FRIDAY 8th July: AuntieLesleyGroomer and lab results
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Cato:
We went to see AuntieLesley and she bathed us 
and gave us liver treats 
and said how silly Tara is
We do look nice. Mum says she may get some pics later, only we are very sleepy now. Tara is snoring, so she may not bloggify today. Her sprout is getting sproutier. And we are nice and cool again now.
We also went to Mrs Vets house and Mum paid for my blood stuff, and got a printout. Wotever that is.
My blood was all OK, said Mrs Vet, and Mum has looked it up on the computer and sort of agrees. So that is OK, and I am going to sleep now. I knew Mum would sort it.
Mum:
The lab results say his T4 is 27.2 mmol/l with a normal range of something like 16-50 (from memory). 26 or below is seen as the low-normal range.
Apparently most vets screen T4 first, then only look at the other things (TSH and T3 etc) if that is out of wack, when in reality, T4 doesn't always show if there are problems, so is not necessarily indicative of normal function, and different breeds have different levels of 'normal' - but I can't seem to find what IS normal for small breeds such as the Shih Tzu.
I should have done my proper reading before going, in which case I would have asked for a full thyroid screening from the start!
- however, since Cato is not showing any extreme symptoms, and seems both well and happy, just a bit heat/cold sensitive and sleepy, I will keep a close eye on him, and then ask for a full thyroid panel test next year. The test result of 27.2 will be a useful comparison to see if function has dropped over time.
Apparently most dogs don't develop hypothyroidism until 4 or older, so it will be very interesting to see if there is any deterioration in the next year.
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