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Discussion on Bean hanging out? pics
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scooter
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 5:11 pm:
Today when I got home I went and said hello to the horses as usual, Hank had his penis hanging out and I noticed a "growth" at the tip....wasn't there a few days ago. I tried to get it out...off, but couldn't I then wondered do beans come out by themselves? or does he have a melanoma.
Called the vet and he said he was sure it probably the a bean coming out and to go take it out. First I read the article in here then proceeded to try again, this thing won't come out. Called vet again and he is coming tomorrow morning.
IS this a bean? It's pretty big!
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vickiann
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 7:06 pm:
I've removed beans so large from horses whose owners did not know about beans, that they had to be broken into several pieces to be extracted -- much larger than what I see here. But from the photos cannot determine whether an unseen bean is causing an appearance of such external protrusion. It kind of looks like there is something extra appearing here. Hope it turns out okay for you and your horse.
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scooter
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 7:31 pm:
Thanks from what I could tell it is coming from the fossa, almost exactly where Dr.O's picture puts it.
Hank hasn't been cleaned for several years as he is one of those self cleaning geldings. When he was 5 the vet checked him for a bean and there was none.
I didn't think beans came out on their own. Vet theroized that since Hank has lost a lot of weight it is working itself out? I will be curious what he says tomorrow. I will be even happier if it is gone tomorrow and save me a vet bill...if indeed it is a bean.
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hwood
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 7:51 pm:
Diane, does Hank let you handle things there?
If so, just fold the skin back from the end of his penis . . . It's like trying to turn a 1/2 an orange inside out . . . sorta . . . kinda . . . then, sometimes the bean can "pop" out a bit . . . and sometimes you can help it a bit if you can get your finger under it or behind one edge. If you can try that first, you may not need the vet.
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scooter
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 - 8:01 pm:
Holly yes I did pull it back and it seems to be attached to his skin inside. I tried gently to pry it out but it wouldn't come out...the vet said to just pull it out but I couldn't bring myself to do that. He hasn't seen it yet and I am not sure it is a bean....does it look like one? Thanks
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 - 7:14 am:
The pictures just are not clear enough to tell for sure but the one that used a flash does seem to look like a bean poking out of the urethral fossa. It is often helpful to push from behind the bean to extrude it out the opening of the fossa.
DrO
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quatro
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Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 - 10:55 am:
Hey Diane, I had Levi to the vet for dental and his foot as usual, but while he was under, I had him clean his sheath. This huge bean popped out. I was amazed. Afterward, he peed in the trailer on the way home, which he never does, peed when he got off the trailer at home, peed in his stall immediately afterward. It was almost like WOW, I can really go now. I have never checked my other horses for beans, guess I will now.
suz
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scooter
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Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 - 3:35 pm:
Well vet was out and it was a bean and he had some more inside, both the boys got a good cleaning.
Hank loved it he was making "camel" lips while the vet was cleaning him. Sam on the other hand was not thrilled. Thanks
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vickiann
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Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 - 5:15 pm:
Good news! Thanks for letting us know.
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