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michellev123

michellev123

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Hi
The young colt i look after (having on loan soon with VTB) is 20 months and his balls havent dropped. We spoke to the vets today and they said they can see if they can feel them and if they can will attempt to pull them down and carry out normal castration. . .
If not he has to go into vet surgery and have a GA and to have them removed.

I am now really worried and wondered if anyone else has had this experience and what happened. . . I have to have him gelded as i cannot keep him on livery yard as an entire (colt.)

Any info appreciated.

Thanks
Michelle
 
No personal experience but I have heard that it can be quite a hunt, rummaging around in the colt's abdominal organs to find 2 undescended testicles. I'm sure I've read accounts where they coudn't be found.
 
I know this sounds silly, but are you sure he's not already been gelded? Do you know his history since birth, he could have been done at weaning for example?
 
I would put this question in the breeding forum...lots of useful experts in there and you may get more of a response
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