Why does my dog keep licking his swollen penis? Is it paraphimosis?

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My 4 year old male Chihuahua licks his genital's excessively. Sometimes I go some time without seeing it, other times it seems frequent, once a week or more. He licks to the point that he brings his penis completely out of his prepuce, and will keep licking it. It looks swollen, sometimes red and purplish, and it looks physically uncomfortable. He has no issue with retracting it back in, and it goes fairly quick when I ask him to stop. Is this paraphimosis? Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | neutered | 5 lbs

Mallori Kaminski, BVSc · Accepted Answer

Paraphimosis is the inability to retract the penis back into the sheath, so if he is able to retract it then he doesn't have that. If it ever gets to the point where he is unable to retract it then it is a medical emergency and he needs to be seen by a vet as soon as possible. Excessive licking can be due to a bladder infection, bladder stones or kidney infection. In order to rule these things out, he'll need to be seen by a vet and have a urinalysis done, and possibly blood work and X-rays to determine if there is a medical reason for the excessive licking.

Why does my dog keep licking his swollen penis? Is it paraphimosis?

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