Rusty is 2yrs old and I love him very much. I'm really worried that something was wrong with him. I'm not sure if I'm just being silly or if it is something to truly worry over.
I go to school at night and last night was a school night for me. It's finals this week and so I have been working non stop studying, so I grabbed me some chinese for a late lunch before classes. With my nerves all out of wack I couldn't eat much, so I tossed it in the trash.
I went to class and got home about 11pm last night. I notice that Rusty had gotten into the trash and ate the remaining chinese food that I had thrown out. I really didn't think much of it, except the fact that I had a mess to clean up.
My daughter can into the kitchen and said, "I think somethings wrong with Rusty, his thing is out and it's really red and swollen" I looked over and she was holding him up so I could see. Now I know he will get excited and it will come out, but my daughter was right it was extremely red (looked like it could have been bleeding but it wasn't it was just that red - usually when he gets excited its more of a pinkish color) and it was swollen so much that I thought a first my daughter was playing a very sick disturbing joke (which I should have know better than that, she's a good kid she would do that and she was just as concerned as I was). It was painful for him. He didn't want to be held and he surely didn't want any attention down there (I think he was embarrassed). And it was stuck out, he couldn't get it to go back in. I waited a little while then I called my husband very concerned for Rusty. My husband thought that he is just going through puberty and just got real excited. I explained to him that it was not like that. When he got home around 1:45 am it was still out and swollen. My husband, then became very concerned. I don't know how long it was like this because I left for class around 6pm. He was fine before I left. I said that if it was still out and swollen in the morning then I would take him to the vet (I honestly thought that it would be fine in the morning). This morning I wake up and sure enough it's still out and swollen. I take my kids to school and I said that I would call the vet when I got back (the vet's office is not open that early). But before I left to take the kids to school it finally went back in. The area around it was streched for a little while but then it went back to normal. However, he is still a little sore down there and still does not want anyone holding him.
I mentioned the chinese food because he has never ate chinese food before (we try to keep him only on his dog food). And I was wondering if maybe he could have had a reaction to the chinese food.
Please help, yes I am serious, I'm worried about him. I guess it could be puberty but my motherly instints tell me that is not the case here.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Jen