Dr. Becker Interviews Dr. Jean Dodds About Pet Thyroid Issues

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[@jskyweaver]

This video was so helpful and educational! I recently rescued a 3.5 y/o Doberman who had all of the classic signs of hypothyroidism. She has been breed sadly and in her medical records had skin issues and began to gain weight over a year ago before she was in my care. She had been taken to several vets who were incredulous that such a young dog could have hypothyroidism, yet her skin issues persisted her appetite never improved and though she was put on a strict raw diet did not lose any weight! I found your video and found a fantastic vet willing to listen and she is improving! I love that you discuss which tests for proper diagnosis. Thank you 🙏

[@yuriyuen411]

This is so well said. My dog has been raw fed only with no synthetics since a puppy, no vaccines ever since he was a puppy, is never on any medications. But now that he is three I am doing a complete tests for him. I did cbc, chem, b12 cobalamin & folate, magnesium and vit D. Today we just sent off his serum to do a complete thyroid panel. Funny enough my vet actually recommended me to do the in-house one and I’m like no I want it sent out and get every single baseline I can possible get.
Fingers crossed as everything previously came back WNL expect vitamin D which was slightly elevated at 444nmol/L with a range of 109-423 so I’m not too worried as vitD reference lvls are always disputed and with holistic vets they do think the base reference range is lower than wanted.

[@ohbee159]

Thank you so much! Very informative video!

[@jmg4964]

Thank you for this wonderful information. This lead me to order Dr Dodd's book to reference for testing.

[@natalieinnorway]

Thanks for the information - we have a 17 month old Welsh Terrier who bit our youngest child recently, requiring a hospital visit and stitches. I would say it was provoked (meaning he put his face near her face during meal time) We have the dog in the care of a behavior therapist/trainer to work on potential food aggression. Today I met them at our veterinarian's office for her vaccinations. She seemed nervous, growled at the vet tech and was absolutely crazy with aggression towards a puppy in the lobby. She has never behaved that way. never. ever. She loves dogs - all dogs. The trainer noticed a bald patch on her shoulder, which I'd never noticed before. The vet assumed it was a vaccine reaction - however it's been nearly a year since any vaccinations were given and I've never noticed that patch before. In my research I've found that the vaccine alopecia usually shows up 2-5 months after the dose, not 12 months. When working with the trainer today she growled and snapped - it just did not seem like my dog at all. I do not know if she's stressed being away from home and in a training program or if this could be a thyroid or other health issue. I was going ask for a blood workup to be done, using the tests you discussed in this video - but you mentioned not doing it until 6 weeks or so after a rabies vaccination, which she received today (the booster). When should we begin the test with her? Thank you very much.

[@suzanps]

Thank. You

[@nefertitisebastian6023]

My Thor past away 12/6/19 of renal disease. I wished I had come across this video a month ago 😔😪😭

[@suzanps]

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[@schofield4836]

My cocker showed aggression and hyperactivity as part of hypothyroidism. No laziness, not overweight