This section is from the book "The Horse - Its Treatment In Health And Disease", by J. Wortley Axe. Also available from Amazon: The Horse. Its Treatment In Health And Disease.
In 2 instances (27 and 69) one or both testicles were entirely absent, and in 2 others (68 and 75) the missing testicle was not found after a prolonged search.
It may be mentioned that death occurred in only 4 out of the 77 cases.
Particulars of Cases Operated upon by Professor Hobday | ||||||
No. of Case. | Date. | Breed. | Age. | Testicle which was hidden. | Situation of Missing Testicle. | Other Testicle. |
1. | March, 1898 | Cob | - | Left | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
2. | June 4. 1898 | Hunter | 2½ years | Both | Do. do. | ----- |
3. | July 7, 1898 | Pony | - | Right | Do. do. | Had been re-| moved. |
4. | July 8, 1898 | Cart | 3 years | Both | Right one in inguinal canal, left one in abdomen | ----- |
5. | July 8, 1898 | Cart | 3 years | Left | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
6. | Oct. 9, 1898 | Cart | 2 years | Right | Do. do. | Do. |
7. | Nov. 26, 1898. | Cart | 3 years | Left | Do. do. | Do. |
8. | Nov. 26, 1898 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Abdomen | Do. |
9. | Feb. 21, 1899 | Hackney | 3 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
10. | Mar. 28, 1899 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Inguinal canal | Do. |
11. | May 18, 1899 | Pony | 5 years | Right | Do. do. | Do. |
12. | June 24, 1899 | Pony | 3 years | Left | Do. do. | Do. |
13. | July 6, 1899, and June 15. 1901 | Cart | 2 years | Left | Epididymus in canal; tes-ticle in abdomen | Do. |
1 1. | July 15, 1899 | Hackney | 2 years | Right | Inguinal canal | In scrotum. |
15. | July 20, 1899 | Cart | 2 years | Right | Do. do. | Do. |
16. | July 20, 1899 | Cart | 5 years | Left | Abdomen | Had been re-moved. |
17. | July 22, 1899 | Cart | 1 year | Left | Do. | Do. |
18. | July . 22, 1899 | Cart | 3 years | Both | Inguinal canal | ----- |
19. | July 29, 1899, and Sept 30, 1901 | Hunter | 6 years | Right | Epididymus in canal; tes-\ ticle in abdomen | Had been re-moved. |
20. | Sept. 12, 1899 | Cart | 5 years | Right | Abdomen | Do. |
21. | Sept. 12, 1899 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Do. | Do. |
22. | Sept. 12, 1899 | Cob | 4 years | Lefl | Do. | Do. |
23. | Dec. 7. 1899 | Cart | 3 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
24. | Dec. 8, 1899 | Cart | 3 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
25. | Dec. 8, 1899 | Cart | 4 years | Right | Inguinal canal | In scrotum. |
26. | Dec. 8, 1899 | Hackney | 4 years | Right | Do. do. | Had been re-moved. |
27. | Feb. 20, 1900 | Thoroughbred | 2 years | Both | ----- | |
28. | May 1, 1900 | Pony | 2 years | Right | Inguinal canal | In scrotum. |
29. | May 12, 1900 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Abdomen. | Do. |
30. | May 21, 1900 | Pony | 2 years | Right | Inguinal canal | Do. |
31. | May 26. 1900 | Hackney | 3 years | Left | Abdomen | Do. |
32. | June 2, 1900 | Cart | 2 years | Both | Inguinal canal | ----- |
33. | June 20, 1900 | Thoroughbred | 3 years | Right | Do. do. | Had been re-moved. |
.34. | July 25, 1900 | Cart | 18 months | Right | Do. do. | Do. |
35. | July 31, 1900 | Hackney | 2 years | Left | Abdomen | Do. |
36. | Aug. 4. 1900 | Cart | 4 years | Left | Do. | Do, |
37. | Aug. 23. 1900 | Pony | 11 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
38. | Sept. 5, 1900 | Shire | 7 years | Right | Do. | Do. |
39. | Sept, 11. 1900 | Hackney | 7 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
40. | Sept. 11, 1900 | Cob | 7 years | Right | Do. | Do. |
41. | Sept. 11, 1900 | Cob | 7 years | Left | Inguinal canal | Do. |
42. | Sept. 18, 1900 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Do. do. | Do. |
43. | Sept. 18, 1900 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Do. do. | In scrotum. |
44. | Oct. 12, 1900 | Cart | 1 year | Right | Abdomen | Had been re-moved. |
45. | Oct. 12, 1900 | Cart | 2 years | Both | Do. | ----- |
46. | Oct. 12, 1900 | Pony | 3 years | Left | Do. | In scrotum. |
47. | Oct. 12, 1900 | Cart | 4 years | Both | Do. | ----- |
48. | Nov. 3, 1900 | Carriage horse | 3½ years | Right | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
49. | Nov. 5, 1900 | Cob | 4 years | Left | Abdomen | Do. |
50. | Nov. 17, 1900 | Hackney | 3 years | Left | Do. | In scrotum. |
51. | Dec. 1900 | Cart | 4 years | Right | Do. | Had been re-moved. |
No. of Case. | Date. | Breed. | Age. | Testicle which was hidden. | situation of Missing Testicle. | other Testicle. |
52. | Jan. 18, 1901 | Thoroughbred | 3 years | Left | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
53. | Feb. 11, 1901 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Abdomen | Do. |
54. | May 20, 1901 | Cart | 7 years | Left | Do. | Do. |
55. | June 5, 1901 | Cart | 4 years | Right | Inguinal canal | In scrotum. |
56. | June 11, 1901 | Hackney | 2 years | Both | Left testicle in abdomen, right testicle in canal | ---- |
57. | June 15, 1901 | Thoroughbred | 2 years | Left | Abdomen | In scrotum. |
58 | June 15, 1901 | Thoroughbred | 2 years | Both | Inguinal canal | ----- |
59. | June 21, 1901 | Cart | 2 years | Both | Abdomen | ---- |
60. | June 21, 1901 | Hackney | 5 years | Right | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
61. | July 1, 1901 | Pony | 2 years | Left | Do. do. | In scrotum. |
62. | Aug. 1, 1901 | Hackney | 4 years | Right | Do. do. | Had been re-moved. |
63. | Sept. 17, 1901 | Hackney | 3 years | Right | Do. do. | In scrotum. |
64. | Sept. 17, 1901 | Hackney | 3 years | Left | Do. do. | Do. |
65. | Sept. 24, 1901 | Thoroughbred | 2 years | Both | Right one in canal, left one in abdomen | ----. |
66. | Sept. 24, 1901 | Cart | 5 years | Left | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
67. | Dec. 11, 1901 | Cart | 3 years | Left | Abdomen | Do. |
68. | Feb. 18,1901 | Shire | 3 years | Right | Do. | In scrotum. |
69. | Mar. 1902 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Had been re-moved. | |
70. | April. 1902 | Hackney | •"• years | Right | Inguinal canal | Do. |
71. | July 25, 1902 | Shire | 3 years | Right | Abdomen | Do. |
72. | Aug. 26, 1902 | Cart | 2 years | Right | Do. | Do. |
73. | Aug. 26, 1902 | Cart | 2 years | Left | Inguinal canal | In scrotum. |
74. | Aug. 27, 1902 | Cart | 2 years | Left | Abdomen | Had been removed. |
75. | Aug. 17. 1902 | Cart | 5 years | Right | Do. | In scrotum. |
76. | Oct. 17. 1902 | Cart | 3 years | Right | Inguinal canal | Had been re-moved. |
77. | Nov. 4, 1902 | Cart | 3 years | Left | Do. do. | Do. |
 
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