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Thyroid hormone affects many different cells in the body and deficiency of this hormone leads to a wide variety of symptoms. Because the history, clinical signs and presentation of dogs with hypothyroidism are so variable, there are other illnesses/symptoms that are often considered when establishing a definitive diagnosis. These diseases include:
The primary causes of obesity in dogs are overeating and lack of exercise. When regular caloric intake exceeds the energy burned, the excess is stored as fat on your dog.
Skin odor is a common manifestation of a skin infection; the most common skin infections are bacterial (superficial pyoderma) and yeast (Malassezia dermatitis) infections.
Seborrhea or scaly skin is common in dogs and is more a symptom than a disease. Seborrhea can be dry (seborrhea secca) or oily (seborrhea oleosa), and different dog shampoos are used according to the type...
Alopecia is the complete or partial lack of hair in any area of the skin where hair would normally be found. In dogs, it may be caused by self-trauma, hair follicle diseases or the failure of hair to grow...
A thyroid test is a blood test to evaluate the function of the thyroid gland, which produces thyroid hormone, an important hormone in the regulation and maintenance of body functions.
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