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Old 16-04-2008, 08:24 AM
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Dog Testicals

Sorry this is a very strange question, but my 7 month sheltie is my 1st dog so I'm still learning whats normal and whats not.....

When I was grooming him last night I noticed that his testicals have dropped now and he has one pink and one brown one - he is a sable but with a tiny bit of tri-colour so he has darkness in his mouth and on his paw pads.

He has no brown any where on his tummy or the rest of his skin.

Is this normal to have one brown one - its not solid colour, its kind of lots of little dots - or should I take him to the vet? Also smells a bit there

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24 views and no one can tell if this is normal or not!!!
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i know nothing...lol we have always had bitches never a dog sorry
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Re: Dog Testicals

Cant really offer any advice just wanted to say my 6 month old lab seems to only have one testicle and its a brown colour!! i keep debating whether or not to take him to the vet cos i thought at his age he should have two!!??
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sorry i was just about to reply this morning when some pm's came through & i got distracted...

Without seeing the dog it's very difficult to tell, in your opinion does it look like its just the skin pigmentation or does it look swollen or infected?
Now to sound really ignorernt I'm not that familur with how swollen balls look! There dosn't seem to be any sign of infection by any pus or discharge, although there is a slight smell. To be honeset when I first saw it I fought I was something stuck to him or a lump, then I realised what it was and checked for another- which I found and it looks different

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Are they both the same size & does the dog seem uncomfortable with them being examined, or in any pain.
well I found it while I was grooming him and he had wasn't to keen to have me poking around the area and he got quite bositerous after and looked like he was tring to hump his blanket. At first I found one (hence why I thought it was something else!), but then I found the other. He is very very fluffy so trying to see anything around there was differcult, my folks are returning from their hols later so I can get them to help me

I just phoned my vets and they said to look for any other colour patches on his skin and if I can't find any or if he starts worring at the area to take him in
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Is this normal to have one brown one - its not solid colour, its kind of lots of little dots - or should I take him to the vet? Also smells a bit there

It is not his testicles that are different colours as the skin over the testicles and this can be any colour.
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Thanks, I might take him down anyway, If he was patchy all over I wouldn't have been concerened, but I just took another look and its a perferct round circle of patchy brown colour. I used to have a patchy bermuse cat and when she was spayed and shaved her body was mutli coloured so I know is normal, but when when the rest of the body is pink seems a little odd to have one ramdon brown ball.
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It is not his testicles that are different colours as the skin over the testicles and this can be any colour.
Of course I know its the skin, I didn't cut them open! But what I don't if its normal to have discoration like that or if its a skin condition
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Of course I know its the skin, I didn't cut them open! But what I don't if its normal to have discoration like that or if its a skin condition

It is on my 21 year old dog and if they could be split, then he would have one tan and the other white.
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