Balls dropping

[knotsmakemesquirt]

A friend of mine has a mastiff that is 6-7 months old. Balls have not dropped yet. Is this normal ?

 

[MrsShemon]

Rather rare that they remain inside after 6 months.
Suggest to your friend to take him to the vet, just to make sure nothing is wrong.

 

[TheZipper]

Ohhhhhh….. I thought that this was about new year at Times Square. Never mind.

 

[nekdoneco123]

mastiffs take longer to mature than smaller breeds so i wouldn't panic just yet... if you want to be safe and sure, a vet visit wouldn't be a bad idea. cryptorchidism (one or both testicles not dropping) is a thing that can happen to dogs.

 

[Stash]

Males are mature at 1,5-3 years old - The bigger the dog the more it takes usually.
Regular vet checks to make sure he's ok. Nothing for you to worry about at this point.

 

[EmmaBitch]

A friend of mine has a mastiff that is 6-7 months old. Balls have not dropped yet. Is this normal ?

I would take him to the vet.

 

[Stash]

Balls drop before maturity. Also 3 years is too long for maturity even for XL.

sure

 

[Keepinitlowkey]

My dogs balls were slow to drop. I want to say 8-12 months for both, as one took its time lol. Never hurts to call your vet and ask at least. Safe is better than sorry.

 

[Puhp]

Your vet should have noted this at any checkup, and be watching. My new boy is coming into a year old, and he's only got one side of his gear down. Vet has advised to wait/watch for it to drop (1 ~ and up to 1.5 years), and we'll pay attention to it during office visits to make sure not twisted/necrotic, at which point some surgery would be required.