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06-05-2020, 12:49 PM | #1 |
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| Bloodwork chemistry indicates 8.6 hypothyroid?? Our 10 yr old female’s bloodwork indicates 8.6 the norm is 13. Vet indicates it’s primary hypothyroid with an underlying secondary. He suggests 2nd bloodwork to determining the secondary cause. We’ve in Canada and will need to send it to USA for testing. Anyone have information with what might be happening? Does your dog have this primary condition? How are you treating it? Any Information and thoughts on the 8.6 result? Thank you add comments, suggestions, information is well. |
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I’m not a vet, and I’m not highly knowledgeable about things like this, but if I were you I would ask for clarification from my vet. What I mean is, there are dozens of different blood work readings. All of them have different meanings and uses, and all of them have different “normal ranges.” None, to my knowledge, has one exact reading of “normal” that should be exactly the same for every healthy animal. Just as an example, here are two web sites you can access. One gives the “normal range” for various parts of the blood panel, and the other gives an explanation of the most common readings. I don’t see any test with an exact normal of 13 without any range variation, and I don’t see a thyroid test that even has 13 within it’s normal. So, for what it’s worth, as I said, my first step would be to ask the vet for clarification. https://www.2ndchance.info/normaldog...loodvalues.htm https://www.thedrakecenter.com/servi...ry-blood-tests | |
06-06-2020, 10:49 AM | #4 |
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| Thank you. Need to have a more in-depth conversation with Vet. Not really understanding.... Thx again |
06-06-2020, 11:24 AM | #5 |
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| I don’t understand either, which is why I think you would be wise to ask your vet for clarification. If you open that first link, and look down the list of blood tests and readings, both the T3 test and the T4 test are thyroid tests, but neither have 13 (or 8.6) within the normal range, or even close to it. Your vet should be able to explain exactly what test is concerning him/her and what it means. Good luck and let us know! |
06-07-2020, 10:26 PM | #6 |
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| Thank you for the clarification. I will contact them, request a copy of the paperwork before discussing this with Vet. Best to review. Will post a copy of test results. Again thank you for your assistance very appreciate!!! |
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06-10-2020, 08:38 AM | #8 |
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| The numbers don't sound right. As for hypothyroidism, it is easily treated. Keep us posted.
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06-10-2020, 08:39 PM | #9 |
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| Still waiting for a call back from the Vet’s office. Will follow up with post once tests are received. Thank you again for all your consideration. |
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06-14-2020, 03:37 PM | #15 |
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| Is there one attachment or two? I can see one, but then there appears to be a link to “attachment 2” but I get an error message when I click on it. Anyway, I can see a T4 test on the visible attachment, and I see the value 8.6, which is outside the stated range. Did your vet discuss it with you further? Perhaps it’s because you’re in a different country, but the numbers still don’t make much sense to me. The website I suggested above was just reorganized, so here’s a new link to their page on thyroid tests — which contains a new link to a page showing normal values. https://vetspace.2ndchance.info/why-...s-high-or-low/ The page on the link has detailed yet easy to understand information on thyroid problems and testing. The linked “blood values” page lists the normal range for a canine T4 test as .8 to 2.9 (so neither 8.6 nor 13 would be normal on that test), but it also lists the normal range for a canine “free T4” test as 8 to 40 (so both 8.6 and 13 would be in the normal range on that one). Bottom line, your vet simply needs to explain this better to you — both his concerns and his recommendations. There’s very little risk factor in getting another blood test, so I’d be inclined to do that if it were my pup, but I might also be thinking about finding a new vet if mine couldn’t explain everything to my satisfaction. It’s really important to have a vet who you trust and who is willing to take the time to help you understand your pup’s health issues. |
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