https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/30675/are-undescended-lamb-s-testicles-in-there-somewhere Hi I got 2 orphan lambs this spring, one female, one male. The male lamb&#39;s testicles didn&#39;t descent into the scrotum- am I right in assuming that they are inside somewhere? And there is thus a risk of neoplasia or torsion similar to dogs/cats? Anden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241684?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 04 Jun 2023 09:04:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d531b2c4-e524-4ddc-b9e7-ac2b08dddd36Kate Richardson<p>2 days old, definitely wasn&rsquo;t rung.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241682?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 03 Jun 2023 08:41:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1208247c-337c-4991-b831-43bc99feb82cDavid Shepherd<p>Just thinking out loud...</p> <p>How old was he when you got him? are you sure he wasn&#39;t &#39;rung&#39; at birth?</p> <p>David</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241680?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 02 Jun 2023 22:58:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:85a7a01d-378f-4a10-bb4a-2df347c0a63dMichael Woodhouse<p>Remember no way of making him a non food producing animal even if living his life as a pet. </p> <p>GA not hard (if you can do a similar sized dog), but it would be a big cat! Can just top up with ketamine if you change your mind......</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241677?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:09:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c0604366-bdfe-4643-9518-1fe59361126dKate Richardson<p>Yes cat only, so don&#39;t really have the facility to GA a sheep (or the experience). Do you think Suprelorin might work if needed? He&#39;s very friendly at the moment as he&#39;s been hand reared</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241676?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:04:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3003db0f-4651-4df3-80b5-0afcc541f44fMichael Woodhouse<p>Are you cat only? No reason not to go and remove testicles if wanting to keep. I predict testosterone will be more of an issue than spermatozoa.......</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241675?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:53:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a8fea173-c56f-4486-9328-7e2473f5ec00Kate Richardson<p>Cheers Michael. He&#39;s a pet!! (As long as he continues to behave like one&nbsp; &nbsp;)</p> <p>How easy is it to test for fertility (or I could just let him continue to live with his female buddy and see what happens! They aren&#39;t related!)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/241674?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:09:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3685f6c0-7d9d-4f07-972c-7f3cea45e3eaMichael Woodhouse<p>[quote userid="6386" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/farm-animal/f/discussions/30675/sheep-question"]am I right in assuming that they are inside somewhere? [/quote] <p>Yes</p> [quote userid="6386" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/farm-animal/f/discussions/30675/sheep-question"]And there is thus a risk of neoplasia or torsion similar to dogs/cats? [/quote] <p>Never seen either, but they don&#39;t usually live long enough for these things to happen. What is the intended purpose of the sheep?</p> [quote userid="6386" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/farm-animal/f/discussions/30675/sheep-question"]And is he likely to be infertile but could still behave like a ram due to testosterone production? [/quote] <p>Yes</p> [quote userid="6386" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/farm-animal/f/discussions/30675/sheep-question"]Is there any chance he could be fertile?&nbsp;[/quote] <p>Low, but always a chance. </p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>