My little man was very sick recently. Ran him to the emergency vet in Cuba, NY on the 4th of July. The next day we got him into our regular vet who says he has an abcess in his throat. So when I got him back that day he was shaved and now looks like an ostritch. He's still my handsome man. And he's doing a lot better. We go for a check up on the 13th to make sure everything is going well.

Might update later with more details- and pictures.

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.