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Has anyone had their dog diagnosed with Hypothyroidism? Ryker's blood work indicated Hypothyroidism. Just as we have his EPI controlled for the most part and his skin allergies keeping at a minimum, the vet discovered a possible thyroid issue. We are going to have the blood work redone and more detailed to discover if in fact he has hypothyroidism. I thought he might develop diabetes at some point because of the compromised pancreas issue with EPI, but not thyroid. Any thoughts or advice?
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Hi Deb! When we first got Dex this past April - his thyroid numbers were a little off (TSH high/Free T4 normal). They did say once he was stable to retest (felt the numbers would stabilize once EPI stable) and honestly, I haven't gotten him back in for retesting (bad mama). I wish I had more to share. Hope all works out ok. What did the vet find to diagnose this? | |
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-- Michele "No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich" - having 2 makes you even richer! :-)Jackie (back in pic) Diagnosed at 9 mos (09/09) - TLI 0.3 and low end of B12. Pancreatin 8x dosing 3/4tsp per cup. Natures Domain, Trinfac-B Intrinsic Factor daily, probiotics and Duralactin in the am. Stable and happy 115 lbs - thanks to all the beautiful souls on this forum, we could not have done it without YOU. Dexter - Diagnosed 11/10 approx 3 yrs of age. We failed fostering and now he has his forever home
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Hi Deb. Yes, this seems to be becoming another condition that is being dx'd more lately with some of the EPI'ers. Many of the ones I am aware of have been sending the tests here. I have heard many good things about her and the way she dx's this. Good luck. | |
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Member Posts: 168 | Maxwell was diagnosed with hypothyroidism before symptoms of EPI started. Dr. Dodds from hemopet believed that he isn't truly hypothyroid and that once he is stable with EPI treatments, his numbers will return to normal. We tried a month of Soloxine and yes his t4 came back within the normal range ( it was low before) but all of his other numbers were messed up. I truly believe that EPI can cause bad numbers but doesn't necessarily mean there's a thyroid problem. I really, really recommend you test with Dr. Dodds at hemopet. She is simply wonderful and her results are more personal, based on breed, age, sex of dog and whether the dog is intact or not. (basically she doesn't think it's natural for a GSD and a chihuahua to be tested on the same scale) | |
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-- Maxwell, Great Pyrenees. Diagnosed 1/12/2012 TLI = 1, B12 = 155 Current weight - 102 pounds. Goal weight - 120 pounds. Eating Nature's Variety Instinct LID Lamb NEW B12 - Over 1,000...oops Maxwell is happy to report that his weight loss has stopped, his insatiable appetite is gone and he is no longer acting like a grumpy old man! "I have found it true that the Great Pyrenees does nothing in a hurry... especially when it comes to listening to my commands..." - annonymous Chunk, Chow/Pit mix. My sweet, rescued boy "In the '70s they blamed Dobermans, in the '80s they blamed German Shepherds, in the '90s they blamed Rottweilers. Now they blame the Pit Bull." ... I am wondering when they will blame the HUMANS? Leah - Human, along for the ride!
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At initial testing - TLI 1.2 (range 5-35) B12 254 (range 249-733) folate 20.2 (range 6.5-11.5) Natures Domain, Pancreatin 8x dosing is 1tsp per cup, Trinfac-B Intrinsic Factor daily, probiotics with each meal and glucosamine chondroitin in the am. Stable and happy 95 lbs 8/15/11
Maxwell, you need to eat more!!!
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