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First- pls note that this is NOT my animal, I would take it to the vet, it belongs to a coworker's daughter. It's (obviously a male leo that has swollen hemipene area. One side looks infected from the pic he sent me. I told him to get it off sand and onto paper towel right away and to wash the area as often as possible. Can any suggest anything else that may be helpful? Does anyone know what this is? I was thinking maybe a prolapse that sorted itself out but got infected in the process.

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"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it."

can't see the picture. but it sounds infected and if so he needs antibiotics which means a vet.

I agree. oral or injected antibiotics are probably neccesary here. I can't see the pics either. I would recommend a warm water soak of the area followed by antibiotic cream. Put him on paper towels, and do get him in. pic would help
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I can't see the picture, but if what you mean by prolapsed and the abdomen is distended and the leo was on sand, I think I can help. It may be a serious impaction. That same situation happened to me in November. The leo will definitely need to see a vet, there really isn't anyway around that. The vet can prescribe medications that will help, and you won't be able to get them over the counter. In the meantime, all you really can do is soak it in warm water and get it off the sand immediately.
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Hope this works. The abdomen is fine it's just the hemipenal area...

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"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it."

well the right bulge does look inflamed. and what's the brown on the left one? feces? substrate? You're probably right about prolapse/dirty/correcting itself. But really he should be at the vet right now.