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J Vet Intern Med ; 31(3): 705-710, 2017 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28432797

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Chronic supplementation can suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis (HPTA) and make it difficult to assess thyroid function after withdrawal of levothyroxine. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the HPTA is suppressed after levothyroxine administration in euthyroid dogs and the time required for resolution of any suppression. ANIMALS: Twenty-eight healthy euthyroid dogs. METHODS: A prospective, randomized study administering levothyroxine to euthyroid dogs for 8 weeks (group 1) or 16 weeks (group 2). Serum concentrations of total thyroxine (T4 ), free thyroxine (fT4 ) by equilibrium dialysis, thyroid stimulating hormone; thyrotropin (TSH), and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3 ) were measured every 4 weeks during supplementation and for 16 weeks after levothyroxine was discontinued. RESULTS: Mean serum concentrations of T4 and fT4 were significantly higher (P < .0001) and TSH was lower (P < .0001) in all dogs during levothyroxine administration compared to baseline. Mean serum concentrations of T4 , fT4, and TSH in both groups, beginning 1 week after levothyroxine was discontinued, were significantly different (P < .01) compared to values during levothyroxine administration but not compared to baseline values (P > .3). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Assessing thyroid function tests 1 week after cessation of levothyroxine at 26 µg/kg once a day for up to 16 weeks will provide an accurate assessment of thyroid function in healthy euthyroid dogs.


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Dog Diseases/drug therapy , Hypothyroidism/veterinary , Thyroxine/therapeutic use , Animals , Dog Diseases/blood , Dogs , Female , Hypothyroidism/drug therapy , Male , Prospective Studies , Thyrotropin/blood , Thyroxine/administration & dosage , Thyroxine/blood , Treatment Outcome , Triiodothyronine/blood
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J Small Anim Pract ; 57(6): 327-331, 2016 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27061928

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Microsporum canis is a pathogenic fungus that typically causes dermatophytosis in cats. This report describes a cat with a Microsporum canis infection causing invasive fungal rhinitis that extended through the hard palate, resulting in adjacent stomatitis. Treatment with itraconazole and terbinafine resolved the infection.

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