Hi there,
My buck mini lop, 2 1/2 years old has developed a nasty problem round his gentials (entire).
A couple of days ago I noticed that his genitals were quite swollen and red, with a strong, nasty smell coming from there. We cleaned him up and have kept an eye on him but he has now developed some white, sticky discharge which sits underneath his testicles. Again we have cleaned him up, but it is coming back. On closer inspection, it looks as though where his penis sits, it is very swollen, but his anus and testicles are normal size (tumour?). It appears as though the white discharge is being secreated from his scent glands which would explain the strong smell. He seems fine in himself, eating and drinking normally, hopping around in his hutch/run and no other noticeable signs anywhere on his body. I did wonder if this was Vent Diesease, but having done a little research the symptoms don't quite match up. You can pick him up normally, and he still enjoys fuss/attention but obviously flinches when we clean him as it is sore.
Please help with any ideas what this may be.
We don't have a small animal vet in this area, and I understand that a normal vet won't necessarily be able to correctly diagnose what this could be, and the last thing I want is to put him through unnecessary stress trying to guess what it could be.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sam
My buck mini lop, 2 1/2 years old has developed a nasty problem round his gentials (entire).
A couple of days ago I noticed that his genitals were quite swollen and red, with a strong, nasty smell coming from there. We cleaned him up and have kept an eye on him but he has now developed some white, sticky discharge which sits underneath his testicles. Again we have cleaned him up, but it is coming back. On closer inspection, it looks as though where his penis sits, it is very swollen, but his anus and testicles are normal size (tumour?). It appears as though the white discharge is being secreated from his scent glands which would explain the strong smell. He seems fine in himself, eating and drinking normally, hopping around in his hutch/run and no other noticeable signs anywhere on his body. I did wonder if this was Vent Diesease, but having done a little research the symptoms don't quite match up. You can pick him up normally, and he still enjoys fuss/attention but obviously flinches when we clean him as it is sore.
Please help with any ideas what this may be.
We don't have a small animal vet in this area, and I understand that a normal vet won't necessarily be able to correctly diagnose what this could be, and the last thing I want is to put him through unnecessary stress trying to guess what it could be.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sam