Assignment #6

Case studies for your review on this website: #2, #8, #14, #19

1) REVIEW QUESTION: Describe normal testicular descent in dogs. By what age should both testes be descended into the scrotum of male dogs? Why?

2) What is the preferred treatment for cryptorchidism? List three (3) reasons why this is the best treatment.

3) You are presented with a 3 year old intact male Chihuahua for a breeding soundness examination. You collect semen, in the presence of a teaser bitch, with the following characteristics: Volume 2.0 ml, total number 179 million, progressive motility 90%, percentage morphologically normal spermatozoa 88%. What is your interpretation of these findings? Include a possible explanation for any abnormalities noted.

4) What are the three (3) most common types of canine testicular neoplasia? In general, is malignancy low or high? REVIEW QUESTION: How do we define malignancy in regards to neoplasia?

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