Not a few foals are noticed from birth to have an enlarged scrotum

Not a few foals are noticed from birth to have an enlarged scrotum

Not a few foals are noticed from birth to have an enlarged scrotum

Congenital scrotal hernia. Not a few foals are noticed from birth to have an enlarged scrotum, which gradually increases in size until about the sixth month, sometimes longer. Sometimes the scrotum of a six-months-old colt is as large as that of an adult stallion, and operative treatment is considered. This is unnecessary in the great majority of cases, as the enlargement often disappears by the time the colt has reached his second year. Any interference, medicinal or surgical, is worse than useless. If the intestine contained within the scrotum should at any time become strangulated, it must then be treated the same as in an adult horse.