Purulent discharge in dogs is more common in males than from a loop in bitches. Outwardly, they can be light or cloudy (from white to greenish), sometimes with a trace of blood. Often, they can be noticed because the dog often licks the genitals.
Causes of purulent discharge in dogs
There may be several reasons why a dog has purulent discharge from the genitals. Most often, this is a sign of balanoposthitis - an inflammation of the prepuce sack. Also, the cause may be cystitis , inflammation of the urethra , prostate disease, stones in the urinary tract.
To accurately detect the cause of purulent discharge, you need to contact the veterinarian. Beforehand, you can examine the animal yourself. To do this, you need to lay the dog on its side, raise its hind paw. You will need the help of another person, since further you need to fix the penis behind the thickening and push the skin back with the other hand. If the penis is unnaturally red, it has vesicles or it is painful, this indicates a problem.
What can I do to treat purulent discharge in a dog?
If the doctor determines that purulent discharge in the dog from the urethra is associated with balanoposthitis, the treatment will be local. If there are follicles (vesicles), they are burned or removed. Further treatment is prescribed, based on the results of cytological and other studies.
In the case where the discharge goes directly from the urethra, an ultrasound examination is performed, a urinalysis.
Sometimes the discharge can be associated with a venereal sarcoma. In this case, ulcerated and bleeding formations can also form on the mucous of the genital organs. Oncological problems are treated with chemotherapeutic drugs. And unlike balanoposthitis, this disease is contagious and transmitted by contact.