If its not one thing, its another. Right, so my new puppy was examined by vet last week when having his final set of jabs and we were told there was a testicle "missing" -she thought it might be inside the body cavity somewhere. She said it wasn't a big deal, we wouldn't be able to breed from him (never our intention) but it would be a simple operation at the same time as castration.
I've since been doing some digging. A different vet has told me apparently this is not that simple, they have to find the testicle within the abdomen. Some of you on here will recall my last dog had to be put to sleep aged 5 after botched abdominal surgery so I am immediately worried. Its also going to cost at least twice as much - it will be done at same time as castration and as far as I can see its not covered at all on the insurance - we are about to change from the "free" insurance that comes from the breeder to my old insurers who covered my first dog and were very good. However, in effect, its a pre-existing condition (congenital?)
So if its not covered on the insurance, there's no reason at all surely for me not to take it up with the breeder now. I know they will deny all knowledge and all responsibility but he was an expensive dog and surely when their vet checked him at 8 weeks he should have noticed? From what I've googled if both aren't present at 8 weeks they are extremely unlikely to show up at any time after that.
It seems particularly hard that we are now facing extra bills and moreover the worry of the surgery after what happened to my last dog - I chose a good breeder to try to avoid any problems although I understand that this condition can't be predicted.
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Puppy testicle inside body at 12 weeks - any experience?
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BurningBridges · 07/01/2017 18:34
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