Is it *primary*, secondary, or tertiary hypothyroidism? A person would need to know what level of thyroid testing was involved, or whether just the simplest test was used, which really isn't that valuable. You would need to know which other health conditions can pull down the thyroid numbers, which nutritional and environmental factors can pull down thyroid numbers, etc. There are a lot of thyroid posts in the archives to give you some idea.
As already mentioned, there are a variety of factors which can pull down the T4, such as certain meds, quality of nutrition, other health problems, etc.
He takes a .5 ml Thyrotab twice a day. Considering he's having surgery tomorrow for his "blown" knee, he seems to be doing pretty good. He still has a lot of spunk and wants to run and play soooooo bad. Hopefully this knee surgery will get him back to that.
I have to tell you Buddys Mom, I just love looking at Buddys photo. He could pass for my dear departed Mai Lings brother. And when I look in his eyes it reminds me of her. Best wishes, god speed for a quick recovery.
Hi! I'm new to this site. I was browsing trying to find some information on helping my maturing Chow with what seems to be some joint pain and saw the low thyroid topic. Teddy (my beautiful black chow)was diagnosed with a low thyroid about 6 months ago and put on the same meds. Within a very few days, I saw my usually independent best friend become so clingy I couldn't go to the bathroom without him coming in with me. We tried lowering the dosage - no change. I finally took him off the meds and although he's not as active as he was, he's almost back to "normal." I believe there's something to be said for the quality of life - and his quality wasn't very good on the thyroid meds. Teddy is 13 so he deserves to sleep more than he used to.
I've learned a lot by reading the postings - thank you all for your help - especially the vinegar and the salt water for hot spots.
Carole, Teddy, and Rick
