Lump near dog's penis

[silver024]

I have a 4 month old male yellow lab. He was just to the vet last Thursday and everything checked out fine. This weekend, my fiance informed me of a lump he had seen near his penis. I looked, its about 2cm long by about 1cm wide. It literally looks like the bump is going to pop. I do not see any kind of head on it to say its a pimple or ingrown hair. I know my vet most likely won't be able to get him in this week. We leave for vacation Thursday and I just wanted some input as to what it could possibly be. Its hard, and pink. He doesnt seem to be in any pain..hes acting fine..still eating, drinking, peeing, pooping..all that good stuff...he is acting like there is absolutely nothing wrong. Hes not licking it either, its like its not even there to him. Thanks for any answers.

[Amyxxo]

Help!!! Just found 2 lumps just above my yorkies testicals :( they are hard and ive touched them he dosent seem to be in pain... Someone help me? :(

[Jojoabobo]

Did you find out what they were I've just seen the same on my 11montt old Frenchay?

[Judah007]

my 5 months old rott/boerboel mix has the same problem he doesn't lick it and doesn't feel any pain but his mom a boerboel licks it frequently. i've informed the vet he will be coming over today.

[Amy_15]

My dog is 8 and he has what your describing he still has his testicles is it the same as what you described so do I need to take him to the vets?

[sherry029]

i have a 8 week old puppy he has a lump that has a hole in it i just noticed it this morning and it wasnt on his stomach near his penis yesterday. im trying to figure out what it could be does anyone know

[Shella24]

I have a 14 year old Miniature Schnauzer he has had lumps and bumps pretty much his whole life. He is now on insulin twice per day because he is Diabetic. I know the Schnauzer's are prone to becoming diabetic but a couple of month's ago I noticed a soft somewhat hard tumor down below the right side of his penis and it's not painful to the touch and he's not bothering it but he is starting to limp on that side a bit. I am very Worried! I checked it again yesterday and this Lump has gotten about 4 -5 times larger so it just keeps growing in size. He goes in Monday for his Glucose Curve should I have this needle biopsied? Thank you in advance for any answers that you can give me!

[mandorakat]

i saw your post and was wondering if you could help. My dog just had his testicles removed less than two months ago because of a growth he had on them them was growing rapidly. he used to get cysts on a regular basis but the always went away then a new one would form and drs always said they were be-nine but then he got one that just grew and grew for over a month and we had to get them removed and my sister had to put it on her care card because it cost over 800 dollars. but today i was looking at him laying around and noticed his penis was swollen and red i felt ontop of it and there was a huge lump almost as big as my fist that wasnt there yesterday, it seems to have grown over night. could it be just from an allergy or bee stink or something? Ive been trying to get a hold of my vet but they havent been answering or calling back.

[paaige]

Does the bulbus glandis get larger in older dogs?  My dog is 10 and the lumps, especially on one side,  appear much larger than when he was younger.  Thanks.  

[carissacano]

My 4 month old pitbull puppy has hard lumps along his penis two that first appeared one side was bigger have seemed to go down but this morning i discivered about four more lumps higher up along his penis and they are hard and the ones i first discovered are smaller but still hard and still there 24/7. What could this be.

[Geo0319]

I agree with Margot.  Check to see if his two testicles are descended.  If not, one could be un-descended, ergo the lump along his penis.  If that's the case, don't worry.  He's young and chances are it will descend on its own.

[bhound31]

My basset hound has this huge ball further back from his penis, and it is very hard.  He has been limping for a few days now.  What can I do to help comfort him, he seems as though he is in pain.  

[colleenr44]

hi,,,,,suddenly a lrg lump appeared on my 1 n half yr old male shih tzu at the base of his shaft,,,,(he isnt fixed) its hard n size of a golf ball,,,,doesnt seem to be bothering him at all,,,,,but after he goes outside to pee i check its gone,,,,but then returns shortly after? plz help

[younqqpuppymama]

Hi Have a 7 day old puppy that I am now nuring because his Mother wont touch or feed him well Ive Been Cleaningg Him EveryDay With A Warm Wet rag and this morning I saw a little Bump Next To The Head Of His Little Penis And Im Not Sure What It Is Can Any Body Help Me Please ?!

[ingrid2010]

thank you all for the information but tomorrow i will call the vet so he could take a look at it my puppie is a english bulldgod and i worry crazy about him and the rest of his brothers and sister but will your inf i can relax

[ginger899]

Pus coming out of a swelling sounds very much like an abscess. The safest thing to do would be to take your puppy to the vet to have this drained and cleaned.
He may need antibiotics too. It's pretty straightforward. I took my dog to have an abscess drained once. All was well.

[Margot49]

How old is your pup and are both testicles descended and, if so, do both stay descended and in the scrotum?

[Margot49]

What the heck is that?  LOL!!!  Ok, that didn't work out too well.
Try a Google search for male dog anatomy bulbus glandis  and look for links with photos.  That should give you an idea of what you may be seeing.  Not many I found except some showing the penis erect and the bulbous at the base.  A male dog can get aroused and the bulbous will swell with the penis still in the shaft.  I have a 12 year old Greyhound here that will still get excited and swell.  I just tell him to calm down cause he's dreaming and it ain't gonna happen.  LOL.  :-)

[Margot49]

As to the first post. Sounds to me like you are describing the bulbous gland also.
Let's see if this link will work.  It is a diagram. Thought I'd send that rather then a photo.  LOL!!  This gland will often swell on male when they are excited, no matter the age or even if they are neutered or not.  It will go down.

http://images.ask.com/fr?q=photo+of+dog%27s+bulbous+gland+&desturi=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodhavenlabs.com%2Fmales-swollen.html&initialURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ask.com%2Fweb%3Fqsrc%3D1%26o%3D0%26l%3Ddir%26q%3Dphoto%2Bof%2Bdog%2527s%2Bbulbous%2Bgland%2B&fm=i&ac=114&fsel=2&ftURI=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.ask.com%2Ffr%3Fq%3Dphoto%2Bof%2Bdog%2527s%2Bbulbous%2Bgland%2B%26desturi%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.woodhavenlabs.com%252Fmales-swollen.html%26imagesrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.woodhavenlabs.com%252Fimages%252Fmale-anatomy.jpg%26thumbsrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia1.picsearch.com%252Fis%253F_x9CgzvgldR1DrVWnyp8XOLzPWHJx45ZqvcOd_Db0X0%26o%3D0%26l%3Ddir%26thumbuselocalisedstatic%3Dfalse%26thumbwidth%3D123%26thumbheight%3D128%26fn%3Dmale-anatomy.jpg%26imagewidth%3D395%26imageheight%3D410%26fs%3D38%26f%3D2%26fm%3Di%26fsel%3D2%26ftbURI%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ask.com%252Fweb%253Fq%253Dphoto%252Bof%252Bdog%252527s%252Bbulbous%252Bgland%252B%2526page%253D1%2526o%253D0%2526l%253Ddir%2526pstart%253D&qt=

[shellbell3kids300]

i just got a puppy and he has a lump next to the head of his penis it has pus coming out of it this morning anyone know what it is and what i can do? please help

[ginger899]

That lump does sound different to the one in the post before. It may be nothing to worry about, but if he's licking at it, it seems it is causing him some irritation, pain or itching. I think the best thing is to get the vet to take a look at it.

[mira259]

My puppy has a bump that looks kind of swollen beside his penis not on it. and he keeps licking it? it doesnt seem to cause him pain but i just noticed it and i dont know what it is im trying to find out? :[[[ anyone think they may have an answer?!

[ginger899]

That sounds like what the vet above just described, which is called the "Bulbus Glandis" It is a gland which swells quite large and round-ish, and is usually about half way up the dog's penis. It shows up when the dog gets an erection, and goes away when the penis goes back to flaccid again.
It does sound like this. Is that what you find happens? That it swells up, then disappears minutes or so later?
If so, that's perfectly natural and nothing to worry about at all.

The purpose of the "Bulbus Glandis" is that during mating, this gland swells, and kind of 'fixes' the penis quite firmly inside the female, while the dogs go into what is called a "tie" (when they get stuck together back-end to back-end, sometimes for up to twenty minutes)  This gives her a really good chance of getting pregnant.

[atty10]

My dogs gt 1 hard lump on the shaft of his penis wat is this

[Thomas Dock, CVJ, Vet. Technician]

No Linzi...I think what you are describing are exactly what I mentioned above...the bulbous glands of the puppy.

Obviously, I can't see the puppy, but your description is almost identical to what I see with my male puppy when he gets excited.

[Linzi466]

i too this morning noticed two small hardish lumps along side my 8month old puppies penis... they are fairly hard and much higher along side the ball sacks, i felt them to see if Alfie is in pain and he wasnt bothered at all, however when i felt them they vanished but then within 5 minutes re-appeared, is this normal or should i get him to a vet?

Thanks.