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My dog's swollen penis has maggots and foul odor. What should I do?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered

My 3yr old German shepherd has swollen balls and penis with a foul oder dripping from his penis lots of infetshen also could this be cancer and has maggets in a wond on side of shaft what can I do

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Most Helpful Answer

Jeffrey Milner

Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on June 14th, 2017

If you are seeing insect activity on Judge's body, whether it is the penis or anywhere else, there is an extreme infection and necrotic tissue that needs to be debrided by a veterinarian. This is not something that should wait until tomorrow and should likely be dealt with this evening at an emergency facility. The foul odor you are smelling is not the penis itself, but the infection and toxins that are being released from it. The vet is going to have to investigate what has happened, in terms of an underlying cause for the swelling and necrosis. As for cancer, it is impossible to know this without diagnostic testing from a veterinarian. Cancer of the genital organs in a young dog would be somewhat uncommon but not impossible.
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  • Answered By Rebecca, DVM

    Veterinarian

    If there is an open wound and maggots Judge needs to be seen by a veterinarian ASAP. This could be injury, infection, cancer. There is no way to know without an exam. But he needs to be seen as this may cause him to become septic and die. Maggots in any wound are severe and require treatment.

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