Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Balanoposthitis?

So today as I was holding Duncan, cradling him, I noticed there was blood coming from the prepuce. I took him into the bathroom and cleaned him off and proceeded by calling my sister and mom. Now that I think about it I recall a pus like discharge around the prepuce also. So I looked it up online while I waited for further instruction on what to do and I came across something called Balanoposthitis. The symptoms seemed to match so I considered this a possibility. The symptoms include:

  • Yellow or yellow-green discharge (pus) visible at the tip of the penis or prepuce
  • Sometimes bloody discharge from the prepuce or penis
  • Possible swelling and inflammation around the penis/prepuce
  • Excessive licking at the prepuce
  • Discomfort
  • Disinterest in breeding
  • Possibly lethargy, fever and loss of appetite if a serious infection is present


  • The only thing I've noticed were the top two, I can't tell if he's uncomfortable and whatnot nor do I see him licking excessively. So I'm not sure.

    We have a vet appointment scheduled for him at 11am tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be okay, but I hear this is common in un-neutered dogs so after this I'll look into getting him fixed.