BABY WITH BLOCKED PENIS!

[iwonka]

I will get this baby tonight ...

When he was found, he had sucking his own little penis. That was about 10 days ago and still his penis is grossly enlarged and apparently blocked. That poor baby is in pain, he cries out and does not urinate on his own. It seems like his penis is blocked. It swells A LOT when he gets full, and the only way to make him urinate is to gently squeeze it so he can relieve himself drop… by drop… by drop. The process is extremely painful for the little guy though.

He’s been on Bactrim for about 4 days now, but without success it seems.

Please, has anyone ever dealt with that? What can we do? I fear if we don't find a way to unblock him he may become toxic.

Thank you!


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[farrelli]

The way that most usually solves it is to soak their lower body in warm water and gently try to remove the scab or to loosen it up if it''s in the urethra.

Your guy seems far along though, so I wonder if there's anything more that could be done.

[iwonka]

The way that most usually solves it is to soak their lower body in warm water and gently try to remove the scab or to loosen it up if it''s in the urethra.

Your guy seems far along though, so I wonder if there's anything more that could be done.

They did this already :dono .. There is no scab on his penis anymore.

[farrelli]

If there's none on the inside (where you'd gently roll the penis wile submerged), I would suggest some kind of anti-inflammatory. That's all I can think of.

[pappy1264]

He needs to have an ultrasound, many times the blockage is up in the tubes, but the penis will swell like that (this happened with Furter). They can try to put a cath in (if they can get it in.) Meds did not help Furter and after two days (and not being able to get a cath in) he was helped to the bridge, as he was in extreme pain (and he could not live being squeezed for the rest of his life). So, I would get an ultrasound, see if they can get a cath in to help his bladder drain, put on meds, and metacam to help with pain and inflammation and hopefully it will stay open after they remove the cath. Praying very hard, as this is very serious. (My vet said many times it is actually the tubes are small and they swell closed. No stones could be seen on ultrasound.) I actually had this issue myself, almost died, as the tube closed off and my kidney backed up and almost exploded when I was 16 yo. But in my case, they could do surgery to take that small piece out and reattach, it would be too hard on a squirrel to recover from.

[iwonka]

He is with me now.


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In addition, he has an abscess on his arm... hot compresses+amoxy (?)


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[SammysMom]

Oh that poor baby...lucky to have found his way to you... Many prayers for him. That looks so painful...:grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[Nancy in New York]

Oh this has to hurt. Are you taking him to the vets? So there is absolutely no urine coming out? WOW I would be afraid to even feed this poor little guy. Is his tummy hard?:shakehead
Glad he found his way to you.:grouphug

[squirrelsrule&bunniestoo]

He has to pee, so if it won't soak off, poke it with a needle so he can urinate. I have had a few like that.

[Nancy in New York]

He has to pee, so if it won't soak off, poke it with a needle so he can urinate. I have had a few like that.

There is no scab on the penis. The only way to get anything out of him is to gently squeeze and then only drop by drop it comes out.
Would you still recommend poking a needle in there?

[iwonka]

He pees drop by drop and when I gently press pee comes out like a jet.

[sid'smommy]

Due to the abcess on the foot, Im tempted to assume that this may also be some sort of systemic infection as well.. rather than a blockage. I would try epsom salt soak for the "drawing" effect. Just use a shallow plastic glad sandwich container and let him just hang out for a while there. Hopefully, it will soothe him enough to get things moving. Definately will help foot abcess as well. Work some neosporin down in there if you can, and put some gauze around to "support" it up against his belly. This will help "gravity" from making it swell as it hangs down.

[Scooterzmom]

What this sounds and looks like is he did have a scab at some point but it wasn't removed quickly enough and he may have scar tissue inside his little penis. The soaking in warm water and the insertion of a catheter for a while (to give the passage a chance to widen again) sounds to me like the best suggestion, Iwonka.

IMO I don't think that, considering the circumstances - i.e. him sucking on himself - and his age, this could be caused by a kidney stone.

Poor, poor sweetie.

[squirrelsrule&bunniestoo]

You can see the scab over the tip. If you're getting drip by drip and a jet if you squeeze then you have accomplished the same thing as poking it. Just keep the urine flowing and make sure it doesn't heal over so there is no opening and he should be fine.

[iwonka]

Thank you for all advices! :bowdown

He is on the metacam and amoxycillin. Still blocked but at least he doesn't seem to be in pain when I squeeze it.

Other than this he is a happy little sweet baby :Love_Icon ... always hungry :D

[Nancy in New York]

Is he going to the vets? Have you spoken to a vet about him?
How is this going to correct itself?
Ugh poor baby!
I'm so glad he found his way to you. :grouphug

[farrelli]

I'm so glad that at least he's peeing. Is the swelling going down? Are you giving him anything for it? I feel so bad for him!

[jbtartell]

Thank you for all advices! :bowdown

He is on the metacam and amoxycillin. Still blocked but at least he doesn't seem to be in pain when I squeeze it.

Other than this he is a happy little sweet baby :Love_Icon ... always hungry :D
soo glad to hear.. just keep it clean and I usualy put sulfasivadine on it.. it helps to heal. good luck

[Jackie in Tampa]

Thank you for all advices! :bowdown

He is on the metacam and amoxycillin. Still blocked but at least he doesn't seem to be in pain when I squeeze it.

Other than this he is a happy little sweet baby :Love_Icon ... always hungry :D:thumbsup
agree with the neosporin, thinking you should see change today or tomorrow..
I would drain the wrist abscess with a scalpel if it has fever, otherwise the oral ABs will kick that too.
poor lil guy, I bet that smarts...

[squirrelfriend]

Someone mentioned poking it with a needle. I just wanted to clarify that they probably meant to just poke a hole in the scab or lift the scab with it. Not to stick it down the middle or anything deep. Do not try to lance like an abscess. I'm sure you probably already know this. I just wanted to make sure. The last thing this guy needs is anything that is going to cause infection down there.

I would soak it in warm water. Try to lift the scab with either your finger nail or a pin, help him empty it then apply noes potion ointment. The out in that will help it from stinging and it will fight infection. It will help keep the scabs soft too.

I hope this little guy is feeling better soon.

[iwonka]

:thankyou

I talked to the vet... she said to soak his little penis in warm water and massage.

This morning after I removed the scab there was no jet anymore when I pressed.. the pee just flowed. Good improvement. :thumbsup

I thought to drain the abscess, but it seems smaller today and it is not hot.

[Nancy in New York]

:thankyou

I talked to the vet... she said to soak his little penis in warm water and massage.

This morning after I removed the scab there was no jet anymore when I pressed.. the pee just flowed. Good improvement. :thumbsup

I thought to drain the abscess, but it seems smaller today and it is not hot.

I just LOVE this update!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bowdown :grouphug

[SammysMom]

Thank goodness!!! :Love_Icon

[island rehabber]

Oh thank you iwonka! :thumbsup :bowdown:thumbsup great update!

[Wonkawillie]

I had a very similar situation with a baby boy. What I did was goop up the penis with neosporin and when it gets all soft, I would lift off the scab with the blunt end of a sewing needle. A small sewing needle, and I would use the end with the eye on it. The sharp end would only do more damage to a penis. I could actually find my way into the urethra ( the sewing needle was small), and it would take a bit of the neosporin into the urethra as I slid the needle in. If course, extreme caution was used. My baby had no pain from this procedure, as the neosporin softened everything. This baby could have a scab inside the lining of the urethra and each time you squeeze the penis it damages it more. It could eventually heal shut unless you do this procedure often. Like every time you feed.
That babies belly looks hard and full of urine. The whole idea here is to get that neosporin inside the urethra and keep everything open and soft until it heals

[iwonka]

I had a very similar situation with a baby boy. What I did was goop up the penis with neosporin and when it gets all soft, I would lift off the scab with the blunt end of a sewing needle. A small sewing needle, and I would use the end with the eye on it. The sharp end would only do more damage to a penis. I could actually find my way into the urethra ( the sewing needle was small), and it would take a bit of the neosporin into the urethra as I slid the needle in. If course, extreme caution was used. My baby had no pain from this procedure, as the neosporin softened everything. This baby could have a scab inside the lining of the urethra and each time you squeeze the penis it damages it more. It could eventually heal shut unless you do this procedure often. Like every time you feed.
That babies belly looks hard and full of urine. The whole idea here is to get that neosporin inside the urethra and keep everything open and soft until it heals

I've had goosebumps just reading this but I guess I can do this using a magnifying glass.

So the idea is to put the neosporin inside, right?

[Jackie in Tampa]

how many days on oral ABs iwonka?
I think the soaking and manual stimulation/expression is working...
and thinking each day on the oral ABs will gain improvement.
:thumbsup the neosporin will absorb in the skin, ... more is not always best though. apply sparsely yet often
any topical AB will benefit him, tobermycin,erthomycin,miconazole{neosporin, triple anti B}panalog/animax, nystatin neomycin...
keeping the owie moist and pliable

I worry about adding another injury...if you do soft aspirate it {??}, make sure everything is super sterile..you can also use a qtip to open/remove scab as WW shared...the neosporin will absorb without invading his boo boo more.

is it less red/irritated today?
if flow is better and swelling is reduced, I would stay the course you are on.
can you post a new pic?

[farrelli]

And if you're going to introduce anything into the urethra, obviously make sure it's completely sterilized.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

wonder if you could suck it out. sounds gross but might save his life.

[stepnstone]

wonder if you could suck it out. sounds gross but might save his life.

Only you CSL, only you! :rofl4

[CritterMom]

Only you CSL, only you! :rofl4

God I am going to actually have a prefrontal lobotomy to get this image out of my head.

BTW, from a strictly therapeutic standpoint, which is the only one the board obscenity filters will allow, doing ANYTHING with your mouth is the worst - human's mouths are only slightly less filled with terrible bacteria than cat's. As my delightfully blunt OR nurse aunt told me at when I was about 10 when she yanked a splinter out of my thumb and I stuck it in my mouth, "You would be better off sticking that up your..." and I will let you finish that yourselves as you see fit.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

God I am going to actually have a prefrontal lobotomy to get this image out of my head.

BTW, from a strictly therapeutic standpoint, which is the only one the board obscenity filters will allow, doing ANYTHING with your mouth is the worst - human's mouths are only slightly less filled with terrible bacteria than cat's. As my delightfully blunt OR nurse aunt told me at when I was about 10 when she yanked a splinter out of my thumb and I stuck it in my mouth, "You would be better off sticking that up your..." and I will let you finish that yourselves as you see fit.
hey if it saves a life, i'd do it for the General. I'm dedicated.

[SammysMom]

Okie dokie...WAAAYYY TMI!!!:poke :rotfl

[CrazySquirrelLady]

Okie dokie...WAAAYYY TMI!!!:poke :rotfl
we're talking about saving a life, not giving blow jobs!

I swear I'd walk on hot coals for a mile if it would help my babies.


it's not like i'd enjoy it! ugh!

[Chickenlegs]

I have a baby that had a penis swollen almost double--and he had a pretty big scab. After he ate I'd hold his poor little boy part under a stream of warm water and then slather him with neosporin. The warm water soothed and softened that scab and the neosporin kept the scab soft. He was on Baytril for awhile to make sure no infection set in. Thank heavens he's fine. Those boy parts make great pacifiers but there are consequences.

[stepnstone]

we're talking about saving a life, not giving blow jobs!


Those boy parts make great pacifiers but there are consequences.

Ya'll are too much!
I'm going to be laughing in my sleep! :rotfl

[iwonka]

how many days on oral ABs iwonka?
I think the soaking and manual stimulation/expression is working...
and thinking each day on the oral ABs will gain improvement.
:thumbsup the neosporin will absorb in the skin, ... more is not always best though. apply sparsely yet often
any topical AB will benefit him, tobermycin,erthomycin,miconazole{neosporin, triple anti B}panalog/animax, nystatin neomycin...
keeping the owie moist and pliable

I worry about adding another injury...if you do soft aspirate it {??}, make sure everything is super sterile..you can also use a qtip to open/remove scab as WW shared...the neosporin will absorb without invading his boo boo more.

is it less red/irritated today?
if flow is better and swelling is reduced, I would stay the course you are on.
can you post a new pic?


Jackie, he is only 2 days on an oral ABs.
It looks much better today :thumbsup Still blocked, but less.

I was thinking about a soft suction... I'm used to use a small syringes to clean babies noses when they are sick... however in this case I'm afraid to make some domages.. It's so small.. I think I will wait a few more days. :thinking



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[farrelli]

Jeeze! That is some kind of up close and personal with squirrel genitalia! I was not prepared for that.

But seriously, would suction be the right thing here? Isn't that what got him to this point? I'd be afraid that more suction would cause even more swelling. I mean, it will draw more fluid into the tissues.

[sid'smommy]

:osnap This thread just made me spit my drink out... Im dying laughing here:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl
Glad he is doing better though! :D Who knows, maybe he is supposed to be that big... gonna have to call him Dirk Diggler :)

[CrazySquirrelLady]

:osnap This thread just made me spit my drink out... Im dying laughing here:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl
Glad he is doing better though! :D Who knows, maybe he is supposed to be that big... gonna have to call him Dirk Diggler :)
HAHAHAH DIRK DIGGLER....


glad John Holmes is doing better this morning...

[TubeDriver]

Poor little guy. I am no expert but if he is improving, I would continue to do what you are doing. Anything more could risk further trauma/infection to his little ding ding.

[iwonka]

This morning, to allow him to pee, I still had to remove the scab formed at night. :sanp3

At least his penis is not red anymore.

Will keep you informed.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

do you have the penis bandaged so he can't suck it anymore? thanks.

[Wonkawillie]

It looks MUCH better! keep it soft and keep that tip open. Can you prevent him from suckling himself anymore?

[iwonka]

He is not sucking on himself anymore. He's with me .. on my desk, so that I see him constantly.

[stepnstone]

do you have the penis bandaged so he can't suck it anymore? thanks.

The visual is killing me...:rotfl

[Kebtaz]

Ya'll are too much!
I'm going to be laughing in my sleep! :rotfl
I agree 100%!!! I was drinking and spit my water all over:sanp3 :rotfl

[Scooterzmom]

The visual is killing me...:rotfl

Talk about visuals.. I just had this vision: Iwonka filling a squirrel size condom with neosporin, slipping it on the baby... voilà! baby penis bandaged!!!!

[stepnstone]

Talk about visuals.. I just had this vision: Iwonka filling a squirrel size condom with neosporin, slipping it on the baby... voilà! baby penis bandaged!!!!

Hey! Saran wrap, super cling. It could work...

[cordie]

I had a baby with this problem and I used baby zinc oxide cream, it stays on little better than polysporin and keeps the scab moist so baby can pee, 3 days of this and he is better,, must rub it on penis several times a day, rub it in and as you do that he will pee,,,,,,,good luck

[iwonka]

Thank you Cordie! Good idea.:thumbsup

He is good now... :crazy

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[farrelli]

Oh, I'm so glad! I was going to hit you up for an update. This little guy must have been in agony not being able to pee and having a messed up pee-pee. Getting squeezed like an orange and running the output through a tiny, irritated tube must have been pretty upsetting too.

[farrelli]

Btw, how did the arm abscess work out?

[iwonka]

Btw, how did the arm abscess work out?

Almost gone. He is still on antibiotics.

[Jackie in Tampa]

Hi iwonka, he looks great!!!:D
always something with these kids...
what's his name???:poke .....Holmes may be ideal:D

[iwonka]

:D
He is just Jack :Love_Icon

[Nancy in New York]

:bowdown :bowdown Boy he was in rough shape. You did real good mama!:Love_Icon

[SammysMom]

This is an amazing happy thread!!! :thankyou for all your loving care and patience :grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[Monipenny]

:jump :wahoo :alright.gif Good job, glad to see he is so much better.

[Scooterzmom]

He's such a darling, Iwonka. He's really, really cute. :Love_Icon
And it's great seeing him now with a normal wee-wee! You pulled off another miracle :bowdown :Love_Icon

[Milo's Mom]

great update!!!

[Chickenlegs]

Wondered how that little guy was doin. Thanks for a happy ending for Just-Jack :Love_Icon

[TubeDriver]

:alright.gif