Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog puppy with urinary leaking and penis defect fixed by surgery
By J. NdikuweraĀ·Published in Irish Veterinary JournalĀ·2005Ā·View original on Semantic Scholar ā
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Original publication title: A case of hypospadias in a dog
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 3-month-old mongrel puppy was brought to the vet because he had a dry, exposed penis and was leaking urine. The vet found that the puppy had a birth defect where the urethra (the tube for urine) opened too far down the penis, and he also had one testicle that didn't form properly. The vet performed surgery to reconstruct the preputial sheath (the skin covering the penis), and after the surgery, the puppy stopped leaking urine, which was likely caused by an infection.
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Abstract
This clinical case report described a three-month-old mongrel dog that had the urethral orifice opening 3 cm from the tip of the penis and lacked a completely formed preputial sheath. It was presented to the clinic with an exposed penile shaft that was dry. The dog had urinary incontinence that was not of neurological origin. It also had unilateral agenesis of the right testicle. The preputial sheath was successfully reconstructed. Urinary incontinence stopped soon after surgery, suggesting that it had been probably due to an ascending urethritis. A large preputial opening was left because of the location of the urethral opening.
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