Recurring Paraphimosis in our IVDD Doxie
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:51 pm
Our 9 year old Dachshund has had paralysis of his hindquarters for about 4 years now (IVDD) - we live in a single story home with lots of tile, so he gets around fine by dragging himself around the house. We know the timing of when he drinks water and when we need to express his bladder, and can often feel when his bowels are full, and can 'assist' in massaging the bowel to help him poop.
He's had recurring issues with paraphimosis in the past, and it's often timed with him squeezing out some poop.. his real legs will twitch forward, and the penis comes out, and he gets incredibly agitated (often trying to bite us as we assist). About a year ago, we talked to our vet about it, and they suggested a couple stitches to the opening of the sheath, reducing the size of the opening, to prevent the penis from coming out - it helped for a while, but lately (the last 2 weeks or so), it's been happening more frequently - several times a day. We have to keep a cone on him 24/7 to keep him from licking or gnawing on the exposed penis, but he's learning how to get the cone off. the other day, his penis came out so far, probably close to 6".. the base of the penis was exposed, incredibly raw and bloody, and after several attempts with sugar water and lube, we got it back in.. but with it happening daily, we don't know what else to do.. it's almost as if the nerve damage to his spine is contributing to this issue. We are giving him Metacam daily, as well as a sedative lately, just to keep him calm.. but this is no way for our poor guy to live.. what options do we have?
He's had recurring issues with paraphimosis in the past, and it's often timed with him squeezing out some poop.. his real legs will twitch forward, and the penis comes out, and he gets incredibly agitated (often trying to bite us as we assist). About a year ago, we talked to our vet about it, and they suggested a couple stitches to the opening of the sheath, reducing the size of the opening, to prevent the penis from coming out - it helped for a while, but lately (the last 2 weeks or so), it's been happening more frequently - several times a day. We have to keep a cone on him 24/7 to keep him from licking or gnawing on the exposed penis, but he's learning how to get the cone off. the other day, his penis came out so far, probably close to 6".. the base of the penis was exposed, incredibly raw and bloody, and after several attempts with sugar water and lube, we got it back in.. but with it happening daily, we don't know what else to do.. it's almost as if the nerve damage to his spine is contributing to this issue. We are giving him Metacam daily, as well as a sedative lately, just to keep him calm.. but this is no way for our poor guy to live.. what options do we have?