The clinical report of prolapsed penis amputation in aland turtle
Male genital organ in turtles is an internal deep purple to black fleshy structure with two lobes that use in copulationand it hasn’t any role in urination. Prolapse, penile paralysis and paraphimosis are conditions affect turtle’s penis.Paraphymosis is swelling and congestion of penis caused by some factors such as stress in land turtles. It is rarein water turtles. A land turtle was referred to private small animal clinic with a history of falling in a deep wail.When he brought out of the wail, the owner noticed a swelling under his tail. There was a prolapsed deep purplemass with two lobes in anal region in clinical examinations. Dorso-ventral and lateral radiographs were taken.Radiographs showed just a soft tissue mass at the anal regions. Tentative diagnosis of the penile prolapsed weremade. The mass was removed by surgical methods and pathology diagnosed it was penis and confrmed prolapsedwith necrotic tissue of penis. Post surgical complications were anorexia, absence of defecation for fve days despiteof treatment with antibiotics therapy for 3 weeks. Appetite and defecation back to normal after removing thelegated sutures. Prolapsed of the penis can be treated by lubricating the penis and pushing it back to cloacae but inthis case surgical approach was chosen because of ischemia and necrosis.
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