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Old June 2nd 09, 09:56 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
sionnach
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Default My experience with female dog in heat


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A broken penis??? Double the dose of your medications you delusional
freaks.



Yes, a broken penis, O Ignorant One.

The males of many mammal species, including canines, have a "baculum" aka
"os penis" - a small bone in the penis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_penis

Like any other bone, the os penis can get broken, and the most common cause
of a fractured os penis is mating; for domestic dogs, this is most likely to
occur if something goes wrong during the tie.

And a fractured os penis, in addition to being painful, can be
life-threatening if it lacerates and/or obstructs the urethra; even if it
doesn't, it often requires surgery to correct. In some cases, the penis
actually has to be amputated to enable the dog to urinate.
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/sa..._33/33mast.htm - scroll
down to "fractures of the os penis".