Justrace Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 What are the risks of not de sexing a dog when only one testicle has descended? Murphy is now 5 1/2 months and we're not sure if we're going to get him de-sexed at 6 months or wait a bit longer for him to mature a bit. It appears that only one of his testicles has come down & I have been told that if their not both down by the time they are 6 months they wont come down. The other issue that I have is our next door neighbour has an entire bitch, he doesn't lock her up when she is in season & doesn't plan on getting her fixed. I'm concerned that they will get to each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 You need to remove that undescended testicle, as it can become cancerous from being inside (it's warmer in there, and testicles don't like it). But you could probably wait until the dog is 12-18 months old and not have the testicle go cancerous. If you have a secure yard, you don't have to worry about your dog getting out, regardless of what your next door neighbour is doing or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 They won't get at each other if you keep your dog secure. Have the surgery to desex your dog :) Speak to your Vet about your concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 My boy had both his testes undescended and I waited until he was about 15 months to get him desexed. The vet said the testes were very small but other than that looked normal. Probably would have been fine waiting longer than that. You definitely should get the dog desexed, but I'd wait until he has finished growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluff1234 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 We had our male dog sexed in the UK at around 10mths old, both of his were undescended and he had to have quite invasive surgery to find them I was told they would turn cancerous. He was a rescue, so we had to desex him asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I waited till 9 months to desex my boy... I was planning to wait a year but I was very very lucky and the undescended testie descended so I decided to go for it whilst it was down!I was advised 12 months would be safe to wait but that testie was very very abnormal in my boy so I don't think anyone can say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 My little JS male had both retained testes. I wanted to wait until he was about 18 months but because of this had him done at 8 months, mainly because he had started marking in the house, plus didn't want to take the chance of them becoming cancerous even though I'd heard that other people had waited until a year or more. He had to have a spay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Cancer is unlikely to happen in a few months ...so, if possible let him grow and mature for a while longer :) you might like this article :) LINK Years ago we had a dog who was never castrated ..and had a retained testicle ...yes it did get cancerous - when the dog was 14 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 There is also the possibility that the bitch may get to your dog. Some girls are like that. I have one here I would get the operation done soon. Less stress on the dog younger & it has to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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