Hi, I was just wondering if any one has heard or known any male cats that were born without their testicles, balls, bits, or whatever you want to call them. The reason I'm asking is because Starr is almost 5 months old and his testicles still haven't descended.

His foster mom had e-mailed a while ago to tell me that he's a doublecrypt orchid which means that his testicles haven't descended yet. She still has him with her and the vet at the shelter said to wait until he's at least 6 months old before any neuter surgery is performed. They'll probably have to do exploratory surgery on him to try to find his testicles. They could be any where from his sternum on down.

What if he doesn't have any? I wonder if they could x-ray him or do an ultrasound to see if he even has any testicles inside of him. I'd hate for them to have to cut him open and then not find anything. Hopefully by 6 months of age his testicles will appear and descend like they're supposed to. His foster mom also said that she can't feel anything on his stomach either.

Thanks for reading this and I'd appreciate any advise too.