Drippy Yellow Pudding Weenie

[Sharon Mitchel]

Eeeiuw! Thank goodness we've never had this issue with Charley. He was over a year old when neutered. Sounds gross!


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[Manydogs]

I have only had two male dogs-and they were neutered, both were two years of age. They never had any secretions-though I know some amount of smegma is normal, as it happens with equines, also. But what you are describing with [MENTION=9462]Baxter Tiberius[/MENTION] sounds like too much discharge. It sounds to me like some type of infection. I would have it checked out...

 

[Sharon Mitchel]

Have you been able to see the vet yet? Hopefully Baxter is doing better.


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[Baxter Tiberius]

I spoke to the breeder and he is 100% convinced that the abundance of smegma is a sign of a minor infection in there. So I gave him some antibiotic, and surprisingly, within 24 hours the drops stopped. We have a vet appointment on monday for his kidney ultrasound, so I will ask the doc about a topical antibiotic maybe for long term use.

 

[Sharon Mitchel]

[MENTION=9462]Baxter Tiberius[/MENTION], so glad to hear you're making progress. Best wishes! I know how unnerving it is when our babies are not feeling well.


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[Baxter Tiberius]

So I finally brought Baxter to Miami Vet Specialists to get that Ultrasound they recommended back in December.

She said his ultrasound was clear, aside from a very small cyst that shouldn’t be of consequence. But they would like to monitor it ongoing for size increase, or multiplying.

Then she got all serious, and had this dire tone in her voice. She said puppies his age should never have (even slightly) elevated creatinine levels. The presence of such is an indicator of kidney insufficiency, and means he may not live very long. That’s almost a direct quote. She said things *seemed* okay with the Ultrasound. But elevated Creatinine was the problem, and in order for her to know if there was a problem on the cellular level, she would have to do a kidney biopsy. His level was 1.8 (range up to 1.5).

They did a urine culture and re-ran his kidney bloodwork. The Ultrasound was $380 and consult was $90. But they handed me a bill for $1,200. That’s some expensive bloodwork (?????).

Her comments about his potential impending death really have hung over me all day.
Even though in hindsight, she didn’t have any new information other than a clean Ultrasound.
I am now trying to determine how her reaction to bloodwork run way back in January could be so extreme.

 

[2BullyMama]

So I finally brought Baxter to Miami Vet Specialists to get that Ultrasound they recommended back in December.

She said his ultrasound was clear, aside from a very small cyst that shouldn’t be of consequence. But they would like to monitor it ongoing for size increase, or multiplying.

Then she got all serious, and had this dire tone in her voice. She said puppies his age should never have (even slightly) elevated creatinine levels. The presence of such is an indicator of kidney insufficiency, and means he may not live very long. That’s almost a direct quote. She said things *seemed* okay with the Ultrasound. But elevated Creatinine was the problem, and in order for her to know if there was a problem on the cellular level, she would have to do a kidney biopsy. His level was 1.8 (range up to 1.5).

They did a urine culture and re-ran his kidney bloodwork. The Ultrasound was $380 and consult was $90. But they handed me a bill for $1,200. That’s some expensive bloodwork (?????).

Her comments about his potential impending death really have hung over me all day.
Even though in hindsight, she didn’t have any new information other than a clean Ultrasound.
I am now trying to determine how her reaction to bloodwork run way back in January could be so extreme.

she based all that on three month old results?? I so hope she is wrong and you get better info from the new blood tests.
[MENTION=3354]RiiSi[/MENTION] may have some guidance

 

[RiiSi]

How has his diet been lately? If I remebmer correctly, you're feeding raw and still quite limited. A lot of protein can in some cases raise Creatinine in the blood. They sure know how to bill, if nothing else. Hopefully you get some answers for that money.

 

[bullmama]

I found this info that may be useful. I sure hope the new tests show different results.

Reasons Your Pet’s Blood Creatinine Level Might Be High :

Kidney disease – lack of kidney filtering ability necessary to keep the level of waste products in you pet’s blood within normal limits (60-75% loss).

High creatinine levels can also be caused by a decrease in fluid volume in the blood circulation of your pet (hypovolemia) or dehydration, severe heart disease (or ACE inhibitor drugs used to treat it). An obstruction of any sort in your pet’s urinary system that impedes the flow of urine can also raise blood creatinine levels. It is possibly that a small elevation could be caused by a very high protein diet or recent meal.

Depending on how the test is performed, high blood glucose, vitamin C supplements and certain antibiotics (cephalsporins) can falsely raise creatinine readings.

Greyhound dogs (probably due to their large muscle mass and possibly also in other sight hounds (ref)) have normally higher blood creatinine levels. (Whereas a blood level of 1.0 mg/dl is high-end-normal in most dogs, 1.6 is normal in a greyhound.)


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[Baxter Tiberius]

Pulled Baxter off raw awhile back because he couldn't handle the bacterial load. He was always sick from it, and visibly struggling. So I switched to a cooked version offered from Farm Fresh Pet Foods and that did the trick. Its really amazing food, but you're correct, its 95% protein. Heavy protein.

So what did I do after the last set of high kidney numbers? Someone aptly pointed out to me: If you're on a very high protein diet, you need to be exercising. Or it puts strain on the kidneys. You also need a lot of water. So I upped Baxters water intake in January, and we started going to the park at least 3x a week. Sometimes 5. He runs full steam for at least an hour or two, and gets the most insane workout in. I also added a very basic carb-based kibble so that his protein % decreased, and he got a more balanced diet.

The result? He was no longer skin and bones like on raw. He filled out perfectly. Had more energy. Was "working out" 3-5 times a week, and taking in lots more water.

Yesterday his results came back and the "impending doom" doctor informed me that his kidney numbers are now 100% perfect! She said not only is he not "high" out of range, but he's also not high *within* range. He's dead center on all numbers. This means 100% functioning kidneys with no problems.

I believe the creatinine was high because of the very high protein diet and lack of exercise. His phosphorus has been very high as well, but i found out this is normal in puppies as they are producing bone tissue very fast. So once again Baxter has eluded death! lol

-B-

 

[nubonics]

That is great news, Kevin!

 

[Baxter Tiberius]

Also - a little antibiotics seem to knock out the drippy weiner issue within the day. I am going to look into a topical antibiotic instead. Not sure if neosporin would do the trick or not. But in the end - excessive dripping was due to minor topical infection inside the lipstick case.

 

[Samantha Orts]

Baxter has like 9 lives or something!

 

[BodiesMom]

Bodie has some smegma for the first time a few weeks ago. I saw a small amount of some slimed almost fluorescent green goo on the floor where he had just been sitting, wiener touching the floor of course! After a lil investigating, I found out where it'd come from and what it was! Bodie's 4 years old and was neutered at 7 mos old. He's never had smegma prior to a few weeks ago. Vets have all said nothing and weren't/aren't concerned. But Bodie does have a history of prolapsed urethras and has had a couple UTI's before.
However, the smegma never had a gross smell or was "pouring" out! I have enough slimey gunk all over my house, from eye "boogies" to slobber to hair and hair scabs/crusties!! I don't think I could've handled smelly smegma too!!!
Glad Baxter got his puddin wiener under control!!!!!


BullyLove!!!