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Male with only one testicle I have a female spoilt rotten yorkie and I am thinking about breeding her but the other person that has the male i wanted to breed with is saying that it only has one testicle dropped,,is this safe?? |
male There is nothing "unsafe" about using a male with one testicule. It will not harm the male or female. It is a recessive genetic problem and you can get pups with the same problem...why deliberately breed for a possible genetic fault? Surgery to neuter is more complicated and adds to the cost of the surgery. The person with this male should neuter him and not offer him at stud knowing has this genetic fault. JMO |
Generally a male puppy's testicles drop around 6 or 7 weeks, however it can take up to 3 months or longer in some instances. When a dog only has one decended, or in fact if neither have dropped he is suffering from what is called Cryptorchidism, or retained testicles which is considered a genetic trait & dogs who have a retained testicle(s) should not be bred from. Dog in which both testicles fail to descend are sterile. When testicles remain in the abdomen the 4-5 degree higher temperature there prevents the production of sperm. It does not, however, affect the production of testosterone, so these pets exhibit typical male behavior. When one testicle does descend into the scrotum the pet will be fertile. It is a bad idea to breed such dogs because their descendants may show or carry the same defect. Another point to consider is that a dog with retained testicle(s) :( has a higher chance of testicular cancer :( & therefore should be neutered. It would be irresponsible to breed this male his reproducing an inferior gene brings continued defects and heart ache to his offspring. BE SMART! |
When we got Higgins at 8 wks old, one testicle had not dropped. However, it did drop in the next couple of weeks. At the time of his first visit, the vet was pretty sure it would drop. However, he said that if it should be retained, it definitely needed to be removed before it could cause any serious problems. I agree with others here and wouldn't breed to a dog with any known genetic fault. |
Thanks for all the replies,,I am new at this and didnt know anythign about it,,Thanks again |
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