gelding a crypt ? help please (also in nl)

[NeverSayNever]

my section a is now 9 months old and while i wasnt in a hurry to geld him, he is very colty in as much as he is a randy wee lad and wont leave my 15.2hh boy alone! The vets were out today for his 2nd vaccination and id told the vet that we had prob with just 1 down at the mo but he brought the gelding kit, just incase.
He gave him a really heavy sedation in the stable before he did anything, so he was as relaxed as poss but unfortunately he just couldnt locate the 2nd testicle. He said at 9months, usually even if there is only 1 down,giving them a sedation like he did allows them to locate the other in the inguinal canal. The fact that he couldnt, suggests it is a little shrivelled one stuck up near his kidneys somewhere that is likely to not appear. The only option is to have surgery at the Dick vet hosp which for me is going to be prohibitively expensive, i just cant afford it. Now medically the vet said its not a prob to leave him for now, there is a very small chance he is wrong and it might drop but not likely, but I have the prob that he is mounting Charlie all the time. At the moment charlie is tolerant and all he does is bunny-hop away from him but im noticing him getting more grumpy towards him though and the vet agreed a double barrel from a 15.2hh to a wee thing like phoenix would not be good.

feeling really gutted and not sure what to do next tbh

 

[appylass]

I feel sorry for you, it's a difficult one.

Is he insured for vets fees? I have no idea if it is true for horses but I have been assured insurance would pay to castrate a cryptorchid dog because of the long term health implications. Might be worth asking (if he is).

In the short term Global Herbs Rig Calm worked really well for a friend's coltish colt and I know others have had success with it. It would give you time to see if the other would come down naturally though I agree it doesn't seem too likely if it didn't under sedation.

A rig I knew was operated on aged 3 and already the testicle had started to develop cancerous change so I wouldn't want to wait too long.

In the long term will you be able to get him operated on? It sounds really harsh to say but if he was mine and I couldn't get him gelded due to cost I would have to consider PTS, I have known too many rigs have a pretty miserable life because they couldn't be turned out with others etc., aside from the cancer risk.