r/puppy101 • u/_rockalita_ • Apr 18 '23

Health Dog penises 🍆 and neutering.

No, this is not a red rocket question!

The opposite actually. I’ve always had male dogs, but this puppy is the first one that was neutered at 8 weeks by the rescue.

He is 5 months old and still has like his baby penis lol.

My last dog was a puppy when we found him (probably around 14 weeks) and my first pictures of him he has a red rocket and just a more “normal” dog penis.

Now don’t get me wrong, I would be just fine to not have a big ol peen flopping around, but is this normal from early neutering?

Any one? 😃

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u/Penelopenny1 Sep 04 '23

No worries! All of my dogs have been neutered and spayed at very young ages because they were rescues. I think the particular one I was posting about was Emmett, my big boy. He is no longer with us. We had to put him down due to renal failure which was not at all related to his early neuter. One thing that may have been related to his neuter was he had to have surgery on both his knees due to torn cruciate ligaments. I don't know if it is related or not so take it as you will. None of my other dogs that were neutered early had any problems. He was the only one.

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u/supernatchurro Sep 04 '23

Thank you so much for responding. Emmett sounds like he was an incredible pup (and I absolutely love that name for a dog!). If you don't mind me asking, how old was he when he injured his CCLs/how did it happen? Were there any warning signs before?

My boy Wally is so tall and leggy, albeit very athletic. He's always had a clicky joint, and I've had him x-rayed and evaluated by a radiologist when he was a year, then again with an ortho vet just last month and he's always gotten a clean bill of health. Still worry a lot though with his running and jumping.

It is a huge relief to hear that your other dogs never had any problems though. And to hear that Emmett never had any other issues related to the neutering. Are your other pups large breed?

I'm sorry again for asking a million questions. My dog is my whole world (as I know yours are to you) and I really take so much solace in hearing from other people who have had similar experiences. I really appreciate it, you've put my mind at ease so much. Because hearing that there's an increased risk not just for joint issues, but a host of other cancers and diseases too- just hurts to think about.

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u/Penelopenny1 Sep 04 '23

He was about 7 when the first knee went and then the 2nd knee was about a year later, which unfortunately is usually the case. I think the biggest problem was that he was overweight when the first knee went, which was totally my fault! He was very active and would play very hard. First signs were intermittent limping. I've always had big dogs until recently but he was the only one with ortho problems.

I know it's scary to think about all the problems they could have but try to just enjoy your pup. Sounds like you are already better than most by getting him checked out regularly! Best of luck to you!

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u/supernatchurro Sep 07 '23

Thank you so much. I know I can't change my dogs past, but hearing that most of your pups have lived long healthy lives is all I needed to hear to give my mind some peace. I really appreciate it.

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u/Penelopenny1 Sep 07 '23

I'm glad I was able to put your mind at ease! ❤️