[Dreaming]

Oh my goodness look at that face!!!! So cute. Keep us posted please.

[Corporal White]

Wait wait wait... If you had to amputate how would that work for using the bathroom and what not?

On a higher note he is adorable and I am really glad everything is going better for him

Look at the bottom of my first post. There is a link that explains the surgery.

Poor baby! Thank goodness he found you. I love the picture of him cuddling, he looks like he's just a big snuggle bug.
I really hope someone didn't just ignore this problem, and when it got worse just let the poor dog loose because they didn't want to pay the vet bill. I'll keep him in my prayers for a speedy recovery.
What have you been calling him?

Dont really have a name yet.

[seosoftseo]

Ouch.. Poor pup. Glad you got ahold of him. He's super cute!

[Nmoitmzr]

Hope he gets better.I feel sorry for him,of all the problems to have that's got to be one of the worst.

[encumeterz]

Oh my god. This is probably the most terrifying medical condition I ever read about. I will never be able to get the look of horror and disgust off my face.

[padlabtard]

Poor little guy! He's just about the cutest thing ever. Praying surgery isn't needed. Please do keep us posted!

[TughEmotteTug]

You have a good heart, Cynthia. He's a good looking dog, I hope everything turns out well for him.

[SarkisPioute]

Soo if I am understanding the site right, if he has to have that surgery he will squat to pee like a girl?

[Sydaycymn]

aww poor boy, I remember a member on here having a like puppy puppy have that, think the pup was 3 months old, glad the vet was able to get it back in, I hope he doesn't need to have an amputation

[CorpoRasion]

Oh my god, he's such a good looking boy! I want to cuddle the snot out of him. Gahhh I love dogs! Thanks for taking care of him.

[downtowndude]

oh he is adorable Cynthia! he looks so snuggley

crossing my fingers he can heal good as new so that he doesn't have to go thru that surgery.

[mralabama]

Well who is the sucker AGAIN!!!!

We had this sweet boy found in the bushes across from the clinic I work at. He was covered in blood. We thought maybe hit by car with as much blood was all over him. We think he is around 9 months to a year old.

Nope he had a prolapsed penis (stuckout) and it was swollen, infected, and necrotic (dead tissue) in a few areas. One of the Vets was able to put it back in. And do a purse string suture to keep it in. Now we are hoping that we can save the penis so we do not have to amputate.

He was WAY to sweet to send to animal control. They would have euth'd. So he is at my house for the 10 day stray hold! And I am keeping up on the aftercare.

He is on antibiotics (pills and injectable) and pain meds. I have to flush his penis after he urinates. He is running a fever around 103 today. Not eating much I am force feeding. And I have been doing Sub Q fluids.

But through it all he is wagging and still giving kisses and cuddling! I am amazed! If he is not claimed I will hold him until I can get him in rescue.

I have seen it a few times. A young dog will get an erection and the penis will get "stuck". After awhile the penis will swell and then it becomes an emergency.

We "think" his was stuck and he started self mutilating. And that I'd how it became infected. For it to be necrotic like that it had to be like that for a few days.

If we have to amputate. We will have to create a female like opening. The link below explains the surgery.

Urethrostomy

[Slintreeoost]

I didnt click the link, too early...no coffee yet. But I am wondering why they put the penis back in if there was necrotic tissue in spots. Wouldn't they have to remove the necrotic tissue because its already dead and would just cause infection?

Poor guy. He is a handsome fella and he's got such a nice guy face.

The infection has already set in. The dead tissue will slough off. He was a stray so all we really can legally do is stablize him. At least until the 10 day stray hold is up. The prepuce will act as a bandage. And you have to replace the penis. You can not leave it out.

[Honealals]

Poor baby! Thank goodness he found you. I love the picture of him cuddling, he looks like he's just a big snuggle bug.
I really hope someone didn't just ignore this problem, and when it got worse just let the poor dog loose because they didn't want to pay the vet bill. I'll keep him in my prayers for a speedy recovery.
What have you been calling him?

[siklop]

I would make the name a unisex name so you don't have "butch" without a penis...go with like Joe or Bobby

[tetMitshisk]

I didnt click the link, too early...no coffee yet. But I am wondering why they put the penis back in if there was necrotic tissue in spots. Wouldn't they have to remove the necrotic tissue because its already dead and would just cause infection?

Poor guy. He is a handsome fella and he's got such a nice guy face.

[spaxiaroorbes]

This is called paraphimosis and it is a medical emergency. A vet recommended pouring sugar (water) on it to get it to go down, but you will have to have the opening surgically enlarged.

Julie K

What are you talking about? Yes if it happens and you catch it right away sugar will allow the swelling to go down. And not all cases do you need to open the prepuce.

This case was not as simple as just the penis being stuck. I wish it was. That is an easy fix.

But add a few days being stuck and the dog trying to bite his penis off due to the pain and discomfort. And then allow infection to set in. And time for necrosis to set as well.

[MaickiP]

he looks pretty well fed and taken care of.. I wonder if he got out of a yard to run after a girl and then... voila! Poor dude.
We had a Boxer come in at one point. His penis was also necrotic looking (some really dark areas), but he recovered just fine. Took about 3 - 4 weeks to look all normal again. We actually thought we'd potentially do some debridement as well... but no need. Resilient thing, the penis is.

[cinggooft]

Oh, the poor pup...glad he found his way to YOU! He is lucky! Thank you for caring for him.

[clomoll]

Sorry, Cynthia, didn't mean to imply that this would fix it now, just in case others had this happen.
Julie K