Male 24 lbs 1-4 years old Stray at Denton Shelter Good markings Neutered Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/lyme/erlichia Negative!!! Cats - Interested, but not aggressive to my outside cats who didn't run. Children - not tested House trained - Seems to be trained to the doggie door Crate trained - yes Other Dogs - Good SPECIAL NEEDS - HYPOSPADIAS!

This gorgeous guy was a stray at the Denton Shelter. Several people signed up to adopt him and no one turned up when it was time to bail him out of the shelter. So they called me and I came and got him. No one noticed that he had deformed privates at the shelter until after I got him and was walking him out as I just look to see if they are purebred and we will work on whatever needs worked on when we get them home. I was walking him out to the car and allowed him to sniff to take a pee on the way. He lifted his leg like any normal little guy. I was standing behind him and all of a sudden I was peed upon. Then I proceeded to look at his waterworks and realized that he was hypospadias. We have had several puppies with this problem in the past, but this is the first adult we have rescued.

What is Hypospadias? Hypospadias is a birth defect of the external genitalia where there is an abnormally placed urinary opening. Instead of opening at the tip of the penis like normal, it will open anywhere along a line running from the tip of the penis anywhere back to the anus. Basically what happens during fetal growth the urogenital folds fail to fuse and the urethra doesn't complete it's developement to the end of the penis. This condition is supposed to be rare (but we have had 4 cases in 10 years) and why it happens is unclear. The different types of Hypospadias are called glandular, penile, scrotal, perineal, and anal according to the placement of the urethra's opening. It can be classified as mild, moderate or severe. In severe cases, lesions and such as underdevelopment or absence of the penis, failure of fusion of the scrotum, and failure of the urethra to close in the anal area may be seen.Corrective surgery is usually done in moderate or severe urethral defects. Animals with this defect may show ascending urinary tract infections. Other things seen with hypospadias are retained testicles, kidney problems, bone or anorectal defects, umbilical hernias, urinary incontinence and urine scalding of the skin. Animals with this defect may have urinary tract infections.

As you can see from the photos, Jacke pees from an opening at the back. He does require wiping if you want to keep his behind from scalding from the pee that drips down and it looks like he wasn't wiped by previous owners. I would suggest putting a little vaseline on the bald seam area to help prevent scalding as well. Everything was open from the testicles forward. Dr. Cindy removed the nonfunctional penis, testicles and sewed the area back up since he obviously was urinating just fine even if it is in a strange place. No sense in possibly messing up a working plumbing system. As you can see from the photos there is a small hole there that was from the drainage tube I took out after the required number of days. That will grow back together in a week or so.

Jack is a GORGEOUS dog. He just has some plumbing irregularities. He is well behaved and doesn't jump all over you. Jack knows how to sit, likes to go for rides in the van and is good in a crate. Jack gets along well with the other dogs here and is fine with cats. He is a precious boy whose owner's didn't bother to come looking for him when he got lost. Whoever gets this boy is gonna be very pleased with him as he is a lover and settles into a new routine quickly.

PHOTOS BELOW ARE GRAPHIC!
DO NOT LOOK If things like that bother you!

As always, we are short on funds due to the huge influx of special needs and rescue dogs that have come in this year. So if you would like to contribute to Jack Daniels' care and vet bill, please feel free to use paypal for your payment or you can mail the payment to my vet with the notation "American Boston Terrier Rescue - Jack Daniels " to:

Cynthia Westbrook DVM.
822 N. Grand Ave.
Gainesville, TX 76240

Thank you for your assistance for this very special boy.