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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 10, 2002 - 6:25 am:

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Posted on Saturday, Jul 6, 2002 - 9:15 am:

Chris, Very sorry to hear about your loss. Agree with Holly to focus on the best times as much as possible.

I have a 17 year old gelding who has been neglected to say the least. While saddling him one day, he was DrOpped (very rare for him) and I noticed a great deal of dried blood on his penis. I also took a good look at the tip of his penis and he had probably a golf ball sized bean. We thought this was the source of his trouble, and after about 2 hours of cleaning got all the bean out. Gave his body some time to settle down, but now, two weeks later, he still has dried blood on his penis. I would have to guess that it from a source much higher up.
I cannot get him to DrOp completely, only about 5 inches. Read and tried most everything so far to no avail.. Thought about using some antibiotic ointment.. and Yes, I'm a novice, only had this horse for two months. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank-you
Rhonds

Posted on Saturday, Jul 6, 2002 - 9:55 am:

Rhonda, do you see any blood in his urine when he urinates? If so, he could have a bladder infection, or some other problem a vet should see... Maybe a good idea anyhow to have a vet look at him since he's been neglected, is an older horse, and is a new horse for you - especially if you didn't have him vetted before you got him. A once-over by your vet might find some routine maintenance things he's been missing, and help you establish a good preventative program for him going forward. Also ensures you have a vet relationship.

Posted on Sunday, Jul 7, 2002 - 9:12 am:

Melissa,

He doesn't have any visible blood in the urine, and the dried blood appears to be from further up the sheath. The vet did come out and look at him for me when I first brought him home on another issue, and to give a review of his health, but he either did see or did not address this problem. ( He came while I was at work). I plan on having him back out this week. Thank-you
Rhonda

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 9, 2002 - 1:27 pm:

Rhonda: If you're still there, don't use antibiotic ointment on your gelding without first getting a vet out. There is a delicate bacterial balance there that you could upset. I'd just clean him off with warm water soaks to loosen the smegma and see if you can get a better look. If you take your time you can gently work your way far up inside the sheath. There are discussions and information here on sheath cleaning that will help.
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