Richard Lambert
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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Chattanooga, Tn
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Ok, I have done some reading/research. A lot of good that it has done me. It seems that veterinarians can't even agree on what the causes/triggers are. And even when a dog or person has a family history of hypothyroidism, less than 50% of these dogs actually develop hypothyroidism. And it has to be triggered by something that causes an autoimmune reaction such as toxins, infection or other causes. So, even a dog whose parents have thyroid issues still has to have something that causes him to have it. It doesn't just happen. Now that is what I got out of what I read. But different people can sure come to different conclusions. Apparantly the Vets across the country don't all think the same. But they do agree that can be caused by: toxins such as meds, vaccinations, wormers, chemicals in the environment etc; or by an infection such as tick borne desease; or by a virus; or by cancer of the thyroid gland.
Now I saw no mention of physical injury to the thyroid gland but I don't think they even consider or know what coonhounds go through. But injury to the thyroid gland can certainly cause it to be unable to work correctly and produce thyroid hormones. So e-collar could certainly be one culprit.
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