On 27/04/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No. Proud cut means incompletely gelded, and that is quite rare
these days. It might have been more common back in the days when
animals were gelded/neutered by the farmers, before the widespread
availability of veterinarians.
Karen Thomas, NC
Incompletely gelded....could mean one smaller testicle left behind
because it hadn't dropped?? Granted, it probably doesn't happen much
today....but I'm sure it did at one time.
I think the common notion is that the epididymis (which contains
testosterone producing cells) gets left behind. My vet always shows
me all the parts , including the epididymis, I guess so I can't later
say he left something behind <g>.
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