So should I bring this up to the breeder?

[Breny]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

How old is he? There is a lot of good info in here if you do a search of it. They have up to 8-9 months for them both to drop I think. I sold a twelve week old boy last year that only had one dropped. i told the buyer ahead of time and she still wanted him. He is about eight months old now and has them both down. i think you should give it time. I also think you should notify the breeder of the possible problem and give it time. i don't know of any breeders contract tho that covers testicules not dropping. mine doesn't but I would want to know about it. Also vets are divided as to if it is heridtory or not.

Brodie was 8 months old before they both were down as well. I think each male is different. Brooklyn is 4 months and both of his are down already. Some can be later though.

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by mynameishadow

The vet mentioned this morning that one has dropped...and he would have to operate on him to look for the other one. So I guess only one dropped and the other one is hiding.

Some males only have one testicle. Years ago we had an Irish Setter with only one. The vet did an extensive exploratory surgery for the "retained" testicle and found it to be non-existant. That was almost 30 years ago before sophisticated equipment. Perhaps testing can determine if there is a second one hiding and if so pinpoint its location before opening him up.

[Rae Rae]

Like others have mentioned, if you don't get him nuetered his chances of getting cancer increase a lot. Nuetering cryptorchid is usually more expensive because they have to go inside the belly to get the other testicle, so if anything I would see if the breeder will reimburse that extra cost. Don't know if she would, but I don't think it would hurt to ask. Good luck with everything!