Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Canine Thyroid Symptoms

Thyroid problems in canines can have many
symptoms. Learn in this article what they are and
what you as a dog owner can do to help your pet.

One of our dogs had puppies years ago and we kept
one of them; her name is Lucky. She was a normal
puppy who liked to play and exercise just like
all of our other dogs. But as she got older, we
noticed some pretty significant changes beginning
to occur with her that were not positive for her.
The following is all related to her thyroid
condition which the vet later diagnosed with a
blood test.

One of the first things we noticed changing was
her coat. It was not a soft and nice to touch as
the other dogs. It felt "oily and dirty" no
matter if we bathed her or not. Also, her hair on
her tail was very sparse. In fact, there were
some bald spots on the upper part of her tail.

At this time we also noticed she was gaining
weight. We attributed that to having her fixed.
We fed her quite a lot less than the other dogs,
but she continued gaining weight. This was very
troublesome because it seemed she also was
slowing down her exercising and playing with this
added weight. This of course seemed to add even
more weight since she did not run it off as much.

But one of the most troublesome aspects of this
time was her change in personality. She was a
happy and playful puppy, but she was turning into
a very sad dog right before our eyes. We could
not understand what was going on with her. She
simply no longer wanted to play. Plus, even her
expression looked very sad. Instead of playing as
she often did, she then spent that time sleeping
or just laying around all the time looking very
sad.

Finally, we took her to the vet. He suggested we
do a blood test on her which we did. A few days
later he called and said her thyroid levels were
not right. He prescribed some pills which we were
to give her every day at meal time for her
thyroid problem.

The first thing we noticed was her coat was
improving and the bare spots on her tail were
filling in with new hair. We also even saw her
beginning to play sometimes with the other dogs.
Within 3 or 4 months of beginning taking the
pills, her weight was dropping too as she was
also exercising more often.

She is still not "normal" as we would call it
compared to our other dogs, but the thyroid
medicine for canines that the vet gave her has
helped a lot. If your dog has any of these
symptoms, check with your vet and ask about a
possible thyroid condition.

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Learn more about dog health at Steve's site,
Cactus Canyon: http://www.cactuscanyon.com

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