I have a 2 yr old GSD whose penis will not retract fully most of the time, it normally hangs out about 1". The vet has always said it was not a problem but he has been getting small sores due to the drying out of the exposed skin. We went to the vet again and now he has referred us to a surgeon because he thinks my dog has "paraphymosis", but all the info I have found on the web points us away from this condition. This dog has never been much of an eater so he has always been TO THIN (right now about 10 lbs under what I would like) and now we are thinking this lack of body fat could be the problem. His parts seem to be the same size as my other GSD male but the other dog has no food problems so his weight is higher. Thanks for any help you can offer.
The dogs I saw (research beagles) with paraphymosis it was a medical emergency because it cut of the blood supply and the correction was to slit the sheath to allow retraction.........There was no time wasted as the tissue would die if circulation was not restored.
Go to the vet. There may be a stricture not allowing the penis to fully retract into the sheath or an infection. I haven't heard of low body fat by itself causing this condition. Also- plan on castrating the dog- hormonal surges when around a bitch in heat may cause the condition to reoccur.
If the penis isn't retracting because of swelling- you can mix KY jelly and sugar (yes, plain sugar) and apply to the penis and inside the sheath. They will help reduce inflammation. Then take the dog to the vet ASAP- paraphimosis is considered an emergency.
For the dog's comfort this does need to be investigated further ASAP.
OK- how many of you just splattered coffe on your keyboards?
This intrigued me since the ones I saw were not at all benign! Anyway looks the the sheath CAN be too short and / or muscles to weak or long - this has some more information:
At the risk of offending someone my first *blush* experience with this was right out of college where I was working at the vet school at the University of Georgia....I ran all the way from the dog runs into a meeting full of 40-something men and blurted out "Raymond's got a hard on and he can't get it down".(it was VERY bad looking)...........My boss who had red hair turned 10 shades of red. It was a purer time back then and I was not allowed to live it down for months.
We feel the sheath is to short because he gets the normal erections and they go away just fine that is why I think my vet is wrong. I can pull on the sheath and it goes in just fine which is what the vet suggested when the dog was about 6 months old. He felt if we did this it would train "it" to stay in but my dog shall we say like the attention so this did not work out. We are leaning to the weight issue because at times it goes in without help when he lays down just right. None of his parts seam small or out of per portion when compared to my other 16 month old GSD.
We feel the sheath is to short because he gets the normal erections and they go away just fine that is why I think my vet is wrong. I can pull on the sheath and it goes in just fine which is what the vet suggested when the dog was about 6 months old.
In the early stages of phimosis, it is possible for the penis to retract, but as the dog gets older, the sheath will get tighter and the erections will become very painful and the penis not able to retract.
As far as Texas A+M, I was referring to advice and consulting through correspondenc.
What are you feeding him? I think the vet is a good idea, but what is it that makes you think being thin is part of the problem. Just curious, never dealt with this.
We are feeding all of the dogs Evo but this one is going to raw food to try and put some weight on him. I think the weight is a contributing factor is because he is so very thin in comparison to my other GSD. I worked with a GSD rescue in the past and this one is as thin as any I have seen. All of his ribs are visible and you can clearly see the top of his hip bones. He has never been much of an eater. So the we are hoping that if we get his body filled out properly it will push everything down and fix the problem. I have not ruled out surgery if needed but I think this will do it and if not I would prefer my dog be at a healthier weight before having anything done.
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