[Apollo'smom]

My boy Apollo, is now 7 months old and still has only one testicle. anyone have info on how long it takes for the second one to drop? i have to have him neutered at 1 yr old and if the 2nd one doesnt drop, he has to have stomach surgery to locate the other testicle. any info on this would be appreciated. thanks

 

[Sinister]

I know with horses it varies. I'd wait longer for sure.
Hopefully someone else has better advice!

 

[LindaH]

It is possible, but very unlikely his testicle will drop at his age or older. You should have received a price break on him because the cost of neutering is going to be higher than normal. I would use a vet familiar with stomach tacks and have that done as well since they will be in his abdomen anyway. The tack is to prevent stomach torsion in case he ever bloats. I think the techical name is gastroplexy or something similar.

 

[Murreydobe]

usually the testicles are in the scrotum by six weeks of age, and the inguinal ring starts to close around 16 weeks. while an occasional dog might have a retained testicle drop later than 16 weeks, it's not the norm and nothing i'd count on.

 

[vivienne00]

Has the vet checked to see if they can locate the retained testicle? Sometimes it is palpable and therefore, no stomach surgery is required. I have heard of testicles being manipulated down because they could be felt but hadn't dropped. It takes months to do but if that can be done, then surgery would not be invasive to get them out and off.

If stomach surgery is needed, then get the gastropexy done while it's open.

 

[Cathy43]

One of my previous dobes had one retained and DID NOT require special surgery.

 

[Apollo'smom]

one testicle

how did you get ur dog neutered, with one testicle and no stomach surgery? i spoke to breeder about this problem and she offered no kind of help. said the other 2 males in liter have same problem

 

[LindaH]

Seriously, she said that? Who is this breeder? Also very curious as to who is the sire and dam of this litter? To have all the male pups with retained testicles is either a very bad stroke of luck or poor breeding choices. Were you informed about the retained testicle before purchase?

 

[melbrod]

Has the vet checked to see if they can locate the retained testicle? Sometimes it is palpable and therefore, no stomach surgery is required. I have heard of testicles being manipulated down because they could be felt but hadn't dropped. It takes months to do but if that can be done, then surgery would not be invasive to get them out and off.

If stomach surgery is needed, then get the gastropexy done while it's open.

Just posting this again because it answers a question posted later in the thread. Sometimes a retained testicle is just in the canal right above the scrotum; sometimes it is all the way up into the abdomen. It just depends where it is what is involved in its removal.