I was concerned that Dolly seemed to be getting worse. Yesterday she was weeing a lot more than normal, and i caught her chattering her teeth (bad sign.) So today I took her back to the vet, expecting to be told she had a little infection in her (healing nicely) scar.
Vet looked at her scar- nope, that's fine. I mentioned the weeing- vet plopped Dolly on her back, examined her bits and gave them a gentle squeeze- and a load of pus came out.
The (different from last op, but at same practice) vet has decided that the problem is Dolly's penis bone- not only does she have one, but it is bent at a funny angle. Apparently she has seen similar recurrent symptoms in an intersex dog before and removal of the offending bone sorted them out.
The pus-covered swab has been sent for analysis so the vet can decide which antibiotic to use. Dolly is still recovering from her op.
The worst news is that as soon as she's well enough, she will have to have another operation to remove the bone. I've given the vet strict instructions this time that if anything else presents itself that she doesn't need or shouldn't have, to remove it; if it's not causing a problem yet, it probably will eventually.
Still feeling a bit tearful and very sorry for my poor dog. I just want her to be well. She remains the same, sweet-natured, easy-going and lovely dog she has always been and it just seems so unfair.
Sorry for rambling. Please wish Dolly well- she needs all the help she can get!
