Cryptorchism

[Trish]

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cryptorchidism......sorry spelt wrong on title

does anyone have any advise or experience on this condition,as we have just found out our little kiplin as it.

with us never having a male dog before we never thought to check and when we got him home thought they would appear as he got older,it wasnt until i read a little on testicles in pups that i relised there was something wrong.

would like some advise please,kiplin is 6 months old on the 1st jan.

 

[wigglesworth]

I don't have any advice to give you but I can say that our first whippet had the condition and was with us for 18 1/2 wonderful years. He had his testes removed early on, and as far as I could tell he didn't miss them! :luck: with the gorgeous Kiplin. :huggles:

 

[Trish]

I don't have any advice to give you but I can say that our first whippet had the condition and was with us for 18 1/2 wonderful years. He had his testes removed early on, and as far as I could tell he didn't miss them!  :luck: with the gorgeous Kiplin.  :huggles:

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at what age did you have him operated on,do you have to wait until he is matured or wouldnt it matter.

we will be going to talk to the vet when he as his 6 months check

 

[wigglesworth]

This is going years back when I was a teenager so I'm a bit fuzzy on the details! We homed him as a 12 month old and he had the op soon after that. :thumbsup:

 

[jas328sport]

we recently had the same worry about our zuki but luckily his 2nd appeared about 2 hours after the vet had finished examining him and telling us that he couldnt feel it and didnt think it was going to make an appearance :- "

whilst discussing the options with our vet he said that with most dogs the op needs doing pretty early but because whippets are so laid back there isnt any need to hurry and suggested that as long as we had it done before he was 2 then that would be fine.

 

[saraquele]

i dont have any advice but :luck: with little kiplin , wouldnt rush into anything , ive heard they can be a problem in later life but i doubt you have to rush in very soon :huggles:

 

[jas328sport]

ive heard they can be a problem in later life but i doubt you have to rush in very soon  :huggles:

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when i asked why it needed to be removed i was told that if not removed it can turn cancerous later on.

 

[gilliwigs]

Our first whippet Josh had this and I seem to remember he had it done round about 6 months on the vet's recommendation. But I could be wrong and it was later - can't remember!

But I do remember what a wimp he was at the vets. :wacko: We were told we would be able to fetch him home about 3-4pm but we got a phone call at 1pm pleading with us to come and pick him up as he was making such a racket with his howling!! Typical whippet. :- " :huggles:

Good luck with Kiplin.

 

[doris]

ah, poor Kips

can't offer any advice other than take your time, cos until you decide to it done, they ain't going anywhere :- "

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[jayp]

i had a rescue whippet with this when he came to me at 18 months old. idid have him castrated soo afterwards and he lived till nearly fourteen with no probs. ido think you should discuss with your vet and if poss leave untilhe is over 18 months as they do not fully mature mentally and physically if castrated when too young. neither would i have a bitch routinely spayed until after her first or if poss 2nd season for the same reasons. your vet may well not agree with this view but as problems donot usually arise until later i do not see any reason to rush.Hope this is of some help and :luck: jan

 

[Trish]

i had a rescue whippet with this when he came to me at 18 months old. idid have him castrated soo afterwards and he lived till nearly fourteen with no probs. ido think you should discuss with your vet and if poss leave untilhe is over 18 months as they do not fully mature mentally and physically if castrated when too young. neither would i have a bitch routinely spayed until after her first or if poss 2nd season for the same reasons. your vet may well not agree with this view but as problems donot usually arise until later i do not see any reason to rush.Hope this is of some help and  :luck:   jan

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i too agree with bitch speying too young,i had two done on the same day,one had had one season and was 16 months old,and the other one hadnt and she was 6 months old,and the difference between their recovery was big the youngest been a lot longer to get over the op and she as just gone two years old now and is just starting to settle down,she was very puppy like before that.

 

[jeanyg]

Both my whippets had this....just proves I can't choose a man with ba**s (w00t)

My rescue whippet who the RSPCA thought was castrated...well I noticed a bulge in his groin....turns out one was in the groin, the other which hadn't developed properly was up behind his bladder :- "

He was approx 4-6 years when I got him and nearly 5 years later he is fine )

The vet said he was more than likely infertile.

My second whip was from a breeder and one stayed up in his groin.....he was bout a year old when he had his op and he is now 4 and fine as well.

Not sure what to advice...I was happy to follow my vet....and had no intention of breeding from my boys. Not sure wether you should breed from a dog with this condition...or even if it is hereitory (sp)

The thought that they may get cancer later was a worry.....but then saying that my rescue was ok :unsure:

Good luck :luck:

 

[Trish]

Both my whippets had this....just proves I can't choose a man with ba**s (w00t) My rescue whippet who the RSPCA thought was castrated...well I noticed a bulge in his groin....turns out one was in the groin, the other which hadn't developed properly was up behind his bladder :- "

He was approx 4-6 years when I got him and nearly 5 years later he is fine )

The vet said he was more than likely infertile.

My second whip was from a breeder and one stayed up in his groin.....he was bout a year old when he had his op and he is now 4 and fine as well.

Not sure what to advice...I was happy to follow my vet....and had no intention of breeding from my boys. Not sure wether you should breed from a dog with this condition...or even if it is hereitory (sp)

The thought that they may get cancer later was a worry.....but then saying that my rescue was ok  :unsure:

Good luck :luck:

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ive read you should not breed from these dogs as they will pass the genes on,also read that when the testicles are retained they will be at a higher temperature than in the scrotum in which the sperm would not be alive so would be sterile.

 

[Happy Humber]

My Whip had this problem he had his op at a year old . It depends where the retained testicles are ie are they in the groin or much further up. My boy had one in the groin and one up near the kidneys, no chance of it dropping at all so he had his op done. However if they are there or there abouts there is a chance they may still drop so as well to wait until two years old before having the op.

 

[Blossom]

Were you wanting to show Kiplin? I am sorry but I don't have any advice to offer you.

 

[Trish]

Were you wanting to show Kiplin?  I am sorry but I don't have any advice to offer you.

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no we wasnt going to show him he was always just going to be a pet though he will do some lure coursing when the season starts again,i just want plenty of advise so we have a better understanding of when to have the op done and what to expect really.the one thing about getting a male this time was because we have had 5 bitches throughout our married life and ive had them all speyed,and on the day of their ops im the worst person to be around im so anxious for them to the point of getting upset,im terrible until there back with me safe and sound,so this time we decided on a male ,great no op or so i thought but now this and it as made my heart sink again as it was unexpected and my little man as to go through it.

 

[jue332]

Were you wanting to show Kiplin?  I am sorry but I don't have any advice to offer you.

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no we wasnt going to show him he was always just going to be a pet though he will do some lure coursing when the season starts again,i just want plenty of advise so we have a better understanding of when to have the op done and what to expect really.the one thing about getting a male this time was because we have had 5 bitches throughout our married life and ive had them all speyed,and on the day of their ops im the worst person to be around im so anxious for them to the point of getting upset,im terrible until there back with me safe and sound,so this time we decided on a male ,great no op or so i thought but now this and it as made my heart sink again as it was unexpected and my little man as to go through it.

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Sorry i havn't got any advise Pat, but good luck to you and Kiplin on what and when you decide :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[urchin]

Dij has the same problem trish. I gave the matter a huge deal of thought before deciding to wait until he was well over 2 before he has the op.

I did a lot of reading about when the risk of cancer starts to go up and although advice varied, it all seemed to point to negligable before the age of 3.

So, i have been waiting for him to reach an age where he has matured...and at 2 1/2 he's reached it, so is booked in for early january.

Advice on whether to castrate before or after puberty also varies, but my preference has been to let him become a grown up dog in order to give his hormones time to mature his body and mind.

 

[Seraphina]

Have the vet look at him and he may be able to pull it out, or at least see where it is. If it is too far up he will not know its' exact location.

Then tell the breeders, they need to know. They should have know when they sold the pup, but sometime the testicle disapears later (that happened to one pup I bred :b )

As others already said any likely health problems generally occure later in the dogs life, so give him time. Getting the testicle out when the vet does not know where it is means major surgery hunting for it right through the abdomen. So i would give the dog time to drop it himself, then castration would be relatively simple op. :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[Trish]

Have the vet look at him and he may be able to  pull it out, or at least see where it is.  If it is too far up he will not know its' exact location.Then tell the breeders, they need to know.  They should have know when they sold the pup, but sometime the testicle disapears later (that happened to one pup I bred :b )

As others already said any likely health problems generally occure later in the dogs life, so give him time.  Getting the testicle out when the vet does not know where it is means major surgery hunting for it right through the abdomen.  So i would give the dog  time to drop it himself, then castration would be relatively simple op. :luck:   :luck:   :luck:

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theres no sign of either testicle,and the vet didnt feel nothing when he first had his jabs,will be going for his 6 month assesment in january,i have notified the breeder and they was unaware of kiplins condition.