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As you know I am currently looking for another dog.
I am currently following one up but have been told it only has one testicle which has dropped.
The dog is 14 months old.
I have no experience of this so would be very grateful if any of you out there could advise on how much of a problem (or not) this could be.
Thanks in advance.
 
Sweep had this - only one descended which meant he was castrated a bit later than normal as the vets wanted to give it time to rectify itself. It didn't so it meant that castration was slightly more invasive than normal - but it is more important to castrate them as there is more chance of becoming cancerous if they are left inside the body.

Is only marginally more invasive and isn't a problem - speak to your vet if concerned.
 
He's a monorchid, nothing huge to panic about, agree with SU that it's best to get em out and off.
Having had the pleasure of judging males in the past, it isn't as common as it used to be - pass the baby wipes, please
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Yep, another one agreeing that he should be neutered. It may be slightly more expensive than a standard castration but better than leaving it in there.
 
Alf had 2 undescended testicles when I got him at 18 months. When he was fit enough he went to get it sorted as the vet said they can get tumours of they're not removed. One was in his groin but the other was deep in his insides so it was a pretty big op and quite expensive, about £185 if I remember rightly but medically there was no problem and he is fine
 
Agrees with the rest, since dogs who hasn't dropped their testicles properly at a certain age have been banned from Swedish dog breeding, it occurs less often, but a certain number will probably always be born with this problem due to natures mistake.

The one who hasn't dropped is most likely not functioning, due to the temperature inside the body being to hot for the sperms, but as Slinkyunicorn and Oneofthepack said, testicles that hasn't dropped has a higher risk of getting tumours. Though we had a male rescued summer cat when I was young and the vet the rescue center used had only gotten one of his testicles out and he didn't get any tumour in his "un-dropped" one, but he had periods when he marked his territory like a male unneutered cat (both in- and out-doors) and in general I would say that he was a lot like a male unneutered cat to own, due to him still getting the hormone-signals from the remaining testicle. I presume it would be the same with this dog, some male unneutered dogs are easy to live with and some isn't, if the not dropped testicle stays he will act like he was unneutered, even though the sperms are dead inside that testicle.

Since they're not as easily accessible as dropped ones, it does cost a little more to remove them. If you buy him, he should not cost the same as one with two testicles, some young dogs can have their testicles down one day and pulled them up the next, but by 14 months I would also say he is a monorchid.
 
testicles actually originate in the foetus from the same nerve bud as the kidney!!! (this is why they get stuck or stop inside the body cavity)

They can hault anywhere from by the kidneys (very rare!) to just into the peritoneum in the body cavity so vet just puts finger in and fishes it out (so to speak)

Id say castrate and then enjoy a happy healthy, none sex orientated boy!
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Thank you all for your comments. I'm still not sure whether to follow this one up as he has other problems also such as a sensitive stomach, a little undisciplined and has shown some slight aggression on one or two occasions. Would he get on with my current two girls (who are speyed)?
Will I be getting a dog with too many problems? Rhetorical question no doubt as it is myself and OH to make the final decision I suppose.
I am soooooooo undecided.In other ways he is gorgeous.
 
Sensitive stomach can be overcome with careful diet control.

My dog has been a total hoodlum over the past year and developed aggression towards other dogs.
It may take time but it can be overcome and we are now looking to do our companion dog qualification...sometime
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while he is not perfect he now can have a friendly sniff around with other males and is turning into quite the ladies' man!

What breed is he?
 
Border Collie. The aim is to do agility and flyball which will keep him active and "engage his brain" as well as obviously being a "house dog" and part of the family.
 
Thank you Hacking hack and everyone.
It has really helped me to sort things out in my mind by using this forum. I'll phone the person tomorrow and probably go for it.
Will keep you all posted
 
yey, and if you decide yes, Pictures will be require a.s.a.p!!!!
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Border collies rule! (obv bit biased! hehe)

I think the slight aggression may be due to the bringing up the pup has had so far, sure you can train it out of him, and as happyhack said the working brain stuff will help with it as well!!

Hope you make the right decision for you! keep us updated!
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testicles actually originate in the foetus from the same nerve bud as the kidney!!! (this is why they get stuck or stop inside the body cavity)

They can hault anywhere from by the kidneys (very rare!) to just into the peritoneum in the body cavity so vet just puts finger in and fishes it out (so to speak)

Id say castrate and then enjoy a happy healthy, none sex orientated boy!
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I can't help it, have you read James Herriot? Every time he tried to castrate/sterilize/neuter a cat in the books, he "fished" around for "ages" and could never get the right thing out, whenever Siegfried stepped in he always got the right thing out on the first try... Hilarious reading.


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yup bit of herriot lurving!
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Hehe also my embryology lectures got drilled into us last year will slowly destroyed my will to live, but means I have nifty little useless facts like that floating around in my head
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