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The need to Check and clean a boars penis

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Niki said:
This for me is getting dangerous now! The penis is a sensitive organ & doesn't need messing about with, you run the risk of causing more harm than good. By all means check your pigs, pull out any debris that may be lodged in the penis but you do NOT need to be extruding the penis every week to wash it. If the foreskin is looking inflamed or there are wounds/sores on either foreskin or the penis then take your pig to a vet where he can be examined & who will show you the correct way to do it in future.

The white smelly stuff within the anal sac is a NORMAL secretion & is NOT IMPACTION. Impaction is caused by the muscles becoming slackened & the soft pellets they are supposed to eat cannot always be expelled & they form a large lump. This is fecal matter & is brown NOT white!
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Phew - thank god for that Niki, my whole weekend would have been overtaken by extruding all 7 boys bits :red
 
Here's a better one for people to look and see if you think this is normal?

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Niki said:
This for me is getting dangerous now! The penis is a sensitive organ & doesn't need messing about with, you run the risk of causing more harm than good. By all means check your pigs, pull out any debris that may be lodged in the penis but you do NOT need to be extruding the penis every week to wash it. If the foreskin is looking inflamed or there are wounds/sores on either foreskin or the penis then take your pig to a vet where he can be examined & who will show you the correct way to do it in future.

The white smelly stuff within the anal sac is a NORMAL secretion & is NOT IMPACTION. Impaction is caused by the muscles becoming slackened & the soft pellets they are supposed to eat cannot always be expelled & they form a large lump. This is fecal matter & is brown NOT white!
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Me and briony are actually talking about the anal sack not the penis now, please read the whole posts before you comment further
 
Niki said:
This for me is getting dangerous now! The penis is a sensitive organ & doesn't need messing about with, you run the risk of causing more harm than good. By all means check your pigs, pull out any debris that may be lodged in the penis but you do NOT need to be extruding the penis every week to wash it. If the foreskin is looking inflamed or there are wounds/sores on either foreskin or the penis then take your pig to a vet where he can be examined & who will show you the correct way to do it in future.

The white smelly stuff within the anal sac is a NORMAL secretion & is NOT IMPACTION. Impaction is caused by the muscles becoming slackened & the soft pellets they are supposed to eat cannot always be expelled & they form a large lump. This is fecal matter & is brown NOT white!
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Me and briony are actually talking about the anal sack not the penis now, please read the whole posts before you comment further
 
I am happy that Tiger does not have a problem with his anal sack it is fine, but if someone could look at my new picture and see if they think it is normal I'd be greatful
 
Thanks guys for the re-assurance it just sticks out more than george's and always has stuff like hay etc.. stuck in it so was worried it wasn't normal! What a relief
 
None of my healthy boys have ever needed to be recleand unless they have been humping each other, if you actually do as i said gently! Like i said then no harm will be caused, but if you want to slate my post go ahead, i will continue to do as i do. If nobody else wants to then fair enough. None of mine have ever been sore down to my own treatment.
 
The forum is a place where we can share our experiences. However, I must ask that members are polite and value each others contribution.

When I was asked about this thread, I felt it could be interesting and informative. However, I am now becoming concerned that it is just going to cause worry and anxiety due to the nature of some of the posts.

As guinea pig owners, we should of course check our pets over on a regular basis, and most problems of this type are going to be pretty obvious with a quick visual check. If anyone has any concerns they should consult their vet, in just the same way as they would contact the vet for any other problem with their pets health.
 
Briony_Y said:
Thanks guys for the re-assurance it just sticks out more than george's and always has stuff like hay etc.. stuck in it so was worried it wasn't normal! What a relief
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They are all different; My Huxley is 5 in May & i think i've had to de-debris his penis no more than 5 times in his life, others it is weekly or more often :))
 
popcorn paradise said:
None of my healthy boys have ever needed to be recleand unless they have been humping each other, if you actually do as i said gently! Like i said then no harm will be caused, but if you want to slate my post go ahead, i will continue to do as i do. If nobody else wants to then fair enough. None of mine have ever been sore down to my own treatment.
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Nowhere have i slated your thread nor your choice of "treatment" or the effects it has/doesn't have on your boars. My concerns are as i have stated & i like anyone else on this forum have an opinon. This does not mean i haven't had to extrude the penis on a boar before, i have but i was shown how to do it properly by my vet.
 
The first lot of photos show penises which are within normal limits. Leave well alone, there is no need for a weekly inspection/cleaning.
How do you think wild guinea pigs manage?
 
QR to fred

It's just the same with horses - some owners get obsessed and really, very few need attention and it is obvious when they need a bit of a spring clean. Only the simplest and mildest products should be used and repeated scrubbing and exposing shouldn't be necessary.

There is one point, though, in the wild, horses are not gelded (obviously!) and they mate or, if not in charge of a band of mares, do get it out and wave it around. Geldings are usually much less likely to do either and things can get a tad gunky. Entires have very clean parts, by and large.
 
Late edit to above To say not meaning to digress but point out that maybe, if they are not mating, boars might have cleanliness issues? But not to condone/advocate cleaning or ignoring completely, to cover myself!
 
hmmmm .... lovely topic to read while eating breakfast! Seriously though, thanks for a very informative thread. I have pre-warned Badger and all the girls are sitting round looking very smug!

Could this be made a sticky please?

PS I have only read the first couple of pages because I need to go to work!
 
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I'm a self confessed piggie pervert and I'm forever pulling bits out of Mac and Rascals piggie bits, much to Rascals disgust as he screeches like a girl at me when i do so!if he saw this thread he`d be screeching and calling you all piggie perverts :))
 
daleksarah said:
I'm a self confessed piggie pervert and I'm forever pulling bits out of Mac and Rascals piggie bits, much to Rascals disgust as he screeches like a girl at me when i do so!if he saw this thread he`d be screeching and calling you all piggie perverts :))
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tee hee. My boys would be agreeing with Rascal.

unfortunately 2 of our boys like to collect things in their anal sacs and once this has festered and needed treatment, so i tend to gently check their anal sacs once in a while (but don't clean just for the sake of it). However, i do look at their bellies every time i pick them up, just in case a bit of hay is poking out of their foreskin - ouch. ")

I think this thread has highlighted the importance of knowing what can go wrong with boy bits, but as Niki says, we also need to be aware of what is normal too. there is no subsitute for good vetinary review if you think there is a problem.

P.S.
Just Boars x>>xoxo at least we don't have deal with all that pregnancy nonsense :)):)):)):))
 
well i can never get chesneys penis to fully make an appearance! :red i have tried and it won't come out!

he sometimes has a strand of hay there which i gently pull out, but he looks fine and clean down there.

can someone tell me how often i should be checking his bits then? i am confused. :{

also, he is neutered so does that make a difference to anything down there?
 
After reading through this thread when it started I checked my 3 boars and all their bits were normal, however when checking Monty last night when I was syringe feeding him his baytril for a different ailment, I noticed down below looked different. Kind of cauliflower like. I haven't attempted extruding the penis, and tbh I don't want to try as I know it'll be really stressful for him. It's a nightmare just trying to syringe feed him, even the vet struggled. Monty is feisty and doesn't really like being held. Can anyone give me advice what to do?
Would it better just to bottom bathe him in warm salty water and not attempt any extruding? And if so how often should I do it?
Thanks
 
Eek! I checked Milo's willy this morning, and it was all encrusted with white stuff! At first it looked like his willy was separating but then it became apparent that the separating bits round the edge were bits of hardened mank. I gave him a bath and extended his willy to clean round it with a cotton bud. I hadn't yet read this thread so there were suds of guinea pig shampoo in the water - could this have done any harm? I managed to get a lot of it, but there is still quite a build up that I can't shift and he was struggling too much for me to continue. He was very good to let me do it for as long as he did. What should I do now? Give him a salt bath later and continue daily? My other concern is that he was lively enough before I bathed him, but now he's sulking, and he isn't eating his veg.............ooh update, my friend just phoned and interrupted my post and now he's eating some cauliflower :)
 
Please can anyone give me an indication of how serious this might be? I will phone the vet tomorrow anyhow to make an appointment to get both my boys looked at, as Gilbert won't let me look at his bits either :(
 
Hi Sabrinova,
Does she seem to be in any discomfort? You said you got most of it off - maybe try again tomorrow? He's probably sulking *** he didn't like his bath!

I check my boys once a week when they get their manicures - occasionally I have to pull a bit of hay out the end of their willys, only once have I had one with white gunk stuck on the end which I dislodeged. I always look at their bottoms and boys bits, just to make sure, but I have never "extruded" their willies! If they are clean and not in any discomfort is it necessary?
 
Thanks Katie, he doesn't seem to be in any discomfort with his willy, which is surprising considering the amount of gunk and hay that was stuck under what I'm guessing is his foreskin. There was even some red cotton which I can only think is from my sofa!I had to do a bit of pressing and wiggling to expose enough to soak and pick at the gunk. It was clearly very uncomfortable for him while I was trying to clean him up :( I was actually horrified at the state it was in, I've been very good at checking them in the past, but Milo has never had anything stuck before (unlike Gilbert who has always had a knack of picking up long strands of hay) and as it was getting harder to check his willy I'm afraid I became a little bit lax about it :red On the positive, it went back in easily enough. I'm just really afraid of him getting an infection or something :(
 
biscandmatt said:
well i can never get chesneys penis to fully make an appearance! :red i have tried and it won't come out!

he sometimes has a strand of hay there which i gently pull out, but he looks fine and clean down there.

can someone tell me how often i should be checking his bits then? i am confused. :{

also, he is neutered so does that make a difference to anything down there?
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The only visible physical difference post neuter is the lack of testicles ;) :)

I check my boys (& girls) daily. By looking at them i can tell if something isn't quite right, if all are well i do a full physical check & remove any debris from the boys (if needed) weekly. I DO NOT extrude their penises.
 
Piggiewinkles said:
After reading through this thread when it started I checked my 3 boars and all their bits were normal, however when checking Monty last night when I was syringe feeding him his baytril for a different ailment, I noticed down below looked different. Kind of cauliflower like. I haven't attempted extruding the penis, and tbh I don't want to try as I know it'll be really stressful for him. It's a nightmare just trying to syringe feed him, even the vet struggled. Monty is feisty and doesn't really like being held. Can anyone give me advice what to do?
Would it better just to bottom bathe him in warm salty water and not attempt any extruding? And if so how often should I do it?
Thanks
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Cauliflower willy is when the foreskin becomes "frilled," it is no detriment to the pig & needs no treatment, unless there is a visible problem (ie redness, swelling). In this instance (the same as a normal foreskin) veterinary advice should be sought :)
 
Niki said:
Cauliflower willy is when the foreskin becomes "frilled," it is no detriment to the pig & needs no treatment, unless there is a visible problem (ie redness, swelling). In this instance (the same as a normal foreskin) veterinary advice should be sought :)
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When I tried protruding Dukes willy, His also looked like a cauliflower. And it was really small so wasnt 100% sure it all came out.
 
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