Has Anyone heard of a dog with male/female parts?

Question

Also can they survive?and will i have a large medical expense if I take this pup in? It has a genetice defect.

so basically the only thing i would have to do is spayed or neuter the pup? a friend would like me to take it in so the pup won't be put down.Does anyone have any sugestions????

Answer 1

Male pseudohermaphrodites have XY chromosomes and testicles but the genitals appear feminine. Some dogs have vestigial oviducts and uterus with male appearing external genitals. The testicles may be descended into the scrotum or may remain in the abdomen. This most often occurs in miniature schnauzers. In cases with a normal appearing penis and descended testicles, these animals may not be diagnosed unless abdominal surgery is performed and the vestigial female organs are found.

Answer 2

Yes, this does happen. Our rescue has taken in several over the years. More commonly found in "puppy mill' breeder situations.

Yes, there will be surgical expenses and bloodwork, etc. The vet will have to determine which sex is dominant and remove/repair the sex organs. These dogs can live very healthy lives. Ours have.

You need to locate a good vet if you have never used one and have a talk. They can give you some financial guidelines for the surgery so you will know if can afford. If it is a particular breed, look for that breed rescue and see if will help. They might take the pup for medical reasons. Surgery is not an option for these babies, will require. It will be more than just a normal spay/neuter procedure.

Please consider taking the pup or find a rescue that would. Otherwise it could be put down or not receive the care it needs, The vet may know of a rescue in area that would help. Or go to Petfinders.org for a rescue near you. Most would not turn this situation away.

Good luck with this puppy and thank you for being concerned.

Answer 3

Yes! I work at a shelter and we adopted out a puppy, believing it was a female, but instead of ovaries, she has undescended testicles. They took her to Cornell and all they did was removed the testicles. It was sort of like a neuter on a female dog. They found it a little costly, but only because their vet had never seen a puppy with this condition and after an exam the vet biopsied the "lumps" to see if they were cancer. As far as I know, it does not cause any medical issues. She is now 2 years old, alive and healthy. Obviously the dog will be sterile. It would be to you advantage to have one of the sex organs remove to cut down on the hormone level. Good luck!

Answer 4

I have not seen one but Im am sure with the insistence in people not to spay and neuter I know Inbred and overbred pets result in puppies with deformities daily. We are constantly spending our time, money, resources on someone elses crap.

If this is your situation I would ask your local rescue (not shelter!) for assistance in a fund raiser. It could also benefit them in getting the message to people to alter their pets. BYB has gone far enough!!!

Added:

Talked to a friend that said it is very prevalent in Cocker spaniels

Answer 5

Yes they can survive. I have a friend who has a pug with both male/female parts. Check with your vet to see what needs to be done. Good luck.