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by zepellin88 on 08 June 2011 - 20:06
Me and my husband finally found the perfect puppy, german working lines with a fantastic pedigree, and just yesterday we get a call from the breeder telling us the vet could only find one testicle.... he is 10 weeks old and it could still come down I guess but i was wondering if anybody else had this happen or if there was anything that could be done to fix it? We have searched for soo long for the perfect dog and we really dont want to search all over again...
by GSDNewbie on 08 June 2011 - 20:06
At ten weeks there is a great chance it will drop.
by GSDPACK on 08 June 2011 - 21:06
50-50.... a very honest answer
by Jenni78 on 08 June 2011 - 21:06
What are your plans for the dog? If not breeding, then see if the breeder will discount him and take him anyway if you like the litter that much. It's not a serious health issue- just a bummer if you wanted to breed. Sounds like you got lucky that the breeder told you about it.
I agree w/the 50-50 odds. Do some lineage research and see if monorchism runs in those lines. If not, you have a little better chance that it still may show up.
I agree w/the 50-50 odds. Do some lineage research and see if monorchism runs in those lines. If not, you have a little better chance that it still may show up.
by zepellin88 on 08 June 2011 - 21:06
Well we didnt plan on breeding him but we would have to pay for his surgery at around 7 months of age to get them both removed... and I hear thats pretty pricey, and also my vet told me to get a dog neutered that young means to pretty much take away all the testosterone and all the drive and that he would pretty much be a dud. Does anyone know when about it would show up it still has the chance too? Thanks for all the replys!
by Jenni78 on 08 June 2011 - 22:06
Why would you neuter him? One testicle would give him enough testosterone for what you want. You don't know anything yet; you don't know if it will drop or stay retained, and even if it stays retained, you don't need to get it out right away. I wouldn't be too hasty if he's the pup you really want. If I wasn't buying a breeding prospect, I really wouldn't worry about it at all. If I ever bred one w/only one testicle, I would sell it at a deeply discounted price...half, maybe. Just food for thought.
by zepellin88 on 08 June 2011 - 22:06
Well the vet told my breeder it has to come out while he is young if it doesnt he would have a great chance of getting cancer.
by crhuerta on 08 June 2011 - 22:06
You do not need to have the retained testicle removed that young.....
*We had a puppy buyer that purchased a male (the only male) from a litter of 2 pups.
The male had 1 testicle. They chose to wait until the dog was almost 15mos old to remove it (and they left the other intact). The dog is over 3 yrs old today & developed into a fine, masculine male. Aside from breeding or show....there is nothing that they cannot do with the dog....he is their companion dog anyway.
*We had a puppy buyer that purchased a male (the only male) from a litter of 2 pups.
The male had 1 testicle. They chose to wait until the dog was almost 15mos old to remove it (and they left the other intact). The dog is over 3 yrs old today & developed into a fine, masculine male. Aside from breeding or show....there is nothing that they cannot do with the dog....he is their companion dog anyway.
by zepellin88 on 08 June 2011 - 22:06
Do you know if removing the testicle would effect his drive? I planned on doing Schutzhund with him and we are training him in pp my husband is in the military.
by Jenni78 on 08 June 2011 - 22:06
There is a greatER chance of cancer if you leave it...but certainly not high enough of a risk to pull it that quick. I had a dog once w/this and the vet said if I was worried about cancer to leave it alone until he was middle-aged, old enough that his risk factors increased, but young enough that he wouldn't have a hard time with surgery.
I totally agree w/Robin. There is NOTHING this pup can't do.
I totally agree w/Robin. There is NOTHING this pup can't do.
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