Dave the duck has been getting a little too frisky with the ladies.

The drake has been so busy getting some tailfeather with his female counterparts, Dora, Edith and Freda, that he ended up injuring himself and getting a gnarly infection in the process, the U.K. Mirror reports.

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The duck’s owner, Josh Watson, said Dave mates up to 10 times a day.

Dave was prescribed antibiotics and Watson has to wash the duck’s pecker daily. But the owner found it to be a challenging chore as the randy waterfowl kept trying to sex up the other ducks.

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According to the Mirror, veterinarians believe the only thing to tame the duck and get rid of the infection was to remove Dave’s penis — leaving about a one-centimetre stub behind.

Veterinarian Sonya Miles operated on Dave. She told the Mirror “overuse” of the duck’s penis caused it to prolapse, which led to an injury and later infection.

After undergoing the procedure, Watson said Dave is doing well but not happy about things.

“I think he feels pretty upset about it,” said Watson. “I think he’s a nymphomaniac. He’s got a high sex drive basically. So I think that’s what caused it (infection).”

Watson noted while ducks are frisky only during mating season, Dave doesn’t seem to ever want to calm down, wanting to have sex year-round.

Dave can still urinate after the procedure as duck penises are used strictly for mating.

While Dave won’t be able to breed anymore, Miles said the surgery won’t have too much impact on the animal’s future.

“He’ll definitely still try to mate. It’s not going to stop him,” she said.