INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Secondary Hypothyroidism in a Dog

  • Author:
  • S.H. Dar, M.R. Fazili, A.Q. Mir
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 440 to 442

Teaching and Veterinary Clinical Service Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology-Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar – 190 006 (Jammu and Kashmir)

*Corresponding author E-mail: shahiddar007@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 31 March, 2014.

Abstract

A male dog was presented with history of repeated skin infection and alopecia for last one year with no improvement inspite of treatment. Clinical examination and blood profile tests confirmed secondary hypothyroidism. The dog was treated with L-thyroxine and complete improvement after a month.

Keywords

Alopecia, L-thyroxine, secondary hypothyroidism