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I know this topic has been beaten like the proverbial rented mule so I’m not looking for debates on the legitimacy of tyroid problem. What I’m interested in is the dosage your dogs are on. I’d like to know what dosages you’ve tried and what dose you have found to work best for your dog.

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Ended up on 1.0 to keep them around 3.0

**I give them with food.Better results if given at least 15 min before food**

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My female’s T4 was 1.0 which is the bottom of normal. Started giving her .4mg twice a day. Haven’t checked her since but am fixing to stop giving her medication. She has gotten insanely hyper.

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Thyroid levels should ideally be checked monthly and meds adjusted until the dogs has "leveled out".
Once they are at a good point, blood should stay relatively stable.

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My female’s T4 was 1.0 which is the bottom of normal. Started giving her .4mg twice a day. Haven’t checked her since but am fixing to stop giving her medication. She has gotten insanely hyper.

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Delray been trying to tell them what happens when you give them thyroid pills when they don't need them. That's why them boys give it to them running those big hunts it amps them up !! You take a dog to the vet when it is sick its thyroid will check low get it over being sick before you get them checked as long as they are in normal range leave them alone. The thyroid rage is man made.


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I can guarantee anyone that has a thyroid problem [ high or low levels ] will be more than happy to receive treatment to correct the problem. Google thyroid issues and review the medical evidence, DO NOT be misled by a uninformed person that has no medical knowledge. High levels of thyroid hormone WILL KILL if untreated, low levels WILL KILL if untreated, it's that serious. Dave

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2nd Mac whybin the world would you stop giving your dog the meds? How long has she been on the medication? As far as medicating a dog with thyroid medication to gain an edge it doesn’t quite work that way. Thyroid medication doesn’t work overnight either. After 4-6 weeks they should be checked again and every dog just like people are different on what is the exact level to be at for them to perform there best. You may even have a summer and winter level for them to be at there best.

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2nd Mac whybin the world would you stop giving your dog the meds? How long has she been on the medication? As far as medicating a dog with thyroid medication to gain an edge it doesn’t quite work that way. Thyroid medication doesn’t work overnight either. After 4-6 weeks they should be checked again and every dog just like people are different on what is the exact level to be at for them to perform there best. You may even have a summer and winter level for them to be at there best.

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2nd Mac whybin the world would you stop giving your dog the meds? How long has she been on the medication? As far as medicating a dog with thyroid medication to gain an edge it doesn’t quite work that way. Thyroid medication doesn’t work overnight either. After 4-6 weeks they should be checked again and every dog just like people are different on what is the exact level to be at for them to perform there best. You may even have a summer and winter level for them to be at there best.

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Years ago there was a medical problem with people getting sick, some died. They traced the problem to a meat packing plant that was using the thyroid glands of the animals in their meat products. Cooking did not affect the thyroid levels and people with normal thyroid levels were getting too much thyroid hormones, some were fatal doses. New regulations forbid using the thyroid glands in any meats for human consumption. Our dogs may be getting meat that contains the thyroid glands as pet foods are not as regulated as human foods. Over dosing can be fatal to humans think what it would do to our dogs. Anyone dosing normal dogs with unneeded thyroid hormones is just a sick person, likewise not treating a dog that needs thyroid hormones is just stupid. Dave

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Now tar when a dogs levels are low Dr gives meds, when a dogs levels are high Dr gives them meds because a dog can’t function to his best ability with levels low or high, given a dog meds to make his levels high Makes no sense!
But hay it’s your story you tell it anyway you want but coming from someone that say they have Never owned or will own a dog that needs medical help don’t hold water.

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Years ago there was a medical problem with people getting sick, some died. They traced the problem to a meat packing plant that was using the thyroid glands of the animals in their meat products. Cooking did not affect the thyroid levels and people with normal thyroid levels were getting too much thyroid hormones, some were fatal doses. New regulations forbid using the thyroid glands in any meats for human consumption. Our dogs may be getting meat that contains the thyroid glands as pet foods are not as regulated as human foods. Over dosing can be fatal to humans think what it would do to our dogs. Anyone dosing normal dogs with unneeded thyroid hormones is just a sick person, likewise not treating a dog that needs thyroid hormones is just stupid. Dave

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They don't meet up to my expectations I correct them I keep my dogs healthy. After I correct them if that don't work I cull them and I sure don't give them a chance to reproduce offspring. That's my methods maybe why I ain't got to poke pills down their throat every day. We tied them on chains and shocked them for years so that don't hold water either. And I don't need money bad enough to sell anybody a thyroid or sick pup.


Let your conscience be your guide humans being treated I understand dogs are just dogs simple as that.


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Problem is it's never as simple as some would lead you to think, I agree that one should not breed and sell pups that are affected by genetics issues. Thyroid can happen outside of genetic traits. I know many people who have thyroid problems with none of their family having these problems. I don't blame anyone who will not own a thyroid dog, I myself don't want to deal with dogs with thyroid problems. However, if the dog was good enough, I would not hesitate to own and treat. Genetics is way more complicated and above most people's comprehension levels. Why are the redbone breeding still getting an occasional black and tan pup? Any combination of genes can affect what happens, some of these recessive genes show up many generations later, when the right combination exists. Experts can not predict with a degree of certainty when, or if they will show up. Now, we have all these so called experts telling us how to solve our problems. Advise is worth what it costs in most cases. Nuff said! Dave

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If thyroid problems are heraditary Tar just came up with cure if everyone else do the same.

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They don't meet up to my expectations I correct them I keep my dogs healthy. After I correct them if that don't work I cull them and I sure don't give them a chance to reproduce offspring. That's my methods maybe why I ain't got to poke pills down their throat every day. We tied them on chains and shocked them for years so that don't hold water either. And I don't need money bad enough to sell anybody a thyroid or sick pup.


Let your conscience be your guide humans being treated I understand dogs are just dogs simple as that.


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I am not going to argue with anyone about Thyroid issues, to each his own. I do know that the Thyroid is a powerful little gland that we can not live without if not on meds. I take 0.137 pill every day and I am fine every time I get checked my levels are within the normal range. I am hypothyroid due to an autoimmune disease, my own body attacks my Thyroid and it does not produce enough hormones on it's own. When it first started on me around 10/12 years ago, I lost energy and would be freezing when my buddies were actually warm [ when hunting ]. I started having chest pains and went to a Cardiologist, he told me later that upon his first look he knew that I had thyroid problems. He sent me straight to get blood work and my THS levels were off the chart. It took months to get mine regulated, but it's fine now at the 0.137 dosage. My honest advise to everyone is to research and get the proper medical knowledge. Medical claims of several million Americans with thyroid problems and do not realize it. You CAN NOT detect from normal bloodwork, they have to do a THS screening. I had yearly checkups and bloodwork that did not find anything due to not checking the THS levels. I highly recommend everyone ask for a THS screening at their checkups. Dave

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Tar ,
Thyroid pill to amp em up ? naw ,,,,, wrong pill.

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Tar I’m not saying you are worng or you are rite, but the fact is You don’t know because You never checked! Some of us has checked, some of us have done our homework, me taking advice or arguing with someone that has done neither is dumm on my part!

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I hate to be the breaker of bad news but low thyroid levels is not hereditary IV got a really good friend that's has won at high levels in ever thing I will not mention his name or dog but he was in top twenty of world hunt this year and cought a bad break and this dog has a really bad thyroid problem worst IV seen this dog has two litter mates that's just as good as him one does some really big time winning also the other don't get comp hunted neather have thyroid problems .this dog has sired three litters of coon treeing machines and none of them has a thyroid problem .another good friend of mine had a female dog with bad thyroid problem he spent big time money on lab results at University of Michigan results came back 100 percent dog food causing her problem

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We all know walker dogs win high percentages of competition hunts. Now we need to find out why the super bad thyroid ticks bite mostly walker dogs.



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We all know walker dogs win high percentages of competition hunts. Now we need to find out why the super bad thyroid ticks bite mostly walker dogs.



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Cause their the breed that lives closest to deer ? Never hit me till u brought it up

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