Cash's big day!

Today we'll find out if Cash is all testosterone or if he has a feminine side :) I dropped him off at Companion on the way into the office and he was not happy to be at the vet! In medical talk here are the findings of the VMRCVM. Basically he has a birth defect (the penis positioning, how it works, etc) and there's a chance he's a hermaphrodite.

Diagnoses: unilateral cryptorchid, persistent penile frenulum with paraphimosis
Physical Examination Findings: The penis is directed caudally. There is a large persistent penile frenulum with paraphimosis of the penis.
Case Outcome: This is an unusual presentation, and we are uncertain as to Cash's secondary sexual characteristics. As he is cryptorchid, an abdominal surgery would allow further evaluation as well as surgical management. At the same time as his neutering, the persistent penile frenulum should be transected. It is our hope that once the frenulum has been transected, his penis and prepuce will develop normally and resolve the paraphimosis. However, please bear in mind that if the paraphimosis is persistant, additional surgery may be required.

Here are some before pics that might make more sense. You can see the positioning. Notice his penis stays out and forms a little bulb. There's a skin attachment that prevents it from moving in the prepuce normally.

Poor guy sits right on it, that can't be comfy.

A couple underside pics.

Poor little guy. He doesn't know anything is wrong. He thinks it's normal to squat and pee backwards between your legs :) Even though his butt may not be cute - his face certainly is! He has the sweetest personality :)

Here he is during his first river swim! We had to drag him in!