Our dogs balls haven't dropped yet?

Question

We have a king charles cavalier and hes balls havent dropped yet? We were told by the vet when we took him there when he was about 3 or 4 months old that they havent dropped and they could be retained. She said if they are retained they will have to be removed but will give him some time to see what happens. A friend is a bit suspicious of the vet as she says they can take a while to drop, maybe as long as 9 to 12 months so told us to wait as 4 months was to early to tell.

What bothers me with the vet is she seemed keen to get him castrated and advised us to to it even when he was a small puppy at 6 weeks old!. She said she wouldnt advise us breeding him as lots of dogs end up in homes? < even though he is pedigree and i have never seen one in a home >.

Hes 8 months now and they havent dropped and i know this is too long but i dont trust the vet anywys as shes always been keen to give him the snip advising us at such an early age, obviously to make money.

If anyone else has shared a similar experience i would be pleased to have some advice.

Answer 1

IF YOU ARE NOT AN EDUCATED EXPERIENCED BREEDER THEN JUST GET YOU PET NEUTERED CAUSE YES EVEN PUREBREDS END UP IN SHELTERS AND ARE EUTHANIZED EVERYDAY!!! IF YOUR THINKING OF TRYING TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS THEN GET A PART TIME JOB. PLUS IT IS ULTIMITLY HEALTHIER FOR YOUR PET TO HAVE HIM NEUTERED.  

Answer 2

If a male dog has none or only one t******e he should be neutered immediately, as soon as he is old enough to handle the surgery.

Retained testicles are not normal, and are caused by a genetic defect and can cause many problems inside the body and one of them problems can be cancer. If your vet did not tell you this then yes you need to get a different vet. Also you can&#039;t breed him anyway cause the normal body temperature kills the sperm and if they are not on the outside of his body then they won&#039;t stay cool. So she was right about getting him neutered.

At 4 months old you should already be seeing signs of them. Just get him fixed.

Also the vet should have been able to check him. He is old enough for her to tell if they are going to drop or not.

Answer 3

neutering is good for dogs it prevents cancer and some bad behaviors like running away from home because it smells a female in season

yes there are alot of dogs in shelters due to overpopulation

Just get your pooch neutered if one is retained in him it could cause cancer, at least thats what they told my aunt about her 3 y/o yorkie she just got. so get him neutered =]

Answer 4

usually you leave it until the puppy is a year old, retained testicles can still drop up to a year but if they don&#039;t then you do need to get him neutered as they can twist and cause the dog a lot of pain, most vet will advise a dog to be neutered it is better for a dog in the long run, pedigree or not there are still a lot of dogs in homes so you can&#039;t blame your vet for trying to promote a responsible attitude to neutering, she is not trying to rip you off just giving advise, if your dogs testicles have not dropped by a year old you will have to get him neutered, we had a dog with a retained t******e and it did not drop so he was neutered, i&#039;m afraid it sometimes happens

Answer 5

Your vet is right.  Dogs can be neutered as long as they are 2 pounds and 2 months old.  Your vet is also right that your dog doesn&#039;t deserve to be bred just because of a &quot;pedigree&quot;.  I have a house full of purebred dogs, and I guarantee none of them are worthy of being bred.  If by 8 months, the testicles have not descended, it&#039;s time to go ahead with the neuter.  Your vet is not recommending neutering to make money-she&#039;s recommending it because it&#039;s the responsible thing to do (and she&#039;d likely make more in the long run off a dog that was UN-altered, as they are more likely to encounter more health problems in the long run).

Answer 6

it can take up to 12 years but...

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Answer 7

I&#039;d just suggest getting him clipped. If he breeds to another dog they could be mutts OR purebreds and there are plenty of both in shelters.  If you really don&#039;t want to get him fixed then just give him time. Some dogs really do take a year to descend. If you really think they&#039;re NOT going to descend, then just get him fixed and stop worrying. :)

Answer 8

It&#039;s not unusual for them not to have descended yet.  Some dogs can go up to 12 months before this happens.  

I&#039;m afraid I don&#039;t go along with this new  trend of having puppies castrated at the tender age of 6 weeks old.  In my humble opinion this is barbaric.

If it has to be done then at least allow the dog to have its puppyhood and have it castrated when it reaches maturity, when it is about 8/9 months old.

Give your dog up to 12 months and if his testes haven&#039;t descended by that time then you can review the situation and decide on the best course of action to take.  Good luck.

Answer 9

Just get the dog fixed and stop worrying about the vet&#039;s motivations. If you don&#039;t like the vet get a new one, either way get the dog fixed.

Answer 10

If the t******e(s) hasn&#039;t dropped by 5 months, it probably isn&#039;t going to. Retained testicles ar a high risk of cancer or tumors.

A snippet from the link below:

Proper descent of testicles is an inherited condition, and all AKC breed standards disqualify cryptorchids. Thus, a cryptorchid dog is never a breeding animal. and dogs with undescended or &#039;&#039;high flank&#039;&#039; testicles should be neutered. This removes all chance of testicular tumors