Well, maybe not so good for my little man... My 4 month old, Cooper, has one descended testicle and one undescended testicle. It was an unfortunate discovery when we received him from the breeder. However, I am allowing Cooper to grow until the age of 12 months-18 months to ensure that HOPEFULLY the other one will descend as he gets a little older and to also make sure his body develops properly and he gets all the testosterone he needs before he gets snipped. (I really hope we don't have to though, but I will do what it takes to ensure that my boy is taken care of)
Last night: Well to get to the point, I'm not in any way sure if this somehow related to him only have one descended testicle (just a small little thing too), but I can't think of what this could possibly be. Last night my boyfriend got home before me and went to take the pup out to potty after he has been crated during work. My boyfriend does the usually and picks him up and swoops his hand up under his bum for support. However, this time, Coop was not okay with it. According to my boyfriend, Cooper yelped in such a sharp and unexpected pain that my boyfriend put him back down immediately to inspect him. Cooper was not having anything go near or touch his testicle. He would cry in agony and run from him when he tried to touch his testicle and examine it. I arrived home and heard the news and instantly started to inspect him as well. Cooper is more relaxed with me because im the momma and I guess he finds me more nurturing so he allowed me to get a better look at it and a feel of it than my boyfriend. He still cried in pain and backed away whenever I touched it though. For about an hour he was very lethargic. he didn't want to move or even get up from the spot he was laying in. He didn't want to move his hind legs because im guessing he was avoiding rubbing or bumping his testicle. His little single testicle felt hard to the touch and the shape of a peanut (my boyfriend also noticed that it seemed to be a little bigger than normal or swollen) Maybe its just growing? its still a small little nut but just slightly larger than normal. And I aIso noticed his penis was stiff at the bottom of his shaft towards his teste and a little before his knots but it was softer towards the top and the two knots on his penis were pretty large and hard as well. you could see it in his eyes ad on his face that he was very uncomfortable and it was not like him to not be jumping off the walls and chewing me up to pieces or begging to play or anything. He just lied there. Stiff and uncomfortable and looking up at us like he was confused and in pain. This dog is crazy hyper and for him to lay there for an hour solid and just whine and have no desire to jump up on me or play or run was totally abnormal with my little guy. it pained me to see him like this. I would have taken him to the emergency vet, (which I had to do last week when he supposedly ate something wrong and had a horrible reaction and couldn't breathe and drooled all his fluids and vomited blood- ended up being a $100 exam just for them to tell me that he will be okay and he probably just ate something he wasn't supposed to) with this being said, I have $5 to my account to last me two more weeks until my next pay check. I cant afford to even have him looked at by a vet. im panicking. I don't know what this could be.
Today: He is doing much better this morning, he seemed to have more interest in play and was jumping up and down the bed/couch like normal. However, when he woke up he stretched and I guess his hind legs must have bumped or rubbed on his testicle and he yelped and it woke me out of my sleep. and also when I touch it he flinches and whimpers and will cry if you put any slight pressure on it. so it definitely still bothers him whatever it is but his behavior seems to be improving this morning.
Problems: OKay so this is my thought on what the issue could be from:
Either 1. (HOPEFULLY) His second testicle is trying to drop down and is causing him abnormal discomfort.
Either 2. (Hopefully NOT) His second testicle inside of him is getting twisted or stuck somehow and causing pain in that way
Either 3. He either tried to get a nut off and didn't finish (or did finish successfully) and his teste is messed up somehow due to his other one be undescended.
Either 4. He could have somehow injured himself down there while me and my bf were at work. (he is crated so im not exactly sure what could have hurt him)
Either 5. Maybe too much semen produced in his one testicle? (I'm not sure if this would cause any discomfort, just a guess)
Please if you have any experience, knowledge, tips, advice, or any other suggestions then please please respond and let me know what you think these symptoms sound like. Hopefully somebody on here has some experience or knowledge on something like this. Thank You ALL very much for taking the time to read my post and help me!! Me and Cooper both really appreciate all of your help!!
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