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Originally Posted by dwerten  yeah it is such a bummer these bad immune systems  DD t4free was .30 and now above 1.0 - jean said 1.0 is normal for yorkies. She said they do not have to exhibit all symptoms just one and they can be hypothyroid as dd never gained wait and is not lethargic my most active pup but the hairloss is what did it for me. I have a dermatology book and in there is a chow with no hair on it's neck like dd and sure enough the chow was hypothyroid so is why i pursued driving to jean dodds almost 2 hrs away. The vets here kept saying no way hair loss for hypo t is lumbar and tail so i gave up and went to jean and thank goodness i did |
Same here - Wylie never gained weight from the thyroid - nor did he get the "pot belly" look that many Cushings dogs have. He just has this athletic, slim little body. But what I did notice over months time before we went to the specialists, is that he kept feeling more "boney", for no reason. I kept having my hubby feel him too and I'd say "he's just more boney all over, like he's losing mass" - and he could feel it too. Well, finally when Cushings started being looked at - I then understood the muscle wasting that happens in un-checked Cushings. Thankfully, I'd already had Wylie on high protein, so his diet prevented it from getting worse, and will continue to help as we get his meds correct.