A paralyzed Arkansas man had one of his testicles eaten by his pet dog while he was asleep.

At 7:45 a.m. Monday, the unnamed 39-year-old Trumann man said he was awakened by a "burning pain" and realized his blood-covered dog had eaten one of his testicles, the police report said.

Police said the man told them he sleeps in the nude and has no feeling from the waist down, KAIT-TV Region 8 reports.

The "small, white, fluffy" dog was a stray the man had taken in three weeks earlier. He was unsure if the dog had been vaccinated. It has been euthanized and the department of health is testing the dog for rabies.

The man was taken to hospital for treatment.