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Originally Posted by FEJA JUODAS
i bought a male pup with 1 testicle. he is now 6 months old; no sign of 2nd [testis].
my bitch, 18-MO, [had] 1 male brother [with] only 1 testicle.
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i don't know if there are any tests; i doubt it, but asking GENE-screening companies or looking
on their websites is a much-more efficient way to find out.
re the unilateral-cryptorchid, Ur male pup:
i'd desex him ASAP. the longer that testis is in the abdomen at internal body-temp,
the greater his risk of carcinogenic changes.
He is definitely not breeding quality.
i don't know if a female with a cryptorchid full-brother is likely to carry the trait.
has she passed other gene-screens?
has she had a Penn-HIP or other hip-joint rating?
what about eye-certificate by a k9-opthalmologist?
how good is her pigment, general type, & structure?
does she have a working certificate?
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tmp, sept-2007