I have a yearling who has only one descended testicle. In a conversation with our vet, she mentioned trying HCG injections to try to get the other testicle to descend. We are waiting a few more months to see if it will naturally but in the meantime, if anyone has any experience with these injections, I would really like to know them, good or bad.
Thanks!
R.
I do not have any experience with HCG injections but have had a few colts that had their undescended testicles drop between 22 and 26 months. Your colt is still very young and for some, it just takes longer. 
I’ve used them, can’t really say if they worked or not. Usually , we try them just around the time the testicle would be palpable. So, would it have been there anyway? They won’t hurt anything, but I think the positive results are coincidental.
I used them on a 2yo colt and it worked for us. He’s now a happy gelding. ??
By definition, a crypt colt has not had a testicle(s) descend out of the inguinal ring, so if that’s the case then no HCG shots would not help. If it’s just high in his flank, give it time. I know of some colts who didn’t have 2 distinct testicles until fall of their 2 yr old year. Usually at birth 2 are palpable and then one can go back up higher for a bit of time
I’ve had a couple that just took a long time to drop. I recommend patience.
patience, known one drop as late as mid 3yo year(fully sized,fully functional testicle)…however, both that horse and another 2yo were put on saw palmetto powder as recommended by an expert in herbs…did it help? who knows! but in both cases the vets SWORE there was only 1 present this side of the ring and yet, less than a month after starting the powder, both dropped the second nut!
If you don’t mind me asking what brand did of the palmetto powder did you use?
Hello NSph,
You’ve resurrected a nine year old thread and the person you are addressing hasn’t been on this board for five years.
You’ll probably get more information if you start a new thread mentioning palmetto powder.
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