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ksb · Jun 5, 2008, 08:48 PM

Can you tell if a dog has been fixed?

shellyjo68 · Jun 5, 2008, 08:54 PM

Male or female??
Male--He has no testicles but the scrortum will still be there.
Female--you may be able to see a suture line on her belly but the only way to know for sure is to have your vet check her out. If she is fairly young and healthy, you see what appears to be a suture line scar and she doesn't go into heat you can Kind of assume she is fixed---but then there is always the silent heat...

ksb · Jun 5, 2008, 09:00 PM

I did not mean to put disagrees? Sorry. Any way the dog was gave to me, and I don't need know puppies so I was just checking to see if the was an easy way to tell... so I guess I'l take here to the vet, because I can't when I look at her.

linnealand · Jun 6, 2008, 07:01 PM

By the way, for male puppies (and dogs for that matter), there's a catch. Sometimes the testicles don't descend (they stay up inside the body) so you wouldn't be able to find them. They could still make babies if this were the case - although they'd have a lower sperm count - and they would maintain the behaviors of an intact dog.

Alty · Jun 7, 2008, 02:27 PM

My friend actually had a dog whose testicles didn't drop, the normal price here in Canada to neuter a dog is around $300, it cost her $1500 because they actually had to open him up to remove the testicles.

A vet can tell, that's your best bet.

Good luck.

linnealand · Jun 7, 2008, 02:50 PM

That's a big difference in price! I've read up on the procedures. Our puppy still needs to drop his second one (let's all say a little prayer for it), but he's still young enough (39 days) that we're hoping it will arrive soon. His first testicle dropped just a few days ago. The breeder said that she offers a kind of discount if they don't come in.

I had a golden retriever who only dropped one. He was a beautiful dog, but we couldn't show him because of it.

shellyjo68 · Jun 7, 2008, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Altenweg

My friend actually had a dog whose testicles didn't drop, the normal price here in Canada to neuter a dog is around $300, it cost her $1500 because they actually had to open him up to remove the testicles.

OMG--At my vet it is between $65 & $105 for a female and like up to $75 for a male (give or take--been a year since I worked there). An undecended male cost the same as a female spay. Heck, cats are only $75 for female and 45 for male.

ChihuahuaMomma · Jun 7, 2008, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by shellyjo68

OMG--At my vet it is between $65 & $105 for a female and like up to $75 for a male (give or take--been a year since I worked there). An undecended male cost the same as a female spay. Heck, cats are only $75 for female and 45 for male.

It's right around the same price here... It cost me $200 though, just because she had flea treatment, spayed, and all her shots, and they made us pay for the cone. I was kind of irritated cause I just threw down $180 and they made us pay for something that should have been included...

shellyjo68 · Jun 7, 2008, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMomma

It's right around the same price here...It cost me $200 though, just because she had flea treatment, spayed, and all her shots, and they made us pay for the cone. I was kinda irritated cause I just threw down $180 and they made us pay for something that should have been included...

I'm getting way off subject but... In the future don't pay for a cone or e-collar make it yourself depending on the size of your dog using like a small icecream bucket for a smaller dog or chicken bucket for a large dog. Just make sure the animal can get to his/her water but cannot get to his/her sutures.

ChihuahuaMomma · Jun 7, 2008, 03:43 PM

Yeah, it's kind of too late now... but I will use that in the future... thank you.

froggy7 · Jun 7, 2008, 04:41 PM

On a different list, this question came up in a roundabout way. A person posting was wondering about the tattoo on her new dog. It appears that some vets tattoo female symbols on es after they are spayed so that the next vet doesn't have to open them up to check. Just something to keep in mind.

Alty · Jun 7, 2008, 07:23 PM

I would think that they could x-ray a female in order to find out, but I'm not an expert.

shellyjo68 · Jun 7, 2008, 08:28 PM

At my vet--First they check for a suture line. If that is questionable then they palpate her. Finally ultra sound. Last resort is opening her up just for a peek.

carolbcac · Jun 7, 2008, 09:10 PM

Just a side note--an undescended testicle is also at much higher risk of developing cancer because it is not intended to be exposed to the higher temperature inside the body.

MOWERMAN2468 · Jun 8, 2008, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by shellyjo68

OMG--At my vet it is between $65 & $105 for a female and like up to $75 for a male (give or take--been a year since I worked there). An undecended male cost the same as a female spay. Heck, cats are only $75 for female and 45 for male.

This is about right for the procedures to be performed around here also.

MOWERMAN2468 · Jun 8, 2008, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Altenweg

I would think that they could xray a female in order to find out, but I'm not an expert.

true, but the cost of the x-ray would be higher than a simple quick look at the ear.

carolbcac · Jun 9, 2008, 07:46 PM

A normal uterus seldom shows up on an x-ray. It blends in with all the other abdominal organs. Ultrasound is more likely to pick up a uterus in a dog or cat.