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>My four-year-old "adrenal" (neutered) male assumed a peculiar posture on
>the floor: he was sitting on his haunches with his hind legs straight
>ahead of him, his back hunched over and it appeared that he was licking
>his "privates." When I picked him up he had what I assume was an
>erection.  Neither my S.O. nor I have seen this among the increased
>sexual functioning in other boys with adrenal disease--has anyone else?
>(No fluids present or other anomalies noticed.)  He will be getting
>adrenal surgery ASAP, but is there anything else of clinical significance
>of which I should be aware?
 
Dear Y - this also may be a sign of dysuria - difficult urinating.  This
is a potentially life-threatening problem, as a result of prostatic
swelling and cyst formation under the effect of the estrogens from the
adrenal.  Good that he is getting the surgery ASAP.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 4042]