Makes sense, but the sugar concentration must be very high to induce osmosis in deep tissue? Perhaps it also seem to be also a good way to promote bacterial growth in the neather region. I wonder if salt would be a better choice.
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Makes sense, but the sugar concentration must be very high to induce osmosis in deep tissue? Perhaps it also seem to be also a good way to promote bacterial growth in the neather region. I wonder if salt would be a better choice.
Salt will actually burn tissue in high concentrations. Have you ever got salt in a wound.
Sugar is a short term solution to reduce swelling that won't burn and would be used externally. Ideally you want to keep the prolapsed tissue moist and get the prolapse reduced ASAP. Sterile KY and a trip to the vet are best if the condition persists. The sugar is to reduce the swelling in the hope that the prolapse will shrink and resolve the strangulation of the exposed tissue.
Honey has some minor antimicrobial properties. I have seen some amazing wound healing with honey in wounds that couldn't be repaired surgically.
Sugar is a short term solution to reduce swelling that won't burn and would be used externally. Ideally you want to keep the prolapsed tissue moist and get the prolapse reduced ASAP. Sterile KY and a trip to the vet are best if the condition persists. The sugar is to reduce the swelling in the hope that the prolapse will shrink and resolve the strangulation of the exposed tissue.Honey has some minor antimicrobial properties. I have seen some amazing wound healing with honey in wounds that couldn't be repaired surgically.
Virgil1972
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Salt would burn and suck all the moisture out of the tissue. Thats why people have used it to preserve meat and hides for thousands of years. This is just me but i would rather take a foot to my nether region over a cup of salt.
RescueMom
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I just had a scare with my male Panther. He was previously in bad health (long story), but he's doing amazingly well. He has put on weight and is very hydrated (those juicy hornworms).
This happened just briefly the other day. I noticed that after a pretty healthy poop he expelled a long sperm plug. After that his hemipenes stayed out, but only for a few seconds.
Today, it happened again, but this time they didn't go back in. At first they were only out partially. Then they were way out. He seemed to be dragging them around his cage. I wasn't going to let it go on to long, so I started looking on here to see what it could be, and they finally went back in.
I took a picture when it first started, and the last picture was 5 minutes later. They went back within 10 minutes. I guess they needed a good airing out
This happened just briefly the other day. I noticed that after a pretty healthy poop he expelled a long sperm plug. After that his hemipenes stayed out, but only for a few seconds.
Today, it happened again, but this time they didn't go back in. At first they were only out partially. Then they were way out. He seemed to be dragging them around his cage. I wasn't going to let it go on to long, so I started looking on here to see what it could be, and they finally went back in.
I took a picture when it first started, and the last picture was 5 minutes later. They went back within 10 minutes. I guess they needed a good airing out
