I need advice - Cryptorchids!

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GeorginaClarke09

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I am buying a 6 year old TB and I have just found out he is a cryptorchid. He has bred quite a few foals and they are all fine. He is not stallion like at all, he is very calm and collected and he is out In the field with another stallion a colt and a 17.2 G gelding.. He is just super.

I was speaking to the lady at a vet nr. Tavistock and she said I need to have him castrated it will turn cancerous, I quote “It’s like a time bomb ready to explode”
She said he could be dangerous around spring time because of mares coming into season etc.. but this is a risk I am willing to take.
The only reason I would get him castrated is if it compromised his health in the future. I cannot see why I should do it when he is perfectly fine as he is and his temperament is just to die for.

Am I being selfish?

Any help will be most appreciated :0)

Thank you xx
 
a: A cryptorchid should not be bred from, there is a strong inheritable component.
b: Definately needs castrating as there is
1:a very high chance of the retained testicle becoming cancerous
2: It could even strangulate the gut and cause colic
3: Even though he may not appear stallion like now, come spring he will be a liability around mares (if he escapes you will be liable etc)
 
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