I have a nine month old male yorkie and my vet tells me that he has one recessed testicle. However, I wanted to know should his testicles have fallen by now or is it normal for yorkies to have no testicles.
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Is this normal?
niaqq
Jan 24, 2005 10:08 PM
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KDiamondDavis
Jan 24, 2005 11:35 PM
>>I have a nine month old male yorkie and my vet tells me that he has one recessed testicle. However, I wanted to know should his testicles have fallen by now or is it normal for yorkies to have no testicles.
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It's common in many breeds for the occasional male dog to have an undescended testicle. These retained testicles have a high incidence of becoming cancerous, so they need to be removed.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series at www.veterinaryforum.com
Yorkiebrdr
Jan 25, 2005 06:01 PM
Retained testicles happen. I would immediately schedule this boy for neutering surgery. I don't know if your vet explained this to you, but a retained testicle, due to body heat has a greater chance of developing cancer. Additionally this may or may not be an inherited condtion (cryporchidism/monorchidism) and dogs with this condition should not, under any circumstances be bred.
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Joan
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