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05-06-2012, 04:36 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA
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| Tired and losing her hair I posted a while back about Maggie losing hair. She got better and did not lose any more hair. For about the last couple of weeks, she has been very tired. After a walk she will come in, lay on the floor and she won't move until I pick her up. She has been getting out of the pool on her own after just a few minutes. She has started loosing her hair again. She is still eating, just not as much. She used to eat her food and whatever Buster left, she would eat that as well. Her food hasn't changed, she's not eating anything different. I'm going to take her to the vet this week and see what, if any tests need to be run to see what might be wrong. Does anybody have any suggestions?
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05-06-2012, 05:12 PM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho
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| I would ask about testing her Thyroid. |
05-06-2012, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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| I agree about asking for a thyroid test. I would definitely ask them to do a blood test to have her thoroughly checked out. Also, you are not feeding her one of the recalled foods?
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05-06-2012, 05:41 PM | #4 | |
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She eats Innova Small Bites....has it been recalled?? I haven't read anything about this one being recalled...
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05-06-2012, 05:50 PM | #5 |
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| No, thankfully, it hasn't been recalled. Some people also recommend fish oil.
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05-06-2012, 05:53 PM | #6 |
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| You might do a search for these symptoms on here and see what else comes up, but I did find this: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...s-thyroid.html
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05-06-2012, 06:02 PM | #7 | |
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Thanks Karen! Maggie has some of these symptoms, but I'm going to get in her to the vet and have her thyroid checked along with anything that else is needed.
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05-06-2012, 06:05 PM | #8 |
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| Let me know here or on FB what you find out. I hope she'll be just fine.
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05-06-2012, 07:36 PM | #9 |
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| Prayers for Maggie. I hope your vet can figure out what's going on.
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05-07-2012, 08:43 AM | #10 |
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| Thanks Linda, she has an appt. Wednesday morning.
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05-07-2012, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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| Please keep us posted!
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05-07-2012, 09:26 AM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Yes also make sure you ask for the Expanded Thyroid Profile.
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05-08-2012, 01:16 AM | #13 |
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| Hope things get figured out quickly for Maggie. I know when my Piccolo was lathergic years ago, it turned out to be a symptom of something else. Will be checking back tomorrow for an update and sounds like you are right on top of this.
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05-08-2012, 01:47 AM | #14 |
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| Prayer's for Maggie. |
05-08-2012, 03:14 PM | #15 |
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| Sending prayers for Maggie. I'm glad you are taking her in to see the vet. I agree. The thyroid tests that are part of a standard chemistry don't always tell the whole story. Maggie may not have anything thyroid related, but this would be the only way to be sure.
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