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Puppy penis bleeding after vet visit: Is it life-threatening?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 2 months and 7 days old

My staff puppy is continuously bleeding from his penis he have already seen a vet i just want to know what the chances are that it is fatal?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 7th, 2017

Poor guy. It would have to be a pretty major arterial bleed that doesn’t stop for this to drain his blood supply enough to be fatal. Without seeing how much this is bleeding it is hard to say for sure, but it is unlikely if it is a small vessel bleed. Just get the bleeding to stop as soon as you can and follow all your vets instructions for after care to ensure it doesn’t start bleeding again. If there is a cut there then sutures and ligation of the blood vessel by your vet should take care of it. I wish you the best of luck with Boyce. Take care.

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