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Hello Mike, It sounds like your dog has a urethral prolapse. This is where the distal part of the urethra prolapses out of the urethral opening and ends up looking like a red mass at the tip of the penis. This usually occurs when excited or when a dog gets an erection- it's an abnormal occurrance that we see mainly in brachiocephalic dogs- bulldogs are one of the main dogs that get this condition. Treatment options: 1. Push the tissue back in under anesthesia and place a suture around the urethral orifice. You can then remove this in a few days. This has the highest instance of recurrance. 2. Surgical intervention- there are two procedures commonly done- one by removing some of the tissue that is causing the mass and the other by pushing it back in and placing special sutures to keep it there. I would consult with a surgeon to do this as it's fairly delicate surgery and complications can occur leading to severe swelling and bleeding. This is usually not a life threatening condition unless it obstructs the urethral orifice not allowing him to urinate. If this were to happen, then he'd need emergency surgery. Here is a link I found when doing a search on urethral prolapse: http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Diagnotes/How-would-you-manage-a-prolapsed-urethra-in-an-Eng/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/372887 I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

Expert:	Dr. Gary
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Answered:	10/5/2009

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DVM, Emergency Veterinarian; BS (Physiology) Michigan State Univ