Inflammation of the Penis and Prepuce in Dogs

Watson is a neutered male and has recently begun having pus coming out from his penis. I took him to a vet who put him on broad-spectrum antibiotics (Simplicef) in hopes of the redness and pus to go away in two weeks. He's also had a cone on. We are about a week in and it is less red and has less pus, but now there are sores on the tip of his penis and on the side. They seem to be scabbing over but the fact that it's on the outside of the penis (the skin) has me nervous. Is this something not related to the urinary system if it's on his skin? I've started to put antibiotic ointment on the tip and skin where these sores/scabs are to hopefully supplement the antibiotics he's taking. He's had no change in diet or environment, so I don't think its related to that.

My dog has had pus coming from his prepuce for the last few months. He has been seen by his vet multiple times but so far nothing has worked. They started him on amoxiclav antibiotics and that worked initially but as soon as he finished those the pus came back. Then they did a culture and found that the bacteria inside was resistant to amoxiclav so they flushed the area and switched him to doxycycline and that again worked initially but then the pus came back once finished. This time they flushed it again and looked inside with a camera and said that they saw red bumps all along the inside skin of the prepuce and they had never seen anything like it before. They tried him on Vanectyl?(some sort of steroid) to try to treat inflammation and switched him to a hypoallergenic food in case it was an allergy but so far that hasn't worked either. We are wondering what else this could be and if any other vets have seen anything like this before.

My 2 year old neutered Rottweiler has been licking his penis repeatedly for the last 2 days. The head of it seems okay on one side and the other side of the tip is bright pinkish red. Maybe a little inflamed too. There’s a whitish yellow discharge that is slowly leaking out. He licks it every few minutes. He is eating and playing normally, drinking a normal amount of water and his usual self except for the excessive licking and inflammation/redness on one side of his penis. What could this be and are there any home remedies to try before making an appointment with our vet? So far I have tried making a compress with warm water and epsom salt. He let me put it on his penis but then licked it repeatedly as soon as the compress was removed.

Well my dog Luke is fixed but still tries to get my sister in laws unfixed female. Well we woke up with his head of his penis bright red and stuck about 2” out of his sheath, obously he looks like he’s in pain. But sadly we are low income family and can’t just run him to the vet. What could cause this issue?

Our 10 year-old neutered mixed breed (mostly german shepherd/harrier with some Lhasa Apso mixed in) has had two "episodes" in as many years where he exhibits excessive licking of his penis. The first time, he had a small growth that we had removed, which turned out to be non-cancerous. This second instance there is no growth, simplicef and anti-inflammatories didn't seem to have an effect, and a biopsy of some of the tissue came back as negative for cancer, non-cancer, and deep tissue infection. A urinalysis ruled out UTI. He has licked off the outer skin of his prepuce, and it's just a tender pink area that is sensitive. The soft-tissue specialist that did the biopsy (and last surgery) suggested we talk to a dermatologist, to have him tested for allergies.

My 11 year old Tibetan Terrier boy who is neutered, was bitten on his penis by an aggressive dog & while he was in my arms. The bite was superficial, just grazing the surface of the skin & the vet said to simply bathe it with an antiseptic solution. The skin healed nicely but about a month later, a fatty type lump formed just under the skin around the front of his penis. I took him to the vet who diagnosed it as a lipoma & not to be concerned. Another month on & the lump appears to be slightly bigger, but now he has slight leaking of a colourless discharge from his penis, mainly at night & which causes him to lick the area excessively. The discharge has a metallic smell to it, but is not excessive. Do you think the dog bite is relevant & should I get a second opinion about this lump please?

My Siberian Husky is having his second episode in recent months where his penis becomes swollen, what looks to be a normal erection. It seems to last quite awhile before returning to normal and he seems to be in obvious pain. He’s tried to keep me from inspecting the area but th area seems clean and normal. No abnormal discharge. He is nursing it by walking with his butt low. Seems to be going away (like it did the first time) but this time has lasting longer it seems. Any thoughts anyone? Thank you.

My dog keep on I've been shaking it up with his wife teacup for few days it was really hard to keep them apart this time. I noticed after he was over the tip of his penis was red and had a blister on the tip. He had been looking more than normal that seemed to be okay. Blister quickly went away within a day and he seemed fine. The next day he had vomited and have been sleeping a lot. Now he's been sleeping a lot which isn't too strange cuz he does sleep a lot normally. But he's been vomiting once to twice a day and seems to have a little bit of a fever. He plays like normal for part of the day but the other half he does not. I'm a low income family and would like to avoid going to the vet if possible so if you have any advice for me or feel I should take him in please let me know thank

I noticed my dog had a swollen penis and area where his testes would be (if he had them). I took him to the vet and was told it might be PLE (protein losing entropy due to IBD/IBS/colitis/chronic large bowel diarrhea). But, the odd thing is, only his penis and groin is swollen (it's not red or irritated looking, just enlarged by fluid it seems). Otherwise his abdomen tucked and not swollen. Does this make sense for PLE? Can you think of any other reasons this might this be happening?

My pug is not neuter. He is 11 years old. He likes to wrestle with our other dog who is a 8yr old miniature schnauzer.who also is not neuter. They both wrestle to where they both get excited and start to take turns humping each other.even though they both don't do anything or their penis enter in their rectum. Well last night my pug came in the house and his penis was dripping blood. I check the outside of the penis and where the hole is where he pee it had blood. But he began to drip blood. I clean the pee opening with a warm towel and it stop. Then this morning it started to bleed again.im thinking he got excited to where his penis came out and he was rubbing it on the back of the other dog. Because the other dog fur on his back was wet. And had dry blood. He must of rub it so hard that he ejaculated on the other dog fur and when the penis went back into the skin it was worn out. I don't know but I'm worried. Will it get better on its own

We recently adopted an 18 month old Great Dane. The previous owners had never taken him to the vet and had never given heart worm prevention. Our vet saw him immediately and Jinx has been undergoing HW+ treatment for the past 7-8 weeks. We had him neutered base on the vet's recommendation to assist with his energy levels and keeping him still during the HW treatment. While undergoing the antibiotic treatment prior to the neutering and HW shots, Jinx woke with a very enlarged protruding penis with a bloody discharge. He was in obvious pain and it lasted for about 15-20 minutes. It has happened a few times since the neutering and is always accompanied with a bloody discharge. I expected this condition to go away after the neutering. What is going on? It has happened again twice in the past two days. Is it normal for a male dog who has been neutered to have these type of enlarged, protruding issues?

Rosco Needs Help Please!!!!!!

My 12 year old brown lab/pit mix started vomiting 4 days ago, he threw up 2 times. It was nothing big just foam like white spit. After he got sick to his belly he wouldnt come inside for the night he has a hugh backyard and his own couch inside. Really he is treated like my baby. ok the next morning he was still in back yard and i opened door to let him in with me and he acted like he was scared to move. also when he walked he would move in supper slow motion. He acted scared to move and he looked scared to move his body. For 3 days he would only get up for my husband and youngest son would not touch his food he would drink water but only if it was brought to him. For 3 days he laid on his couch and only would get up at most 2 times a day. first day no food very small amount of water no bathroom. Second Day little more water few pieces dog food. 1 Bathroom Break pee only. 3 day Finally got him to eat little bit and drank good amount of water. 2 bathroom breaks still only urine. day 4 he got straight up this morning went right to his food and water drank the whole bowl went outside for bathroom break and take me to work. he only urinated again was moving pretty good (remember he 12 years old). i have checked his body nothing stands out nothing looks swollen no bites any where. but he still acting a little nervous. After he urinates this morning when he got in car i noticed a yellow/greenish like pus on his privates. Rosco was fixed when he was a puppy never used. i really dont have extra money for vet but i am worried about it. we have 3 sons that have grown up with rosco they call him their brother. do i need to worry more what should i do or look for???? any ideas needed. also he has not been crying or whining like he in pain. just dont move.

What are your thoughts on the Convenia injection for dogs? I have a 11 pound Maltese and he received the injection today and I've been reading horror stories about pets dying shortly after the injection... Please, what are your thoughts...

Our vet diagnosed our male dog (neutered) as having "balanitis". We're giving him antibiotics and flushing the area. However, if the cause of the inflammation of the dog's penis is excessive licking, what can be done to prevent this from happening again in the future?

My dog has some areas which look like blisters on all his abdomen near his genital area, swelling of his penis and what looks like pus at the tip. Can someone tell me what this might be??

My one year old Merle male neutered Chihuahua was licking his penis this evening. He’s done this before without issue until tonight. The tip will not retract and is pinkish/red. It doesn’t appear to interfere with his activity level but being a nurse I immediately put him in an inflatable collar to keep him from licking it further and washed the area with warm water and antibacterial soap, patting it dry.
The area is sensitive. Will this resolve on its own? Can I further home treat this? Or should he be seen by a vet?

My dog has been very tired lately he eats and sometimes i have to force him up to go out side . he has been sick for 3 days. He has goopy eyes and doesnt want to open them. When i wipe them off he showes his teeth like it hurts him. And he has puss coming from his penis. It also seemed swollen and purplish. Should i take him to a vet? (He is fixed)

My dog Toonie is a male Lab. He recently got stuck on our female dog, for what we think is his first time.. not to sure. Either way, now his penis is swollen on both sides of the pee hole and it has bloody pus inside on each side. We haven't treated him with anything yet and can not afford to take him to a vet if we can help it. I'd like to know what you may think it sounds like and then maybe we can go from there to find out how to treat him at home.

I just now noticed my chihuahua's penis is sticking out and very enlarged. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and is happy to play still. I really just looks swollen and won't go back in. Should I wait to see if it will go down or is this something that is urgent and needs a veterinarians attention right away?

I have a Chaweenie, he is almost a year old and he is constantly licking and biting his penis area , I’m not to sure what to call it , and he is very swollen there and it is almost a blood red color and he seems to be messing with that area a lot , it has been this way for about a couple weeks and I need to know can I put some triple antibiotic ointment on it ? Or will it severely harm him if I did ? I don’t have a whole bunch of money and my dog means the world to me and my children. Please , please don’t think of me as a bad owner. I just desperately need advice on what I can do for my fur baby to make him better , because he seems miserable.

My dog was diagnosed with balanoposthitis two days ago. He was given an antibiotic shot. I also have a rinse I am doing for him for 5 days to continue to wash out the pus from the area. My question is - previously the week before this diagnosis my dog randomly had colitis and a day before he was diagnosed with balanoposthitis (a week after colitis) he vomited. He was treated for the colitis with metronidazole and it resolved. His blookwork all came back completely normal. The vet was never able to give a reason for the colitis. Could the colitis/vomiting be related to balanoposthitis?

My dog been spewing yellow bile in the morning for the past 3 days, but fine through the day, I noticed he spewed after licking his genitals today. There is also some puss and redness & is sore to touch. Not sure if this is related to him being sick?

I have a 9.5 yr old lab/ retriever.
I noticed yesterday that his penis appeared red and inflamed on one side.
He is not licking his genital area, nor have I noticed any discharge.
It is difficult to tell whether he is more lethargic than usual, because he is usually very lazy anyway!!

My dog recently had a trauma to this penis and has been experiencing paraphimosis since, he's now on antiinflammatories following manual manipulation twice. Will it resolve itself?

My intact Boykin spaniel has tied up with a Boykin in heat twice. I noticed on Thursday that his manhood was still hard (inflammed) he is keeping his tail tucked and is in a lot of discomfort. Loss of appetite, not drinking a lot and lethargic acting. I took him to the vet Friday and she kept him over night, treating him for infection with anti inflammatory medicAtion as well as antibiotics. It is now Wednesday and his behavior hasn’t changed and his Manhood is still hard. (The pink part isn’t out but it’s hard inside the sheath). How long does it take for these medicines to work and for his swelling to go down??????

Can your dog get frost nip on their penis from playing in the snow from too long? Or weeing too many times and touching the ice in the process?

He had played for 1 hour in the snow on our walk and then we noticed on the evening that the tip of his penis was slightly inflamed / swollen. He didn’t seem to be in any discomfort and swelling seems to have reduced over the last couple of days, however, he’s still peeing a lot of walks (marking territory, nothing out of the ordinary) however after several weeks, there’s no urine. I’m not sure if that’s because he’s used all in his body or has a potential water infection. I’ve just checked him before bed and swelling is still reducing (nearly to normal) however I’ve noticed a small amount of milky discharge. Is this normal? Oscar hasn’t been nueted.

Our intact male dog, Klaus, has been bleeding from his penile region with increased frequency for more than 6 months now. He was first diagnosed with a cut on his penis, however the bleeding returned 2 months later. He is dripping bright red fresh blood from his penis once a week now and it seems to be unrelated to time of day or physical activity. We've done blood tests, urine cultures, antibiotics, anti inflammatories and steroids and the problem still persists. It is not a clotting issue or UTI. When he bleeds he licks excessively at the area but once it stops he seems to be completely normal and is still very active. Klaus is unneutered but had one undescended testicle removed at age 1. He has had one very rough night of bleeding following a thorough examination of the penis and prepuce by our vet. He had explosive bleeding which clotted and subsided in 30 minutes followed by tenderness and discomfort. We've been to 2 vets and both are at a loss of what is causing this. The most recent suggestion is that it could be trauma and the next step would be to send him to the animal hospital for further diagnosis, testing and possible flushing. Is this an issue you've come across before?

My 15 year old voxer just had scrotal displaysia surgery because of an erupted testicle. He finished 30 days of antibiotics. Within the last week the site has become extrwmly red swollen and there are blisters or tumurs growing on the skin. He was not checked for cancer prior to the surgery.

My 7 month old male husky/lab mix has recently started peeing in the house randomly, but not full on, more like dribbling pee. Like he can't help it. He is potty trained, I also noticed he looked a little swollen and a little pussy on his penis area as well. He has been licking it and getting boners a lot recently, not sure if that's related. He just recently finished an antibiotic and probiotics from our vet for bacteria found in his stool sample, he was not positive for anything, not sure if either of those would have caused a new infection. He does drink a lot of water but that is normal for him. He eats fine. Plays fine. I bathe him once a week with gentle shampoo. I am wondering if this could be a uti or something else since it looked a bit swollen and pussy as well with the dribbling pee all of a sudden.

I just got a puppy yesterday and was informed that the rest of the litter would ‘suckle’ on his penis as if it were a mothers nip. Its very swollen and has a rash/weird substance on it. It doesn’t ooze or leak and wouldn’t come off with a bath. Are there any treatments that I could do at home?

Dog in the past two weeks has been licking snd chewing on genitals not aggresively but he does occassionally pull on his penile shaft aswell. He is eating fine peeing fine and his overall demenor is the same usual happy dog we know and love! The area around the opening is slightly red but there has been no pus or discharge. The redness is never apparent until after he licks it. Hoping this is just slight irritation from the licking

HI!
I have a schnauzer, and I've been noticing that he's been constantly licking his genital area. This is strange behavior for him. Upon inspection, his for skin looks inflamed. I put a cone on him to stop the licking for now, but was wondering if this was worth the trip to the vet. We took him a couple of months ago because he was randomly ejaculating and was also wondering if this was related.

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I have a Labrador, 8 and a half years old with pus secreting from his pines, no noticeable inflammation but I took the dog to a vet and told me it was irlichea and that the pus was normal, I didn't believe the pus was normal so took him to a lab, they took a sample of the pus and the diagnosis is serratia liquefasciens. I don't know what to do. Help please. Thank you

My dog is a old English bull dog/ boxer mix and for a couple days his penis looks swollen and a bit pussy at the end. He's been acting strange too he wouldn't come in the house the other night my husband had to go get him and then he just lays by the door when he's got a bed. He won't come to me either just weird?

My Rottweiler just recently had a sudden onset of inflammation around the opening of his foreskin. It's swollen and a pale pink/white color; there is no sign to any discharge to my knowledge. He was licking himself more than usual which drew my attention to it. He recently had his first encounter with water and I've read that bacteria could be the cause of it. I hope the river water wasn't the cause. I've flushed with an antiseptic wash and placed a cone around his head to deter him from licking. Is there anything else I can do and is a visit to the veterinarian required?

I have an albino merle pit today his shaft skin i guess you call it looked swollen and red so i looked and didnt see anything and felt its hard on one side. Is this something i can try to treat at home first then if its not better take him in?