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Originally Posted by love_me_cody  I have a question (that's off the subject)... If you neuter early, what happens to their testicles (I'm not talking about the obvious  ) but what really happens? will they not be able to have undescended testies? or do you have to wait until they are older to check and see if there was a teststicle that they didnt get? I'm confused about that... |
A dog's testicles should be in the scrotum by about 6 weeks of age, although some drop later than that...some MUCH later or never at all. But most are in the scrotum by 6-8weeks of age. When you neuter a dog, you actually remove the testicles and tie off the spermatic chords. A vet will remove both testicles in a neuter. If they haven't dropped by the time of a neuter, they will have to search inside of the abdomen (like in a spay) and find the retained testicle. Neutering early should be no different than a neuter on an older dog
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