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At what point do we give up and have CJ nutured? He is 5 months old now. My husband says to call **** Clark because he was always able to make the ball drop (LOL).
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The reason I asked was due to the increased rate of testicle cancer with an undestended testicle. I just wanted to make sure that waiting was the way to go and that this was not urgent.
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I've never heard of a puppy/young dog getting testicluar cancer.
I have only heard of it older dogs. I have even had vets tell me that it is "generally" after 8yo. (Don't know if that is true or not but that is what I was told.)
No, it is NOT urgent to have him neutered young just because he only has 1 descended.
I have only heard of it older dogs. I have even had vets tell me that it is "generally" after 8yo. (Don't know if that is true or not but that is what I was told.)
No, it is NOT urgent to have him neutered young just because he only has 1 descended.
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I agree, there is no rush. Your boy deserves the benefits of the hormones for proper growth and development, both primary and secondary. It can still drop, too. Actually, if the undescended testicle bothers you, that one can be searched for by ultrasound to make sure it is not stuck in the abdominal cavity and at the most, that being the case, remove the one.
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When Ringer's testicle didn't drop, his co-ower had me go to a lot of different vets here in Florida including a specialist. They all agreed that I could wait until he was between 18 to 24 months to have it removed without worrying about it becoming cancerous.
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Thanks everyone for the information. We just wanted to make sure we were going in the right direction for the baby.
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