Jeff Walden
New member
Hi everyone! I'm new here so if I managed to post this in the incorrect category, you won't offend me by moving it around.
Last month I adopted Winston, an 11 month old English Bulldog. His previous owners have two other bulldogs, both female. The intention was to stud Winston with the younger of their females. They asked me not to neuter him for 9-12 months while they made sure that Lola was ready. Okay, no problem - I agreed.
About two weeks after bringing Winston home I took him to my vet for a routine exam just to make sure that he didn't see anything I should be concerned about. Turns out that I should have felt up my dog because only one of his testicals had descended. I guess I just didn't look closely enough at his balls given that I am a firm believer in having my pets neutered anyway. The vet strongly recommended that I have him neutered as soon as possible to prevent further complications and to avoid cancer. I explained the agreement I have with his previous owners and he grew even more concerned as he explained to me that not only should Winston not be studded because he only has use of one ball, but the fact that one hasn't yet descended is a genetic problem and shouldn't be bred into future litters. He used bigger words, but that was his point.
I called the previous owners and asked them if they knew about this. I also wanted to know if they still had any intention of studding Winston now that they know he has a genetic condition and even without the genetic condition only has a single ball to work with which is less than ideal. To my utter surprise, they brushed it off. I was told that they spoke with their vet and as long as Winston is neutered before two years of age he will be just fine. They aren't at all worried about his genetic condition because it's recessive and as long as Lola isn't a carrier, there won't be a problem. I was literally left speechless.
At the end of the day, I don't feel comfortable allowing Winston to be studded out when I know he has a genetic condition that if at all possible should not be passed on. On the other hand, I have a gentlemen's agreement with them that I would not neuter him and allow him to be studded one time for their own use. I'm really torn here and not sure what to do.
Does anybody know any more about Winston's situation that my vet didn't tell me? Maybe it's not as serious as he was letting on. Maybe it is and his previous owners are downplaying the situation to get what they want. I'm really looking for any advice and medical knowledge that will help me to know I'm making the correct choice.
Either way, Winston is getting neutered. It's just a matter of when that is going to happen: this month or ten months from now.
Thanks!
Jeff
Last month I adopted Winston, an 11 month old English Bulldog. His previous owners have two other bulldogs, both female. The intention was to stud Winston with the younger of their females. They asked me not to neuter him for 9-12 months while they made sure that Lola was ready. Okay, no problem - I agreed.
About two weeks after bringing Winston home I took him to my vet for a routine exam just to make sure that he didn't see anything I should be concerned about. Turns out that I should have felt up my dog because only one of his testicals had descended. I guess I just didn't look closely enough at his balls given that I am a firm believer in having my pets neutered anyway. The vet strongly recommended that I have him neutered as soon as possible to prevent further complications and to avoid cancer. I explained the agreement I have with his previous owners and he grew even more concerned as he explained to me that not only should Winston not be studded because he only has use of one ball, but the fact that one hasn't yet descended is a genetic problem and shouldn't be bred into future litters. He used bigger words, but that was his point.
I called the previous owners and asked them if they knew about this. I also wanted to know if they still had any intention of studding Winston now that they know he has a genetic condition and even without the genetic condition only has a single ball to work with which is less than ideal. To my utter surprise, they brushed it off. I was told that they spoke with their vet and as long as Winston is neutered before two years of age he will be just fine. They aren't at all worried about his genetic condition because it's recessive and as long as Lola isn't a carrier, there won't be a problem. I was literally left speechless.
At the end of the day, I don't feel comfortable allowing Winston to be studded out when I know he has a genetic condition that if at all possible should not be passed on. On the other hand, I have a gentlemen's agreement with them that I would not neuter him and allow him to be studded one time for their own use. I'm really torn here and not sure what to do.
Does anybody know any more about Winston's situation that my vet didn't tell me? Maybe it's not as serious as he was letting on. Maybe it is and his previous owners are downplaying the situation to get what they want. I'm really looking for any advice and medical knowledge that will help me to know I'm making the correct choice.
Either way, Winston is getting neutered. It's just a matter of when that is going to happen: this month or ten months from now.
Thanks!
Jeff