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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  The urine cortisol-creatinine-ratio test isn't cheap, but it's usually where they start when Cushings is suspected bc it's the cheapest way to rule it out. I believe it's btwn $80-100. Whereas the ACTH Stim can be $200-400, easy.
For thyroid, we did the TSH, T3, and free T4 - if I'm not mistaken, we don't do the 6-panel for Wylie (he is hypothyroid too, btw) OY VEY  . |
dr dodds said tsh is a waste it is only 70% accurate in dogs and 95% accurate in humans. It is more expensive as well as i asked about it when she ran the 6 panel thyroid. The first time to diagnose they run all 6 panels but no TSH. Once they know the dog has hypot no need to keep running all 6 - I will check dd blood work but it is not all 6 after that as i questioned that.
The 6 panel is T4FREE, T4, T3FREE, T3, T4AA, T3AA - this should be done through michigan state lab or dr dodds but antech or idexx i believe can do it as well. The T4free should be 1.0 for yorkies per jean. Dee Dee was .38 on T4FREE when jean rant test. She was .78 the year prior so she dropped alot in one year. So she should have been on meds the year prior when vet only ran t4free
and may have not lost all that hair.
Is wylie the one with allergies on atopica? If so hypoT and allergies go hand in hand - poor immune systems
STINKS - I think it is a sebaceous gland excretion that causes the odor
HypoT dogs run hot and have a stinky musky smell as the thyroid is the bodies thermometer i believe