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  2. Hypothyroidism in dogs - Wikipedia

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    Hypothyroidism is classified as either primary, secondary, or tertiary. Primary hypothyroidism is for when the cause is due to an abnormality of the thyroid gland, secondary hypothyroidism is when the cause is decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, and tertiary hypothyroidism is when the cause is an inadequate amount of thyrotropin-releasing hormone being released.

  3. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland produces a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); [104] without this hormone to signal the thyroid gland to produce its thyroid hormone, the thyroid gland remains inactive. [102] Treatment is with oral thyroid hormone supplementation. [105] [106] Lack of enough iodine in the diet can produce a form of hypothyroidism; without the ...

  4. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones [1] that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning that it is an endocrine organ. These hormones normally act in the body to regulate energy use ...

  5. Hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia

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    [68] [69] Dogs which display coprophagy, the consumption of feces, and also live in a household with a dog receiving levothyroxine treatment, may develop hyperthyroidism if they frequently eat the feces from the dog receiving levothyroxine treatment. [70] Hyperthyroidism may occur if a dog eats an excessive amount of thyroid gland tissue.

  6. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is produced by the pituitary gland, another hormone-producing organ in the head. This in turn causes the thyroid to produce T3 and T4, which play a role in the ...

  7. Acute infectious thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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    Despite the thyroid gland being extremely resistant to infection, it is still susceptible to infection by various bacteria. [6] The cause can be almost any bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus , Streptococcus pyogenes , Staphylococcus epidermidis , and Streptococcus pneumoniae in descending order are the organisms most commonly isolated from acute ...

  8. 7 Alternatives to Chemotherapy for Lymphoma in Dogs - AOL

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    1. Ketogenic Diet. Cancer cells rely on glucose for energy to grow. The ketogenic diet is a way to provide an alternative energy source to normal cells in the dog's body while starving the cancer ...

  9. Thyrotoxic myopathy - Wikipedia

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    Administering the radioactive isotope causes the thyroid to take in the lethal iodine and quickly radiation destroys it. [12] Typically overproduction of thyroxine using radio-iodine is blocked with one dose. The drawback to this treatment is the thyroid gland is completely destroyed and patients often develop hypothyroidism. Some do so only a ...