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Answer: Maggie-

There are two things to think about when bleeding occurs from the penis.
The first is an injury to the penis or some other part of the urinary tract
leading to the hemorrhage. The second is a bleeding disorder that is
affecting the entire dog but showing up as bleeding from the penis. It is
important to note that occasional instances of small amounts of bleeding
from the penis (several drops but enough to be noticeable) are not highly
unusual in intact male dogs and often do not seem to cause any significant
problems. This is especially true when they are aware of a female in heat
but not able to breed with her. It sounds like you are seeing more bleeding
than this, though.

The most common problem leading to bleeding in intact male dogs is almost
certainly prostate disease. The prostate can be palpated in dogs by rectal
palpation and if the prostate is greatly enlarged it would increase the
likelihood of prostatic problems as the cause of the observed bleeding. The
antibiotics are a good choice in this case. Prostate infections are often
poorly responsive to antibiotics and they must be used for long periods of
time in some dogs to get control of the infections --- it is not unusual to
have to use antibiotics for 6 to 8 weeks. Prostate hypertrophy in the
absence of infection also occurs and can lead to bleeding from the penis. I
think that this is probably the major reason that we see occasional
bleeding episodes in some male dogs who never really seem to be ill from
the problem. This is especially true of young male dogs who are sexually
frustrated by the presence of a female in heat.

Injuries to the penis are not too unusual in dogs that have learned to
masturbate in response to sexual frustration. It is a good idea to examine
the penis for signs of injury whenever bleeding is seen. We have also seen
injuries to the prepuce that were difficult to locate, including one dog
who had managed to fun over a stick in just the right path to push it
several inches into his sheath, where it caused a great deal of hemorrhage
but was not visible.

Bleeding disorders are not especially common in dogs but German shepherds
are one of the breeds that is prone to these problems, since there is a
higher than usual rate of hemophilia in GSDs. Checking for a bleeding
disorder with a coagulation profile or bleeding time tests would be
reasonable.

It does help to have access to an ultrasound machine when the prostate is
suspected to be the problem but it is reasonable to just treat for the
problems that can be treated for and hope for the best when access to this
type of testing is limited.

Good luck with this.

Mike Richards, DVM
3/10/2001



A: Prostatitis is usually treated with antibiotics. It is generally from a bacterial infection of the prostate gland leading to inflammation. This causes pain when urinating and may cause lameness or stiffness in the rear legs. It can be a serious illness, sometimes leading to septicemia (blood borne infection). It is best to treat with an antibiotic that has been chosen based on a culture of the prostatic fluid but veterinarians often choose an antibiotic based on the likelihood it will work for prostate infection since culture and sensitivity takes a few days to get results from and adds to the expense of treating the condition. If the antibiotic doesn't seem to be working it is best to insist on a culture, though. Neutering probably doesn't help much with acute prostatitis but it may be helpful if chronic prostatitis is present and it definitely helps if there is benign hypertrophy of the prostate. The latter condition is more common as dogs get older and would be unusual in a young dog. In some instances prostate infections abscess. This is much more serious, does respond best to surgical drainage and is at least a pressing problem, if not an outright emergency. Castration is a good idea when treating prostatic abscesses but the abscess must still be treated properly as it will not go away with castration alone.

While I haven't seen much mention of it in the medical texts, I really think that prolonged exposure to females in heat, especially when mating does not occur, can lead to painful enlargement of the prostate that really isn't an infection. Just inflammation. This does seem to respond to castration or to limiting exposure to females in heat.

Good luck with all of this.

Mike Richards, DVM

Hope you find a resolution to his problem.

After Farley had his emergency surgery for bloat/torsion the vet wanted him on a bland diet and said to use lean hamburg & white rice for 2-3 weeks.  Of course, Farley loved it and wasn't real thrilled to go back to his kibble afterwards.