From:
Lynn Siegel
Date: 2001-11-09 10:09:00 UTC
Subject: Engorged penis in neutered male
This morning when I went to bring in one group of males from their outside
play area, one of them who was a hob until he was about 10 months old & is
now 3 & a half years old, had another neutered boy, same age but Marshall
Farms, by the neck & was holding him down. This ferret was straddling the
other. I put a finger in his mouth to get him to release & when he let go,
gave him a push just hard enough to get him far enough away from the other
to give me time to grab it & get him away. The one went over on his back &
much to my surprise I saw his penis was engorged, still in the sheath, but
engorged never the less. I took the one into the house & when I went back
to get the other I looked at him & he was back to normal.
Is there a medical condition I need to be worried about? This is the second
time in as many days as he has done this outside. I didn't notice it
yesterday because the one male never went on his back. He had the other
pinned by the neck & was straddling him. He has not done it at any time
that I have seen while inside. They only go out for about an hour each day,
so are more in than out.
I have talked to 3 vets about prostate problems in adrenal males, (I do have
one that is about 4 or 5 that is showing signs of adrenal problems) & have
been told each time that having an adrenal problem doesn't cause a prostate
problem because the prostate is so far away from the adrenal glands. I have
gone to Mike J's web site to look up adrenal/prostate problems but I really
couldn't find enough info to go back to a vet & argue with them about it.
It doesn't say why a adrenal problem would cause a prostate problem.
This ferret that had the one pinned is showing no signs of a adrenal problem
& is otherwise as healthy as can be. Can something else cause him to show
signs of mating? Is that what he is trying to do? If it is a medical
problem how soon should he be looked at & what do I say to the vet?
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Lynn & Clan War Weasels