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Min-Pin genital defects

Is it hereditary in all miniature pinscher dogs where only one of the scrotum sacks drops and the other stays inside the body after the age of 6 months?

 If so, will they still be able to  breed or stud out, or is surgery unaviodable? 

Could this have been a breeders error in health check proir to sale of AKC Puppy?

 

Thanks,

 

Kathy & Jim


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I don't know if this is a hereditary problem. I think only your vet or the breeder you bought the puppy from can tell you.

It's likely not my place to say but I feel compelled to say it. I hope that you will think of the health of the dog before putting him through painful and unnecessary surgery all so you can breed him to make some money. There are so many homeless dogs in the shelters, the last thing this world needs is more to add to that population.

Posted 2009-11-20T02:26:42Z
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It's fairly common in smaller dogs - min pins, chihuahuas, toy poodles, etc - and there is a name for it: cryptorchid. Sometimes neither testicle descends. In that case it's called a bi-lateral cryptorchid. Puppies are born with their testicles inside the body cavity. As they mature, the testicles move down and through the inguinal ring, which grows smaller and smaller. If the testicles don't descend through the inguinal ring before it closes, they are cryptorchid. Almost all dogs that are not neutered and are cryptorchid develop testicular cancer. Do yourself and the dog a huge favor and get him neutered. There is no way the breeder could have predicted this. It just happens.

Posted 2009-12-06T22:26:24Z
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