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A sex-mad duck from Torquay has had surgery to remove his penis because of his over-enthusiastic mating.

Poor Dave the Duck lives with three females - Dora, Freda and Edith. Owner Josh Watson, 39, noticed that his pecker was infected in October and took him to a local vet who gave antibiotics, painkillers and a daily wash for the 'traumatised' member.

But despite the medicines the problem got worse. Dave the drake refused to curtail his duties and heroically kept on paying way too much attention to his female friends - ten times a day or more with each of the three until the tip turned black and began to die off.

In the end Dave had to undergo surgery at a specialist veterinary hospital in Bristol. Highcroft Rabbit, Small Mammal and Exotic Vets explained: "A duck's penis is only used for mating, not urination. So Dave underwent surgery to remove his penis."

(Image: Highcroft Rabbit, Small Mammal & Exotic Vets)

Since his return from Bristol, Dave the duck has been separated from his peers and has made a full recovery after his operation. But Josh says that Dave has 'lost his will' since having his manhood removed.

Josh said: "He's doing well now, he's pretty resilient for a duck. The only drawback is that he has lost his will. I think it makes him pretty upset.

"He tries to pair a lot with his female companions. Every chance he can get. I'd say between five and ten times a day, maybe more.

"It does not stop all year round. In the winter it is meant to calm down. The ducks stop laying eggs, but he doesn't stop mating. He just goes on.

"He tries on every available opportunity, but sometimes he is rejected."

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(Image: Highcroft Rabbit, Small Mammal & Exotic Vets)

Highcroft said: "Dave the duck was referred to us recently after he got himself into a little pickle.

"Dave lives with lots of females and he pays a lot of attention to his females. This resulted in his penis become traumatised and infected.

"A duck's penis is only used for mating, not urination. So Dave underwent surgery to remove his penis.

"He went home the same day and was given strict instructions to stay away from his lady friends until he has recovered."

They posted pictures of poor Dave showing how they cared for him under anaesthesia: "We are using a Doppler on his ulnar vein (wing) to monitor his pulse rate, as well as a capnograph to monitor his breathing. A pulse oximeter was placed on his foot to measure his oxygen saturation."

Commenting on the vet's Facebook post Kathryn Fraser said: "Poor Dave. What an awesome name for a duck though. He sounds like a total ledge. Hope he's feeling better."

Another duck owner said: “Poor Dave! After my drake died my lady ducks missed him so much they started taking turns with each other!

“I bet Dave still goes through the motions, just with no ducky dicky.”

While a second said: “Oh Dave,” with several face-palm emojis.