Terribly upset. Please help! Louie needs to be seen by a vet

[Dara311]

Originally Posted by Lori-M

Hi. I came to YT tonight because I am frantic to get help for Louie. We live in a small rural community and I need a vet asap. About twenty minutes ago my daughter(4 yrs old) said mommy look at Louie..something is wrong with him. Well yes, there is something very wrong. His penis is completely out and he cannot retract it back in. I'm so very upset for my baby because the vets here don't do all night calls. From what I have read online, he needs to be seen right now and this cannot go on all night long since it can cause tissue damage. I am shaking and I can barely even type. What would you do if this was your baby? He looks at me and is helpless yet I cannot help him and we have no vet til morning. I'm rambling here but begging and hoping for advice.

sounds like he has a prolapsed penis...we had to do a surgery on a english bulldog for the same problem, everything will be fine...good luck....

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by Dara311

sounds like he has a prolapsed penis...we had to do a surgery on a english bulldog for the same problem, everything will be fine...good luck....

I don't think this is a med condition at all. Simply a young dog discovering his parts. Often when they learn to clean their parts they will clean it dry so it can't go back by itself but she said he did get it back in by himself. I believe this is more common in breeds with long hair as the hair causes allot of the problem as well.

[yavenay]

Lawdy lawd.....thank God i have little girls (female yorkie and cat). The most I have to worry about with her is making sure her little butt is cleaned. This would of must definitely freaked me out, although I once had a masturbating male cat who was neutered. He used to get it on with my socks.

[deonk1]

How big is your boy.... I had my little guy neutered when he was 6 months and was pretty tiny can't remember exactly but he was def under 3lbs. I just found a great vet who knew ALOT about small dogs. He's done a lot of procedures/deliveries for my breeder and her clients, all of her local clients keep him as a vet. He has saved many a tiny lives, and I trust him entirely with my boy. Find a vet like that and you're fine.

Just wanted to encourage you that while it is scary and I was a nervous wreak for the process, it all turned out well.

Glad all has gone back to normal with your boy... aren't little boys sooo much fun

[chestermama]

keep his hair short that helps, glad its better chester has had the same issue k y does work

[laci32]

Originally Posted by Lori-M

Awww that is sad. It must hurt like crazy! I would most definitely do whatever I needed to do so I could help him. I'm thinking that his testicles were out too because there were two bulges at the base. I'm one that freaks out in an upsetting situation so I was trying to just chill out so I could get him some help. I'm very thankful for all of the advice here! I'm going to make sure I have vasoline on hand just in case LOL. He seems fine today so this mommy is happy!

Just like our skin kids we do whatever we can to help them . Glad your babe is doing better

[laci32]

Originally Posted by yavenay

lawdy lawd.....thank god i have little girls (female yorkie and cat). The most i have to worry about with her is making sure her little butt is cleaned. This would of must definitely freaked me out, although i once had a masturbating male cat who was neutered. He used to get it on with my socks.

lmao ack !!!!!!

[sweet_tikka]

Hahaha it's not funny but it is... I had a pomeranian that had this happen back in November. He would NOT stop humping the head of a 200lb lab/mastiff and finally it just got stuck! I kid you not this pomeranian was 7-8lbs and his erection was at least 6 inches long! It was SICK... but on a more serious note....

This is called paraphimosis, when the "knots" used to lock in during breeding dont go back in and IS serious. Hopefully you've taken him to the vet by now... if it is stuck out like that for more than 24 hours the risk of loosing his penis becomes greater and greater because circulation is being cut off and will eventually cause severe damage.

We took out boy to the vet and they had it put back in about 5 min. And gave him some pain relievers... he was totally fine because we went asap.

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by Lori-M

OH my thank you. I had never heard of this before. Thank goodness I just checked and all is back to normal. I was having trouble keeping my cool and wondering how I would help my baby. I truly appreciate the response and YT is the best!

This happens to my Dexter on a daily basis. Luckily he never seemed in pain, he just licks and licks until it goes away on it's own. Yes it's quite shocking to see though!!!

[sweet_tikka]

yeah you can give them a good 4-5 hours to take care of it on their own, it happened to our Haanz at night around midnight so we gave him til 6am when the vet opened. lol even though it's serious after the 4hour mark... we had a good laugh at him.

[Lori-M]

Just wanted to update that after he got it back where it belongs....we have had no further issues it so far. Fingers crossed it was a one time thing!
I wish I could say the same for another issue that began after that one. Louie is miserable and obviously having some type of anal situation. After a vet visit this morning I am even more concerned for my baby. I posted about it in the health forum for anyone who might be able to offer some advice.
Thank you all!