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Originally Posted by Sunnie  I am sorry but I have to disagree. I just had mine nuetered a couple of weeks ago. He had only one testicle descended and the other was not palitable (meaning they could not feel around with thier fingers on his tummy and find it) So he had to have a normal nueter (removing one testicle from the scrotum) them they had to open the abdomen to locate the second testicle and remove it. This is VERY common. Approx 6-10% of yorkie males have this problem according to what I have read from various studies. My ver certainly wasn't just trying to make money. As a matter of fact, although my puppy was barely 6 months old, when the 2cnd testicle was removed, it had already begun looking abnormally shaped. Had he not had the surgery, it is VERY likely he would have gotten cancer. Also it is EXTREMELY COMMON for the vet to check thier teeth prior to nuetering. During the nueter process is the best time to remove any retained puppy teeth. What may appear normal to us, may not be so. That is why they pay the vets the big bucks. Personally, I think any vet who did NOT look at thier teeth before hand would be negligent. It is designed to SAVE you money. Why go under anesthetic twice when they can be removed at the same time. By the way, the big bucks they made on the removal of the retained teeth??? it was $6 each, total of $12. The search for the "missing" testicle certainly CAN be like a spay. Unless it is between the abdomen and the scrotum ( and usually they can feel it) then they DO have to do more extensive surgery to locate and remove it. It is VERY common. All cases are different, but really, you should have spoken to the vet and asked any questions until you understood exactly what the extra work involved and his/her explanation for why it is required before you (or your MIL) just run out and find a different vet. Sure, you might find someone who will just do exactly what YOU say to do and look no further, but your dog may be the one who suffers more in the long run. |
I would totally understand the retained testicle, what I can not understand is removing ADULT teeth "becuase they might move forward in the future"???
If mom didn't ask questions to try to understand what he was talking about (which I would assume she did) then maybe you could make an appointment to go back and have him explain it further.