http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1423922&messageid=3098 >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]