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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Just want you to understand the OP said hypoparathyroid not hypothyroid, there's a difference between the parathyroid glands and the thyroid gland. The parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid, and control the amount of calcium in the blood. |
You are correct about the Parathyroid glands being located behind the thyroid. There are 4 pole to a parathyroid gland and you need at least 1 to function. If they are not functioning properly they will leech calcium from other parts of the body
ie bones and can also cause kidney stones. In humans many times there is a growth on one of the 4 glands that is holding on to and leeching the calcium. I'm not sure how that would apply to a dog. Are they suspecting a growth? What do they think the underlying cause of this to be?