppy!
That thought had occurred to me too. As a scientist I'd be itching to get a karyotype done to see if there were multiple cell lines. I mainly deal with human cases of intersex though, being intersex myself. One of my co authors on papers I've had published is a chimera (XX/XY), intersex is more common in mammals including humans than most believe. Unfortunately the whole thing has become politicised as it goes against sincere Religious belief.
@@ZoeBrain big difference between lifestyle choices, personal preferences and true medical body differences. I hate being marginalised because I'm in the majority white female heterosexual
@@ZoeBrain Yea a lot of people think one can only be XX or XY but having both isn't rare nor is having something like XXY! Crazy stuff happens and I've heard scientists are starting to think XX/XY are grossly over simplified and that it should really be broadened?
@@ZoeBrain I am a scientist too (mainly zoology). This has been an interesting case. But I only have a bachelor degree in zoology.
Likely Not a Chimera. Border collies usually have split colouring on the face
This was truly an amazing episode. I loved especially seeing the dog that was born with two sexesand, the doctors being able to help fix all of her problems.
You guys are amazing 🤗
I love how all the Vets go above and beyond whatever it takes to heal these animals.
With the cameras there, what do you expect them to do?
aww that falcon is absolutely beautiful and precious
💖🥰, yes it is gorgeous and beautiful.
Saphira is such a cutie and a beautiful dog. I'm so glad she was able to get the help she needed.
I adopted a kitten a few years ago and he/she is also a true hermaphrodite, vets always get gobsmacked and excited when they check him
I love how they give them a stuffed animal for recovery!
I'm sorry that you have to deal with rude people. I see this as God giving you an opportunity to rise above the handicap and turn it into a blessing. How, you ask? Possibly by teaching children with similar issues that you have overcome your issues and it's also possible for them to do the same in their life. Overcoming adversity is a challenge for everyone at one time in their life in different degrees. Learn to accept the challenge and turn it into a sucess.
I who'd like to take the time out to appreciate all the hard work that Bondi vet's put into helping all the sick and injured pet's because if it wasn't for you alot of pet's who'd be in alot of pain and suffering or even worse they may have died so a BIG THANK YOU FOR All the dog's and cat's that can't say it for themselves..we can't thank you enough for doing all this hard work..
Very well said. Thank you Bondi vets and staff.
aw i love Oscar. he's got no issue with needles but doesn't like getting his temperature, such a sweetie
don't blame him!
Oscar: "You're gonna stick that thing in there. Not gonna happen!"
Love Dr Andrew!!! Kind and skilled, really cares, and great at what he does!! ❤️
Wow wee Dr Andrew a massive congratulations to fixing one of ur hardest cases I’ve ever seen u do u must be very proud of the outcome of this poor dog
That is amazing what thay doctor did for that dog and that family u can tell how much that family and dog love each other
What?! Why would someone put their dog down just because its a hermafrodite? Surrender it to a shelter. They don't deserve to die for being different.
shelters will often put down dogs like that because there not adoptable and most people will not take a dog on with special medical needs most people come to a shelter to adopt out a dog and take it home not spend tens of thousands of dollars on one dog with special needs
Sometimes putting an animal down is the best for it. You are asking owners to have to deal with an animal who will be always ill and with chronic infections - which generally leads to a lower quality of life. Many vets won't have the experience nor the machinery to diagnose nor treat the animal. This one was lucky to be in an area where that is available.
Exactly
@@thekamiakai And lucky they could afford the costs, yikes TWO CT scans!! I remember the one one of my dogs had a few years ago was $2,000, a lot of people would have trouble paying for even one CT scan let alone two plus that extensive surgery and all the rest!
@@HobbyOrganist I keep hoping he was able to write that up for a vet medical journal and use it as a teaching case. That might offset some of the costs.
It's not just dogs and cats it's all the animals that they take care of. God Bless them all. ❤🐶
I’m glad they took that well. It was an awkward conversation to have had to have but I’m glad to hear they will standby their fur baby no matter what happens. It’s a relief to hear.
Little Wilson is so cute glad he didn't have any internal injuries or broken bones for being so small.
Years ago, I worked at an ER vet, and my 2 pitties would donate blood whenever needed and then other times to have excess in hand. They helped so many other pets in need. Felt good to help out other pups that were in need. ❤
Wow, Malcolm really has a blessed life ahead of him & I wish the falcon the best, Andrew and all the team at SASH are the best and always go above and beyond.
Little dogs make me so nervous because of how easy accidents can hurt them 🥺
In my grandmother's journal she wrote of her father's hermaphrodite horse. He had a special tent to take the horse to fairs. ( with 7 kids during the depression, they did all they could to survive). I think he was pretty devastated when a man rented out this horse and a buggy and drove it too hard up the mountain, fatally.
It was odd seeing that my grandmother ( born 1912) even knew the word hermaphrodite.
Sephora is SUCH a sweet dog. So glad they could help her(?)
I had a cat that was both sexes. A lot of vets missed it. One caught it though because they did an ultrasound. He was pure black
Interesting!
The cat or the vet? ROFL! ;)
@@noraleestone2859 words have such interesting nuance lol
@@AnitaSouthall Don't they just!! I often think my mind is terribly warped, but I did find that funny. ;)
@@AnitaSouthall In the words of Daffy Duck, "Pronoun trouble."
It would have been really nice if we could have seen it unblurred. Especially since it's groundbreaking surgery. Well done. Fantastic surgeon. Thank you so much
Wow, shed some tears in this episode, phwargh. It's so beautiful seeing human beings and animals in these contexts, esp the love from the people. So pleased Sophia was fixed :).
Bless the cop dogs - they are so great ! Thank you
The bird Malcolm is awesome - they are beautiful birds I have had two in my back yard and I feed them - and just to see them to take off and fly is awesome
How do you feed wild falcons?
Love the collie missing his humans jumping to each for a wiggle cuddle x
Oh, I feel so bad for the tiny puppy Wilson. I was playing around and ended up falling on my dog when I was 6 yrs/old. My dog, Rusty screamed nearly the entire night. My brother called my parents who were out for the evening. They could hear Rusty screaming and me crying my eyes out. Turns out I didn’t harm him. No broken bones. I have never ever messed around like that again. Lesson learned.
Saphira LEAPING out of the cage onto Dr Marchevsky and being reunited with her owners was the CUTEST
My dog had a weak bladder when she was young she peed when she got excited, scared, or woken up. Got her fixed and all those issues disappeared.
Andrew thank you for being smart and helping Shapira ❤❤❤ I am always amazed that you are a great surgeon and vet
Awesome job Andrew you’re the best. I’m glad you work with Dr. Chris you guys are amazing.❤
One thing I like about watching Bondi Vet is how these vets show compassion and love for what they are doing. Great job team!
💕Vets deserve a fanfare for what they do💕They deal with so many Different animals all looking different on the inside & out from mice to elephants they take care of them all💕
I love how Saphira is sitting her head in mom’s hand
I got teary 🥲 all the way through this episode, when Dr Chris mentioned “putting her down” as a last resort of course.
I was so happy Saphira’s problem could be fixed.
Malcolm is going to have a happy life, Percy’s mail a trimmed and little Wilson is on the mend. ❤❤❤❤
I had a Flame Point Siamese cat that was a hermaphrodite. She/he had to be both neutered and spayed. Both reproductive glands were working and she was going crazy.
Wooow. Having one set of hormones is enough, imagine having both. I would’ve gone crazy too.
Glad that Malcom, the aphrodite, Wilson, and Percy are doing well. You can tell the fur babies were ready to go home. Thank to two police dogs that donated blood. Awesome job done by Dr. Chris, Dr. Lisa, Dr. Andrew, Tim, and staff.
What a beautiful little pup!
Saphira is such a beautiful dog! I love the harlequin look to her face! I’m so happy for the positive outcome for her.
My favorite show ever I am addicted! I live in Minnesota USA and I love animals I live on 2 acres and have many creatures and I’m always fascinated by your show and thank you so much
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@@AnitaSouthall 🌺
Thanks for taking care of animals night and day no matter how much
Dr Andrew - I have just done some research on the Chimera Cat - similar to the Calico Cat, but the Chimera is two embryos that produce the one kitten / pup? They usually have two colours, split down the centre of their face. Your little Collie dog had the same. Possible that he/she could have been a double embryo - presenting as both sexes = hermaphrodite?????
I noticed the split color on his/her face. That is an interesting observation.
I hadn’t thought about that but it would make perfect sense.
Usually border collies do have colouring like that, so I doubt that would be it
I have a Chimera kitten right now and it's a calico/tabby and is undermined if she's a hermaphrodite yet
Great observation! It would also account for the fact that one side had more of a pronounced difference in the ureter.
So happy for the border collie puppy and her family. Bless they’re hearts for spending so much money 💰 to fix their little fur baby. ❤️❤️
What a stunning Collie. ❤️❤️
My conception was almost prevented by a javelina (Collared Peccary), let’s just say my father attempted to stop them from eating his flowers in his birthday suit late one night. XD
Funny
Oh my word, be careful out there
This was the best video yet!! Kudos to all these wonderful people who take care of rescues and difficult cases. Awesome. I really like this program.
I feel so awful for the peregrine falcon, such beautiful birds. Thanks to the rescue for taking her on. ❤️❤️❤️
Love this show the work that the Bondi vets do is just amazing
That puppy is absolutely gorgeous xx
I'm just a little bit happier than that pup was when she jumped into Andrew's arms over another Bondi Vet video with him as the star! He deserves to be in more episodes. 😁
Beautiful dog with amazing owners. She must feel so much better now that she's able to keep dr. She had the perfect team looking after her. I hope she had a big bag of treats waiting at home for her. 🐕🐶🐕
Dry. Not Dr. 🤦
In 17 years of shelter work I saw quite a few. Always interesting to try to find the parts.
Amazing Vet Doctors
Caring competent vet
We thought we found a neutered older kitten and it turned out to be a hermaphrodite.
Malcolm the falcon has a lot to say lol
A Border Collie, she reminds me so much of our Sasha, she had Chondrosarcoma cancer, very aggressive, she was diagnosed at Iowa State University, not far from where I live, unfortunately we lost her. I hope all of these animals are well and thriving. May all be blessed that care for those that can't speak for themselves.
All of you guys and girl are amazing. It's really heart warming too see the care you show all of these animals. Super well done as always x
‘I’m trying to take his temperature and he’s acting like it’s the end of the world’. Typical German Shepard. Hard cases until they are in front of the vet 😂 pretty sure mine whined lots to get ALL THE TREATS
Malcome is so BEAUTIFUL I am glad he is in great hands. Poor guy
Our animals are as Precious to us as any member of our human family. There love is Unconditional, even unlike most humans. When they pass, they still live in our hearts for as long as we live!
They are all beautiful and gorgeous animals.
Beautiful outcomes for all...😇🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🙏😭
I could watch this show 24/7. I just love it. I learn so much and what a great team
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀
These vets are ALL amazing. We DON'T have vets like this in the U.S. but I wish we DID
My vet is wonderful!
Saphira is such a sweet girl and so tough too. Happy to see her family loves her no matter what.
That waS ONE of the greatest animal videos ever.
To you Pirate Lady it's so nice to hear you are Native American.I've always wanted to meet an Native American May God Bless you all.
Your staff is amazing! Thanks for saving these beautiful animals! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Poor little thing going threw all those tests n big lights n exams they'll get it right Dr Andrew he's a Champ ❤️ Migwech 🇨🇦🙏
The vet bill for that poor little intersex pupper had to have been enormous! CT scans are extremely expensive, specialized radiology consult on them is extensive as well, and then surgery is not cheap as well. Those owners really did something great for her. I'm hoping they got a discount being a part of the show.
2 CT scans, 1 CT interpretation, 2 specialized radiology CT interpretations, and surgery. That would have been around 12-15k at the specialty vet I previously worked at.
Thank you so much for all the great team. I crying whith some cases. Thank you so much God bless this special team.
Am i the only one who’d love to see this uncensored and closed up? I’ve always been interrested in medical stuff, and i recently decided i wanna be a vet, like i wanted to as a tiny kid.
Gonna take longer and i might end up only getting there in my 40s because of autism making me too stressed in school to keep up with math, so i’ll have to learn some of all that first.
medication dosage is figured by weight. thats all math. many are figured in kilograms or grams. the times given are math. example...q4 hour dose i would give 9-1-5-9. i was a nurse 35 yrs.
All animals deserve our respect.
I am so happy all worked out well for the pup..........wonderful doctors and loving happy Mom and Dad......🐾💖💫✨
love tim AND HIS TEAM!
Me also!
Malcom the Falcon, Tim´s patient, poor bird is have been bad luck. Tim is so dedicated of him work, it´s admirable feature. Border collie dog, lucky dog💓, Dr. Andrew is genius of in him work! Owners loves so much of theirs dog💞. pig´s dentition was huge, it was so angry. Good work, Dr. Chris! From. Fin.🙋♀️
The falcon is soooo adorable.
My cocker spaniel female had a litter of 4 of which one was a hermaphrodite. We had herm tidied up with surgery so that what shim had was functional and problem free but it didn’t make herm less than a great pet.
I love this show so much its so fun
I do so hope that lovely family were not charged much for giving their super beautiful dog life over death. As it must of been an extremely large learning curb for the vets, and taught them a lot.
I love border collies! They have the best personalities ❤️
They're brilliantly smart.
Peregrine's are amazing. We have a pair that live near us and they're always a treat to watch them hunt with such precise skill. I'm glad he has a good safe home to spend his life in.