I have a male pomeranian that is over 13-years-old. Although he is healthy, both his eyes have cataract formations. Can the defect in his eyes be cured?

Cataract formation in your pet’s case seems to be senile or a geriatric cataract. Surgical option can be decided by examination from a veterinary ophthalmic surgeon.

I have an eight-month-old golden retriever. When he was three-months-old we could feel two testicles: one in the scrotum and other in the abdomen. Now I am able to feel only one testicle in the scrotum. What problems will my pet face and is it possible to mate him?

If there is only one palpable testis in the scrotum now, determine the exact location of the other testis. The retained testis can be anywhere in the abdomen, inguinal canal or the subcutaneous tissue and can also be variable in size and texture. The treatment requires surgical intervention for the removal. Removal of the other “normal” in-scrotum testis is also recommended. Retained testis can turn malignant in older dogs. Mating is not recommended as the puppies will continue this defect.

The writer is a veterinary surgeon at The Ark, Chennai. Send your pet queries to vetdoc.aravind@gmail.com