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Certain disorders are rather usual occurrences in some older dogs and are potentially life threatening. In the womanlike dog , conditions such as mammary gland tumors and pyometra , as correctly as the fewer serious unfaithful pregnancy and mis-mating , can be prevented to varying degrees by ovariohysterectomy. If your ripe dog has already had such surgery you own removed the sources of several major threats to her continuing good health.

Although castration of the male will also repress at least two reproductive disorders connected to aging , side effects are further huge and such surgery is rarely recommended for preventive reasons. The treatment of existing reproductive sickness can , however , require such an performance.

Balanoposthitis: This inflammation of the penis and prepuce (sheath) is seen with variable frequency in dogs of all ages , flat immature puppies , but is further usual in aging males. Small amounts of yellow or grayish discharge at the interstice of the prepuce are defined even though the dog's licking at the area can clean most of it away. In several cases , the amount of discharge is quite huge and will be greenish and pus-like , oftentimes matting the surrounding abdominal hair in long-coated dogs. The surface of the penis and the lining of the prepuce develop multiple little bumps , called lymphoid follicles , and bacteria actively originate to augment in the secretions. Should your dog own this problem , you will oftentimes find some of the discharge on the varied surfaces that he lies on for whatsoever length of time.

You can usually lucid up gentle cases yourself by gently flushing out the sheath twice daily with hydrogen peroxide solution for a week or ten days. Using a rubber humane ear syringe to own the peroxide , insert its tip into the sheath interstice , at the same time pulling the sheath gently toward the syringe. This will eschew the syringe tip pathetic the penis. Holding the sheath interstice firmly around the syringe tip , slowly instil the peroxide until the prepuce distends slightly. Remove the syringe , keeping the prepuce interstice closed , and gently massage the fluid back and forth within the sheath. Release the interstice , let the fluid drain out , and carefully clean the surrounding area.

More severe cases should be treated by your veterinarian and can require the application of irritating medications to these delicate tissues. This would , of lesson , be done under anaesthesia and probably followed with soothing antibiotic ointments which you would continue at domestic as taught.

Your older dog can be recurrently bothered by this condition. Regular flushing with peroxide or the application of an antibiotic ointment or both , done once or twice weekly should keep the discharge under control and eschew the further serious difficulties.