David Mann
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Hi all, my 9 month old Frank has been diagnosed with paraphimosis by my vet. Around 3-4 times a week Frank will get over excited (Only happens when I am asleep or not home) and his penis will get stuck outside his sheath and become heavily swollen with the appearance of a light bulb. Today I woke up to find him in this state but there was blood on his penis, bed and on the fur around his penis. I put it back in like I normally do and took him to the vet later that day. He pulled back Franks sheath and his penis was purple at the tip and appeared swollen and looked extremely painful, Frank was also clearly in pain during this.
The vet has recommended phallopexy surgery on sheath as a fix but I wonder if this is something he may grow out of and I can try changing his environment to prevent excitement when I am not around.
My reservations with surgery are that last time Frank had surgery (cherry eye in both eyes) he died for a short time on operating table during anesthesia and required adrenaline and emergency care to be brought back. I wonder if there are alternate options anyone has experience with?
I have done as much research as I can and am unable to find any other options but I wonder if I can just solve this by adjusting his environment...
The vet has recommended phallopexy surgery on sheath as a fix but I wonder if this is something he may grow out of and I can try changing his environment to prevent excitement when I am not around.
My reservations with surgery are that last time Frank had surgery (cherry eye in both eyes) he died for a short time on operating table during anesthesia and required adrenaline and emergency care to be brought back. I wonder if there are alternate options anyone has experience with?
I have done as much research as I can and am unable to find any other options but I wonder if I can just solve this by adjusting his environment...