Kraftwerk K9 Problems Cryptorchid

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by Ryanhaus on 10 January 2011 - 21:01

This may have no truth to it at all, but I had heard somewhere that when a male pup is shipped on an air plane, sometimes his testicles can be down, but can get sucked back up due to the high altitude, and may not come back down.

I don't ship pups, so I don't have any personal experience to this.

What do you guys think, how far fetched does that sound?

by Red Sable on 10 January 2011 - 23:01

LOL, sounds like a clever breeder excuse.

by malndobe on 11 January 2011 - 00:01

Although it's normal for a puppies testicles to yo-yo around 8 weeks (the normal shipping age), I've never heard of a pup sucking them back up and them not coming back down because of altitude. I've shipped many male pups over the years, and only the one I mentioned previously in this thread ended up not having both come down. I don't think that had anything to do with shipping, it just happened.

Something else to just throw out in this thread, just because we are talking testicles doesn't mean it's always the sire who is responsible. The dam can be the one carrying the problem, but the genes would never express themselves with her, since she doesn't have testicles (obviously).

by beetree on 11 January 2011 - 00:01

It must be some kind of wicked G-Force pulling them into the vortex!

I think somebody might be pulling your leg mirasmom...

by OORAH on 03 February 2011 - 18:02

I have a problem with Kraftwerk K9. I was shipped a GS pup with Inquinal Hernia and cant get the problem resolved.

After surfing the inter net we are not alone

Please contact me by Email.

by Louise M. Penery on 03 February 2011 - 21:02

Is your pup a complete chyptorchid or a monorchid (only one testicle descended)?

by Mystere on 03 February 2011 - 23:02

Quote:"I have a problem with Kraftwerk K9. I was shipped a GS pup with Inquinal Hernia and cant get the problem resolved.

After surfing the inter net we are not alone"

Not a slam or anything, but WHY didn't you research the kennel (any kennel) on-line before-hand? Just curious. For future reference, please check the "Buyer Beware" thread on this site. Just plug in the topic title in the search function.

by nonacona60 on 04 February 2011 - 04:02

I have noticed that this problem is more often seen with German workingline pedigrees, than with my experiences with American showline dogs from the past...That is just my observation....

Also Malndobe, I totally agree with you that its not only the sire that could be responsible, the dam is 50% also responsible....Funny how it seems that the first question people always ask is," Who's the sire?"

by Pharaoh on 04 February 2011 - 04:02

I think it would depend on whether the gene is carried on the X or Y chromosome. If it is carried on the Y, then only the father can transmit it.

Michele

PS. I did a bit of googling and contacted some of the unhappy puppy buyers from Kraftwerk. So, I did not even visit there. I continued up to Jean Schrader and to Julie Marlow where I can say that both places were excellent and I would buy a puppy from either. Trust but verify. (There was another kennel I visited that was shockingly substandard so I won't mention their name.)

by OORAH on 07 February 2011 - 22:02

Not a slam or anything, but WHY didn't you research the kennel (any kennel) on-line before-hand? Just curious. For future reference, please check the "Buyer Beware" thread on this site. Just plug in the topic title in the search function.

Three and half years ago purchased a dog and had no problem. So left my guard down

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