Monitoring Subclinical Thyroid Disease
Author: Sharon M Albright, DVM, CCRT, Canine Health Foundation Hypothyroidism, a common hormone disorder in dogs, is defined by deficient thyroid hormone levels and is usually caused by auto-immune destruction of the thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism is often diagnosed in middle-aged, large-breed dogs, but can occur in any dog. Clinical signs are caused by slowed cell metabolism [...]
