Cauliflower willy?

[Betsy]

I think my new guinea pig Saxon has a Cauliflower willy.



Is there anything I need to do to help him keep it clean?

 

[Wiebke]

I think my new guinea pig Saxon has a Cauliflower willy.

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Is there anything I need to do to help him keep it clean?

Hi

That is a normal penis that has not fully retracted. See whether you can push it back in with a bit of an unscented lubricant if it is a regular occurrance.
Otherwise gently clean it together with your usual boar maintenance with a mild disinfectant - saline (if necessary homemade), hibiscrub or 1 very weak solution of F10.

I have had the odd neutered boar whose penis didn't always retract fully but I had never any trouble re. infections.

 

[Ramia]

Welcome to the world of boars!

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

A cauliflower willy? Won't Mrs. Bramble-Saxon's delicate nerves be put rather to the test with pictures like that turning up on the forum or in the real in her cage?

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

Hi

That is a normal penis that has not fully retracted. See whether you can push it back in with a bit of an unscented lubricant if it is a regular occurrance.
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I have had the odd neutered boar whose penis didn't always retract fully but I had never any trouble re. infections.

I had the odd neutered boar where that happened too. But in at least one case after I'd pushed it in on a number of occasions it stayed in.

 

[Wiebke]

I had the odd neutered boar where that happened too. But in at least one case after I'd pushed it in on a number of occasions it stayed in.

Since this is not a cauliflower willy but simply a not fully retracted penis, it usually stays in. I've had only one boar who developed longer term issues with full retraction.

For a 'cauliflower willy' picture see this guide here: Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths

 

[Betsy]

I'll try and push it back in then. If not, the vet can do it next week.

 

[Wiebke]

I'll try and push it back in then. If not, the vet can do it next week.

It will hopefully have sorted itself by then.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Maybe a side effect of an exciting bonding