Guest chigal950 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Last night Caden ran through the family room to the back door - both hubby and I notice that his "underparts" were very swollen. Chalk that up to excitement right? Well they looked really really big, so after a couple of hours I went and manually palpated the area to see if everything seemed OK - it didn't look swollen any more but it seemed like it was still sortof stiff and hard/ropy inside. So I figure, lets see what it is like in a day. He was really really swollen again today when I got home from work. Ok hmmmm. Let him sit for an hour and palpate again. Same thing, still sort of stiff and hard/ropy inside. And a little swollen. But this time he sits straight up and gives me a LOOK I have never seen before. Uh oh. Did that hurt? Blockage? Tumor? Happy to see me? OK let's go to the vet and ask. "Dr. ___, I hope this is one of those visits that you laugh about. But I am not sure if something might be wrong with Caden's privates. I am not in the habit, you know, of...well...." I described what happened. He checked Caden out. He looked at me keenly. And he said "Haven't you ever...." I finished his sentence: "No, I am not in the habit of feeling up my dog!!!" After that I got a short hands on anatomy lesson and now I know that it is normal to feel ropy in the middle. The vet told me a story about something similar that happened with actual veterinary students when he was in school. Glad to say everything's normal, and Caden apparently has just been excited as all heck when Mommy comes home the last couple of days. I love my little pecker-boy and am glad he's OK. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Well he is HAPPY to see you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjw Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 OMG ...can't stop laughing..... Quote CAMP GREYHOUND Tempo (Keep the Tempo), Nora (Road Noise) & Gabe the babe (Gable Habenero), Cooper (Uncle Bud's Coop), Topper (Red Top), & Galgos Lisette & Manolito. Missing our beloved angels Cody (Kiowa My Dodie), Lou (Cantankerous Lou), Romi (FingerRoll), Connie (Devie's Concord), Millie (Djays Overhaul), Bailey (Hallo Forty nine), Andy (Iza Handy Boy, and Rocco (Ripley Rocco), Gracie (VS Megan), Eragon the Longdog, Joey (WJS Flashfire), Roy (Folly and Glory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greybookends Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I do believe he is happy to see you to! :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GracieMae Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 He might start nudging you to check him again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Look out! Soon he'll start flashing his 'lipstick'. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kaotic1 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 is that a rope you got there Caden or are you just happy to see me??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreySibs Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Don't feel bad - there we definitely things I learned about male dogs when I got Chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest meakah Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 :rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 That is a funny vet visit! Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmona Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Caden sure is a lot different than my boys. Neither of them will let me touch their privates when I am drying them off from their baths or from romping in the snow. It's like that belongs to me and you don't touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cruz Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Oh is that what that is??? Thank God! I thought he just had to pee real bad all the time.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maryjo79 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 *snorting repeatedly* :rotfl That's the best thing I've read all week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WarmheartedPups Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Great story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 well of course he's happy to see you...he knows he's about to get a good gropin' Quote Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05 Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell Wag more, bark less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 :lol I can laugh at you because when I first adopted I took Patrick in because I thought he had an infection (discharge) and got a very nice lecture about how "when a boy dog sees a girl dog that looks fun..." he can still get excited even though he's neutured! Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tenderhearts Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I love my little pecker-boy and am glad he's OK. : ) :rofl :rofl :rofl Randy is a very happy boy when I get home too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chynagirl Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 well of course he's happy to see you...he knows he's about to get a good gropin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracegirl Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) Funny! I can say that because I got caught feeling my little boys privates at work the other day! They come to work with me and I was getting him out of the car and I noticed that stuff was, um, enlarged, so I did a little poking and prodding....and fully got busted by a colleague. Nice work! Question though, does stuff swell up back there when they need to go...or did he have to go real bad after that because of my poking??? It seemed like he peed a lot and all the bits and pieces were back to what I expected. I've only had this little man for three weeks, and it's my first puppy, so we are learning lots of firsts together lately! Edited March 9, 2007 by gracegirl Quote Poppy the lurcher 11/24/23 Gabby the Airedale 7/1/18 Forever missing Grace (RT's Grace), Fenway (not registered, def a greyhound), Jackson (airedale terrier, honorary greyhound), and Tessie (PK's Cat Island) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackandgrey Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Just for the amusement value alone, I hope the vet didn't charge you for the visit. Quote Susan, Jessie and Jordy NORTHERN SKY GREYHOUND ADOPTION ASSOCIATION Jack, in my heart forever March 1999-Nov 21, 2008 My Dancing Queen Jilly with me always and forever Aug 12, 2003-Oct 15, 2010 Joshy I will love you always Aug 1, 2004-Feb 22,2013 Jonah my sweetheart May 2000 - Jan 2015 " You will never need to be alone again. I promise this. As your dog, I will sing this promise to you, and whisper it to you at night, every night, with my breath." Stanley Coren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chigal950 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) Just for the amusement value alone, I hope the vet didn't charge you for the visit. He probably wouldn't have charged me but I also had Caden microchipped. Poor Caden, first he gets his privates handled, then he gets stuck with a big needle. I gave him some sliced ham when we got home to make him feel better. His dignity may take a little longer to repair! Edited March 9, 2007 by chigal950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 check out this olives thread from 2003. it's one of the funniest GT threads ever!! :rofl enjoy Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBSFlame Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Oh yes, I remember the olives. I called a friend that has a male dog to question her. I did find out my dog was normal without a vet appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nerak254 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) I did the same thing with a dog we had before the hounds. Thank doG I was talking to the vet on the phone! Edited March 9, 2007 by nerak254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kipsmom Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 :rotfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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