Discharge from penis?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Discharge from penis?

    Hey everyone, it's been a long time since I've had an intact male dog, and I *think* I remember it being normal but... T-Bone tends to have just a drop of yellowish goo on the sheath of his penis... he has no trouble urinating and it doesn't bother him at all. Is it some sort of infection, or do intact males just have that? Moving to FL is going tobe stressful for my bud, and I want to make sure he's totally healthy.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Yes, perfectly normal for any male.  It's called smegma or something nasty like that.  Coke has it more than Nikon (not that I'm looking, but Coke likes to lie on his back with all his legs spread eagle! Plus I give him "sanitary clip" groomings) and he is neutered.  They, um, take care of it themselves.  I wouldn't worry unless it was really building up, was crusty, or the area looked inflamed.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Thanks, Liesje. He's totally fine, I just noticed it and uh... I know that color in humans = infection so I just wanted to be sure. :)

    • Gold Top Dog

     Yeah, most other times the color/consistency is not good but in that scenario, normal as long as it's not building up.

    • Gold Top Dog

     If it turns green, then worry.  ;)  Or if you notice an abnormal amount of licking of the area.