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Mollysworld · 05-07-2011, 08:23 PM

Ok..I know this is a crazy question but I'm stomped. Please remember i'm new to owning a yorkie.

Today while walking Molly at the park she stopped to have a bowel movement. She seemed to be having trouble..some of it just hung out but would not come out all the way. Finally came out. I picked her up later and noticed something I've never noticed before....she has this thing sticking out her belly..not her butt but near it. It actually looks like a little hairy penis (I know I'm crazy). I know she is a girl so what the heck is that. I tried googling yorkie anatomy but couldnt find anything.. so here are my questions...what is it? is that normal? what do i do about her having a hard time pooping? am I suppose to pull poop out when she is having a hard time?

Thanks for any info you can give me.

yorkietalkjilly · 05-07-2011, 08:33 PM

Whatever is sticking out of her belly does not sound normal. Is it fleshy? Could it be a hernia or mass - that kind of sticking out? I would get her to the vet just in case. She could be in pain.

Mollysworld · 05-07-2011, 08:45 PM

After further examination it's actually soft and hairy.

yorkietalkjilly · 05-07-2011, 08:47 PM

Like a mass?

elemtchr99 · 05-07-2011, 08:50 PM

I think you may be talking about her vulva. Totally normal. How old is she? As for the stool, sometimes if Sophie seems constipated, her poop won't come all the way out. I have had to get a paper towel and help a little bit. Not often, but once or twice I've done this.

Mollysworld · 05-07-2011, 09:10 PM

Thank you sooo much...yup I believe it's her vuvla. She is about 2, she is adopted so we dont have her actual age. She was just fixed about 2 weeks ago.

I'm sooo glad this site exsist especially because this is new to me.

ArmaniMan · 05-08-2011, 06:00 AM

Yes, I am sure you are talking about her vulva.

I remember when we got our first dog when I was a kid, asking my parents if they were "SURE!" it was a girl.

mackenzie2270 · 05-08-2011, 06:30 AM

Sometimes when these babies get constipated I give my girls a teaspoon of pumpkin. It helps with the constipation. Pumpkin works both ways with constipation and diareah. I found this information here on Yorkie Talk. This site has a lot of good information.

Linda, Sassy and Patti

05-07-2011, 08:23 PM	#1
Mollysworld Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Slidell la Posts: 14	stumped..what is this Ok..I know this is a crazy question but I'm stomped. Please remember i'm new to owning a yorkie. Today while walking Molly at the park she stopped to have a bowel movement. She seemed to be having trouble..some of it just hung out but would not come out all the way. Finally came out. I picked her up later and noticed something I've never noticed before....she has this thing sticking out her belly..not her butt but near it. It actually looks like a little hairy penis (I know I'm crazy). I know she is a girl so what the heck is that. I tried googling yorkie anatomy but couldnt find anything.. so here are my questions...what is it? is that normal? what do i do about her having a hard time pooping? am I suppose to pull poop out when she is having a hard time? Thanks for any info you can give me.

05-07-2011, 08:33 PM	#2
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Whatever is sticking out of her belly does not sound normal. Is it fleshy? Could it be a hernia or mass - that kind of sticking out? I would get her to the vet just in case. She could be in pain. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

05-07-2011, 08:47 PM	#4
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Like a mass? __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

05-07-2011, 08:50 PM	#5
elemtchr99 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,261	I think you may be talking about her vulva. Totally normal. How old is she? As for the stool, sometimes if Sophie seems constipated, her poop won't come all the way out. I have had to get a paper towel and help a little bit. Not often, but once or twice I've done this. __________________ Barbara & Sophie

05-08-2011, 06:00 AM	#7
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	Yes, I am sure you are talking about her vulva. I remember when we got our first dog when I was a kid, asking my parents if they were "SURE!" it was a girl. __________________ Armani & Chloe

05-07-2011, 08:45 PM	#3
Mollysworld Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Slidell la Posts: 14	After further examination it's actually soft and hairy.

05-07-2011, 09:10 PM	#6
Mollysworld Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Slidell la Posts: 14	Thank you sooo much...yup I believe it's her vuvla. She is about 2, she is adopted so we dont have her actual age. She was just fixed about 2 weeks ago. I'm sooo glad this site exsist especially because this is new to me.

05-08-2011, 06:30 AM	#8
mackenzie2270 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chloride, Arizona, Mohave Posts: 71	Sometimes when these babies get constipated I give my girls a teaspoon of pumpkin. It helps with the constipation. Pumpkin works both ways with constipation and diareah. I found this information here on Yorkie Talk. This site has a lot of good information. Linda, Sassy and Patti