HYPOTHYROIDISM/THYROID DISEASE IN PETS

[blimey]

 

 

 

 We have an explosion of thyroid disease in our pets now, it's been going on about 30 years. Some of the better Veterinarians have written a few good books to bring us up to date on which signs and symptoms to look for and how to treat. There are very few Vets who have this information or who have bothered to read and educate themselves. The epidemic of our Doctors' ignorance of the Greater Thyroid System is, unfortunately, an epidemic with Vets as well. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the misguided medical tree.

As with humans, it's always about cortisol and T3, (triiodothyronine). The reason animals become ill is because these two are not working properly in the system or out of balance and causing sickness. It's not as difficult as you'd think to diagnose correctly, but you've got to have the right blood labs done and you need someone intelligent and competent enough to read them. 

 

(I highly recommend you buy a book for your Vet as well.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean Dodds, DVM has just put out a book which is particularly good for beginners to study. I highly recommend this as well. We have a video of her discussing thyroid-ology in pets, take a listen to this:

 

 

Video: 

  http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/07/19/yes-you-can-get-a-oneyear-heads-up-that-your-dog-is-hypothyroid.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book: 

http://www.amazon.com/Canine-Thyroid-Epidemic-Answers-Need/dp/1617810169/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311113060&sr=1-1

 

 

 

 

Age has nothing to do with hypothyroidism, not in people, not in pets.

If you'd like to give your pet the best care possible, do the research and vow to understand it inside out.

They'll love you for it and they'll be around a lot longer to tell you so !