Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Suspected hypothyroid-associated neuropathy in a female rottweiler dog.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Rushton, James Oliver et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Companion Animals and Horses
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female Rottweiler weighing 46 kg suddenly became disoriented and had trouble with her eyes, which were crossing and appearing sunken. After tests, the vet found that she had nerve issues related to low thyroid hormone levels. She started treatment with a medication called levothyroxine, which helps increase thyroid hormone, but the dose had to be adjusted because she became very agitated and started panting. Over the course of eight weeks, her symptoms improved significantly, and by the end, she only had a slight eye crossing in one eye. Overall, the treatment worked well for her condition.
Abstract
A 7-year-old, 46-kg spayed female rottweiler dog was presented with sudden onset of disorientation, bilateral convergent strabismus, and enophthalmos. Diagnostic workup revealed hypothyroid-associated cranial neuropathy. Symptoms abated considerably upon treatment with levothyroxine-sodium (T4) at an initial dose of 800 μg/kg body weight (BW), PO, q12h, which was reduced 3 days later to 600 μg/kg BW, q12h due to severe agitation and panting. Two weeks later the dosage of the levothyroxine-sodium (T4) was reduced to 400 μg/kg BW in the morning and 600 μg/kg BW in the evening. Eight weeks after the initial presentation, the dog had recovered with only mild convergent strabismus in the right eye. This is the first case report of suspected hypothyroid-associated neuropathy resulting in these symptoms.
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