The Tip Of My Dog's Penis Is Very Swollen And Red, Why?

Normally dogs and puppies get erection when they are happy and excited. May be its a time of heat. This is very normal so you should not bother it. But if your dog is getting bothered then there must be something wrong. It can be an insect's bite or sting. Examine your dog and see if there is any node or growth on some specific area of its tip or around it. In this case you should consult your vet to have a proper check up. It can turn into an infection if it is due to some insect. It can lead to tumor if you find any growth over there.

You can try warm bath of sugar and water that immerses his penis in the bath. It is easy for my 7 pound dog as I fill the sink and then hold a soup bowl of sugar and water warm surrounding penis and foreskin until the foreskin is loose and the penis slides back into it with help from us and it is not swollen anymore. However; since it has been 2 days, it may not work. You will need vet . This happens to my male all the time and it always works as our vet told us to do it. Long story about molecules and why it works..But, it saved me the hundreds we use to spend.

Your dog might be having Balanoposthitis. This condition is characterized by inflammation of penis and prepuce. Its cause are

1. Bacterial infection
   
2. Injuries
   
3. Tumors and constriction of prepuce.
   

Symptoms can be

1. Discharge from penis
   
2. Licking of penis
   
3. Lethargy
4. Loss of appetite
   

Diagnosis includes physical examination, urinalysis and blood tests. Treatment depends upon underlying cause like antibiotics for bacterial infection. So, it will be good to take your dog to vet for proper diagnosis and treatment.

If it is protruding from its sheath or foreskin, there is a serious problem if it does not retract...it could lead to gangrene....you can try a home remedy of dipping it cold water for awhile to see if it will retract but if it is lingering, you need to see a vet asap

Yes this is bad and an emergency.  You can help him by taking him to a veterinarian immediately.  His penis needs to be reduced back into his prepuce ASAP.  When exposed the penis becomes dry, swollen, infected and can start to become necrotic (tissue starts dying).  This can all be very serious.

Is it stuck out? If so you need to call your vet. Is it possible he has an injury or infection?

My dog has the same problem, yesterday I let him go out of house and when he came back his penis was completely red and he has trouble walking.He has been like that for one day and I don't know what to do...

This just happened to my de-sexed male mastiff cross who had an erection for 2 hours an was in pain, I had him in a warm shower which he didn't want to get out of for half an hour but it did nothing. I called the vet and he told me to massage it back in with clean hands and lubrication (KY jelly etc.) The vet also said if i can't get it back in straight away i would need to take him to the vet other wise if you leave it too long (3+ hours) he may have to have an amputation.

At first i had no idea what it was doing and it didn't seam to work but then i figured out you have to massage the firm skin at the very base of the penis too loosen it. He also had round ball type swelling at the base of the penis which i had to (gently!) massage back into the sheath, once this was done in slid back in on its own, he gave a slight yelp but seems fine now.

My dog usually hates me doing anything to him when he is in pain and would usually try to nip me, but it seemed he was relieved i was helping him, so I wouldn't worry if you have an aggressive dog.

Hope this helps someone else.

Thank  you !! You guys saved us $300 and a trip to the vet. I have a 4 lb. Yorkie and noticed something irregular. He does get excited but not like this. The tip of the penis was rounded, bulged, and bright red. I gave him a bath 30 min later and found that it was not going down. Tried the cold water, warm water and sugar and nothing.... Then I read the last post. I grabbed some lubricant and gloves and started massaging the shaft of his penis there were bumps but kept on massaging it and in less than 5 min. The red came down.

Thanks for your help and input!

Why do my male dog have a red thing coming out of his penis

Alright people, he didn't say the dog had a boner, he said it was red and swollen. If you don't know what you're talking about, shut your pie hole.

Glans penis and prepuce are swollen

I have an purebred english Staff and he does the same thing after my bitch is in heat and he has mated! It is very common in Pedigrees what you have to do is put it back in. I know it sounds gross how ever you will not be able to mate him again if this dosnt happen! When I say put it back in you need to lubricate the area and massage it back in if it comes out "the swollen tip" you need to do it again. Its just something you have to expect when owning a pedigree! Also you may say that you didnt mate him but I would say that he most certainately has. If you dog isn't entire then I would seek vetrinary advise asap as it is abnormal for a desexed male to do this! I hope this helps you. I was most concerned the firsttime this happened!

Yes, take it to the vet and get it checked out asap!!!

Pls take him to the vet,he is possibly injured.

Its when your dog or puppy is happy or excited.

Hey think your dog is horny.....you should just get a big stuffed animal he'll be fine...

He is probably excited let him be