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My 4-month-old puppy has penile discharge. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Bull Terrier | Male | 1 year and 2 months old

My dog has pennis discharge it's 4 months old stufford terrier

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 21st, 2017

This discharge you are seeing may be smegma. This is a normal discharge, and it actually comes from the dog's penile sheath. Without seeing Chubby in person, I can't say this for certain, so you can have him checked by a vet just to be safe :-)

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