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My French Bulldog has one testicle. When should both be visible?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 19 days old

Hi. I would like to know the normal age for a French bulldog to have both testicle visible as mine only has 1.

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on January 8th, 2016

The testicles usually descend by 2 months of age. Some breeds may take longer, but typically by 6 months of age both testicles should have descended. An undescended testicle poses an increased risk of testicular cancer. Surgery is typically required. Cryptorchidism is considered a genetic fault so your dog should not be used as a stud dog. The procedure can be done when your dog is neutered. Discuss the details of the surgery with your vet.

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    Answered By Dr. Paula Simons

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    Most male dogs' testicles will be fully descended by 5-6 months of age. Your dog may unfortunately be cryptorchid, meaning that one testicle is still retained within the body. Due to this, it is important to have him neutered as these retained testicle can often become cancerous.

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    Answered By Christie Long, DVM

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on May 10th, 2017

    In my experience, if they haven't dropped by 6 months of age, they aren't going to, so I agree with you. Although the procedure is more invasive when the testicles are in the abdomen, they might possibly only be in the subcutaneous space (the case in one of my dogs) and neutering in those situations is quite easy. I'd get a second opinion, because you're right - the longer they are under the influence of testosterone, the more those tendencies can develop. And the more prone they become to the development of testicular cancers.

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