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I took my new whippet pup at age 7 weeks. When the breeder and I checked him over we both agreed that the scrotum contained two testicles.

The pup is now aged 11 weeks and I have just noted that only one testicle is present in the scrotum. The other testicle is palpable / discernable under the flesh within the groin area and in close proximity to the scrotum.

From your experience what is the likelyhood of this stray testicle returning to its rightfull position naturally. Can the testicle be manipulated into place?

I really have no desire to have the dog castrated despite the fact that I have had no intention to use him at stud.
 
At your pups age testicles can move up and down so I wouldn't worry too much about it at the moment. He might just have tucked it up out of the way when you were looking. So you need to check over a period of time to see if it comes down normally.

I know someone who managed to manipulate down her dogs testicle. She gave him homeopathic testoserone as well. I'm not sure if she's on this board but I'm sure that someone can give you better advice than I have. So far I haven't had this happen to me so have never had to try to manipulate one down so can't explain how to do it.
 
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My dog Montee had one that kept disappearing and as I wanted to show him I had to make sure it came down and stayed down. Several times a day I would put him in my arms upside down and with one finger gently ease the waywood teste into place ,It`s easier to show than describe! ,but its in his groin area just at the upside of his willie , if you are in the right spot you can see it to ease it down into place . If you could get someone to show you!! My husband said Montee really looked forward to the daily routine and said he had a similar problem!! :0 ,but I didn`t believe him.
 
The dogs a mono-orchid.

We have tried to manipulate one of our dogs undescended testicles down and failed. Its worth mentioning that it can take 6mths for the testicles to drop fully - we have had a few late developers. Manipulating testicles is not very pleasant for the dog and I suspect that some of those "manipulated" would have descended anyway - but you can never really know if it drops.

Superficial undescended testicles don`t really need to be removed.

There `s plenty in the archives about this - its worth doing a search.

Tony
 
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With only one testicle descended - the pup is presently a monorchid, .

This particular problem often occurs immediately following vaccination - has he recently been vaccinated?

It should be possible to encourage the testicle to descend - try gently lifting his front legs up with one hand so that he is standing almost upright on his hind legs - then just try to move the testicle down. Once it has descended - just keep him standing there for a little while. You may have to do this several times a day - but it should work eventually - and yes.... I have personally known it to work with my dog !!

It is certainly worth the effort - as you say you do not want to have him castrated, and no need to use him at stud. But if the testicle should remain where it is now - there could be trouble ahead.

So.... keep vigilant and keep moving it down - you will win in the end !!

Good luck.
 
No, no, no......cryptorchid not monorchid. "Crypt" meaning hidden. Monorchids only have one testicle in existence. It's much, much rarer.

Sorry - pet peeve :D

Another one is when people put down a dogs breeding as dam x sire instead of sire x dam.

I bet Beejay just knew I was gonna say this. :D
 
I've just been sitting here thinking that pup IS cryptorchid isn't he. Just 'cause ones gone back up doesn't mean that it doesn't exist anymore.

That following on from the idea that if you don't want to breed you should be neutured to stop your urges to mate 'cause you only want to do that because it's for breeding purposes. :D

As for dam x sires. Well did I tell you that I came across a whippet registered as pink brindle the other day? I'm still waiting for the green or purple brindled one.
 
My boy definately had 2 when I picked up from the breeder, when he went to the vets for his first injection he was convinced he only had 1 - it had basically just gone up inside, within the month there it was descended again! So don't worry just give it time as someone else rightly said it can even take up to 18 months for both to descend fully - so plenty of time yet!
 
I knew you'd be jumping up and down Judy!!!

Anyway, my advice is just keep encouraging it down, especially just before he goes to bed, so it will be in the sac with the other all night. My experience of this is limited, but it stayed down with my dog, and his brother was the same - both have 2 beauties now!!! :D
 
Hi Rothbury Terrier,

If you realy want the teste down now. Take the dog to the vet and get him bring the teste down and stitch it into place........ simple. If the teste doesn't desend by eighteen months it should be removed as they have been known to become cancerous.
 
Strictly speaking the description cryptorchid is incomplete, the dog is a uni-lateral crypto-orchid ( as opposed to a bilateral cryptorchid )

A monorchid would be taken to be a dog with only one testicle present in the scrotum, although the description would be accurate for unilateral testicular aplasia, there probably wouldn`t be many people who would think of it in this way, vets included.

Only those testicles that are abdominal are at a significantly higher risk of becoming cancerous - those past the inguinal ring are at a much lower risk. Removal of inguinal testes is a simple procedure (as opposed to abdominal testes) but of questionable need, often removed in greyhounds because it is thought they hamper cornering although there is only anecedotal evidence to support this. There is an increased risk of testicular torsion in inguinal testes although I have never heard of an example in whippets or greyhounds.

Its worth noting all intact dogs (and bitches) run a higher risk of cancer than castrated (speyed) ones.
 
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Scott`s correct, it`s bollocks - the other one isn`t missing it`s hidden. :D
 
I think the correct spelling is 'cryptorchid' and 'monorchid'.
 
Quote,

"The second concern regarding your dog's health is highly malignant prostate cancer. Virtually all malignant prostatic tumors in dogs occur in castrated dogs. Castrating your dog puts him at risk for one of the worst cancers he can get. While you remove the very slight risk of testicular cancer in castrated dogs, that's a small matter; the incidence of testicular cancer is so minimal. Also, almost all testicular cancers in dogs are benign. If we find a testicular tumor, we normally remove the testicle with the mass and leave the remaining one intact. The relative incidence and severity of the tumors of the prostate relative to tumors of the testicle makes the decision to keep your dog intact a virtual no-brainer. The information on the incidence prostatic malignancies was obtained through a very large study of the records at veterinary colleges. These findings have been published for several years.*"

Just came across this; it seems the risk of testicular cancer is very low. the risk of cryptorchid testicles becoming cancerous is about 10x - but 10x a very low risk is still a low risk, and if the cancer is benign the risk to life is low. The prostate cancer problem would certainly put me off castration for my charges, even if they were bilateral cryptorchids.

Tony
 
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Where did you get this info from Tony? I know that in the Steve Dean column (a vet who writes for Dog World) he seemed to be saying that dogs with retained testicles aren't anymore likely to develop cancer in the retained one. ie not a reason to remove it. It seems that the old viewpoint of having to have the retained testicle removed because of the risks to the dogs health is a myth.

I hope that this makes sense.
 
Beejay,

Info fron this site

Searching the web produces the 10x number from various sources, which means they all use the same study or the risk is 10x.

Our own vet is of the opinion that inguinal cryptorchids are at no greater risk of cancer in the retained testicle than those in the scrotum but those retained testes in the abdomen do have an increased risk. ( we had one of our unilateral cryptorchids operated on, so I have discussed the issue at some length)

What interested me about the prostate info was that perceived wisdom has led me to believe that intact dogs ran a higher risk of cancer than castrated ones - but this may not be the case.

The risk of testicular cancer appears to be very low in normal dogs so that increasing the risk 10x still leaves a very small risk. It would be interesting to compare the true risk of inguinal cryptorchidism to anaesthetic/operation risk.

Our lad who had the op suffers mild enuresis and I wish we haddened had it done.
 
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