Dear List Members: I need some help regarding a possible topical diaper ointment poisoning with my one year old male dog. He has been leaving the tip of his private out of his sheath and the end of it has gotten red and swollen from him licking it. My Vet said that I could use neosporin ointment on the penis and I have, but it is still red. The Vet, also said, if the dog did not stop licking the penis that is causing the redness and swelling that he would have a Surgeon put a stitch in the end of it to barely close the end, to keep the penis in, but allow him to still be able to urinate. Because the tip of his penis was so fiery red, I thought about using the Grand babies Desitin diaper rash ointment because he was so red. I was thinking, it works when the Grand babies bottoms are so red, and was hoping that it would help my dog, anything before having to have a Surgeon sew his sheath shut on the end. The Desitin is mainly zinc oxide and I was not thinking about Jake licking the ointment off and ingesting it. I was thinking about how I wanted to help the redness go away. Today was the first day I used the desitin on him, & now he has started vomiting. I am very concerned and would appreciate any medical advice you could provide me with as far as what to do now to stop the vomiting. My dog's Breeder and our Guardian Angel is out of the Country right now and I usually seek medical advice from her. Again, any advice given to help my dog Jake will be deeply appreciated. Thank You, Francine Francine D. Martin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================