UPDATE for: How to up a male's sperm cell count - Page 1

Hi all, well my friend took her stud to another repo vet, and here's the report that came back, "550,000 total (he turned 6 in July) 50% dead Of the 50% left... for some reason 20% are not good. So that leaves 30% good" So, does anybody have any more suggestions of things we might be able to try? Any help at all is greatly appreciated, Krista blueskyekennels@msn.com

I think that I mentioned this before; but is the dog in a hot environment? Are the ligaments that support his testicles working properly? Bob-O

Hi Bob-O, Nope, my friend lives in Michigan, and here in Michigan, we don't usually get above 100 degrees F. The winters are cold, but as far as I know, like myself, she keeps her dogs inside, or at least warm. I'm assuming yes the ligaments are working okay, otherwise the first and second vet would've mentioned it, right? Don't know the vets personally, but I'm assuming that if there was a ligament problem, one if not both of them would've noticed right? She took her stud to two different repo vets, just for the record.

I had a similar exerience witrh a male. When i had him collect and frozen at 5 years of age, his count was below normal. It turned out he had prostatitis, was treated with the approporiate antibiotic and his count went back up. He sired 3 litters after that.

Hi there Blitzen Turns out they just put the male on antibiotics! Great, this is EXCELLENT news, I am so very much hoping this will work, as the stud dog is extreamly valuble, he is out of Grafental bloodlines, and has a nice pedigree, if his numbers get up, and he produces a litter, I just may use him for my own female!

By those numbers there are still 180,000 little critters looking to fertilize between 1 and 12 or so eggs. Is that not enough on the front lines? LOL What is a normal sperm count for a dog that age? Is the dog being used regularly as a stud or not? I think that would have some influence on count and mobility, expecially at 6 years of age. Stephen

just to back up how important it is that the male is used or collected a time or two before semen quality is "tested" - I had a young male (2 years old) never bred - returned to me due to being too aggressive/serious for his pet home. I sent him to a friend of mine for PP training then he would sell the dog for that purpose. The dog had never been bred or collected before. He had the dog sold and took him to the vet to check everything including semen quality - it was zero, or very bad. Friend called me upset about that - may have lost the sale due to this (very nice dog, possibly would be bred). He took the dog to a repro specialist, who said the semen was very low motility. I told him to wait a week and take him back for another test before giving up the sale. He did, and surprise surprise - semen quality was "excellent" - molly

Well in Michigan his testicles should not be too hot, so that's not it. If he were human he would be asked to stop smoking and drinking and start wearing boxer shorts; but I don't these are issues either unless he's a real party animal. Maybe he needs to be exposed to an in-season bitch and ejaculated once weekly for two (2) or three (3) weeks. Past decent nutrition, I have nothing else to offer. Bob-O

Bob-O, I guess there is nothing to do...suggestions were made, and offered to the vet, and what he has decided to do, is keep him on vitamin E, and start giving him some antibiotics, and keep periodically checking. I guess some males were born to stud, and some were born to be a great family dog, nothing more, nothing less. Thanks bob-o, I'll tell his owner to switch him over to boxers instead of briefs, lol!