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Why is my unneutered English bulldog's penis bleeding and swollen?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | English Bulldog | Male | 5 years and 8 months old

My English bulldog is 5 years old, he's not castrated. He's bleeding from his penis, and it looks swollen. I took him to pee but didn't see signs of blood on his urine. It happened when he was sleeping. He drinks approximately 2L of water per day, eats normally, and chews his toys like always, but it seems to be painful since he's stretching his back, it happened once but I was sleeping and didn't see where the blood came from, but today I saw when it happened.

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 3rd, 2017

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach to address your concern. I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Tyson. The vet should perform a rectal examination to check the size of his prostate as this could certainly be the cause. I would also consider abdominal xrays to check and see if there are any abdominal abnormalities or urinary tract abnormalities that can be detected on the xrays. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction! The sooner Tyson is seen the better! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

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    Answered By Rebecca, DVM

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    Published on June 30th, 2018

    Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I would recommend taking Gus into the veterinarian. Blood from the penis is not normal, so he should be assessed to be sure there is no injury, abnormal growth, prostatic problem or urinary tract infection. If he is acting normal and non painful this is not an emergency but should be checked in the next day or two. If he is showing signs of pain, has more bleeding or has difficulty urinating he should be seen asap

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