willis08 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Is cryptorchidism hereditary ? if a male pup at 14 weeks has not got both testicles, will / can they drop when the pup is older ? Is it a major operation to have a male nuetered if only one testicle is present ? Thanks in advance for any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) Is cryptorchidism hereditary ? if a male pup at 14 weeks has not got both testicles, will / can they drop when the pup is older ? Is it a major operation to have a male nuetered if only one testicle is present ? Thanks in advance for any info. It is hereditary, that's why dogs with it are not recommended for breeding. 14 weeks is too early to tell. I think if it is not down by 6-8 months there is a chance it will never happen. Maybe even later, I am not sure. If the testicle remains in the tube, it is more complicated surgery and it costs more. And here you actually don't have a choice to desex or not, because such testicle have a big chance of developing tumors. If it is you dog, it is too early to worry. I read somewhere that there is chance to manually manipulate the testicle down into the scrotum. Like pushing it down or something. Edited March 30, 2009 by felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Is cryptorchidism hereditary ? if a male pup at 14 weeks has not got both testicles, will / can they drop when the pup is older ? Is it a major operation to have a male nuetered if only one testicle is present ? Thanks in advance for any info. Dependant on the reason why they have not dropped. There may be obstruction ie. they might be buried in fat or other fibrous tissue, the cord may not be long enough, the testicles may not be devloping normally, - lots of reasons. If the dog is a pet only, give him till 6 months then desex, if a show dog, hold your breath and hope for the best Some dogs mature later than others. The vet won't know till he opens the dogs up, (unless he can easily feel the testicle in the groin or abdomen), how difficult it may be to find it. If they haven't dropped and you have chosen to desex, I'd be getting a reproductive specialist to operate, rather than GP vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Is cryptorchidism hereditary ? if a male pup at 14 weeks has not got both testicles, will / can they drop when the pup is older ? Is it a major operation to have a male nuetered if only one testicle is present ? Thanks in advance for any info. Dependant on the reason why they have not dropped. There may be obstruction ie. they might be buried in fat or other fibrous tissue, the cord may not be long enough, the testicles may not be devloping normally, - lots of reasons. If the dog is a pet only, give him till 6 months then desex, if a show dog, hold your breath and hope for the best Some dogs mature later than others. The vet won't know till he opens the dogs up, (unless he can easily feel the testicle in the groin or abdomen), how difficult it may be to find it. If they haven't dropped and you have chosen to desex, I'd be getting a reproductive specialist to operate, rather than GP vet. Curious as to why would you suggest a Repo Vet? All the Vets I have worked with have had no problems locating and removing undescended testicles, it is not exactly an uncommon condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wajoma's Aussies Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 sorry for hijacking the thread, but i have a question in regard to cryptorchidism is it an undecended testicle, or is the dog only born with one testicle .. (aka, no matter how hard you hunt, you'll never find it.) is there 2 seperate conditions which are both lumped under the term cryptorchidism or is there always another one which if hunted for, will be found during surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Cryptorchid is retained testicle. Monorchid is one testicle. Unilateral or bilateral cryptorchidism is a lot more common in dogs than monorchidism. If the testicle is retained but outside the inguinal canal, the removal is a simple operation. If it is retained up higher (and it could be up as high as the kidneys), then you have a choice. Go to a normal vet, who will open up the dog and keep cutting until he finds it. Or get an ultrasound done to locate the testicle, and removal via laparoscopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMum Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Willis, Our boy had cryptorchidism and our vet had no problems desexing him when he was 8MO. The vet said that if the other teste hadn't dropped by then, it wasn't goting to. At 14 weeks, I would wait to see if the conditions rights itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Age Outlaw Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Willis, Our boy had cryptorchidism and our vet had no problems desexing him when he was 8MO. The vet said that if the other teste hadn't dropped by then, it wasn't goting to. At 14 weeks, I would wait to see if the conditions rights itself. I think it's not common, but I had a cryptorchid dog who had one drop at the at of 12 months! I had long given up hope of seeing any, and then one day there it was! I was so excited I took a photo of it (no wonder OH thinks I'm nuts! ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wajoma's Aussies Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 ah .. thanks Greymate New Age Outlaw - haha .. 'nuts' ... nice pun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Age Outlaw Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 New Age Outlaw - haha .. 'nuts' ... nice pun :rolleyes: Oops! Didn't even see that - too late at night! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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