Low Thyroid Levels & Canine Aggression
dogs with low or borderline low thyroid levels that also exhibit owner-directed aggression into an 8 week clinical trial... see the link below for full details. http://www.tufts.edu/vet/behavior/case_current.shtml "...In order to qualify, a dog must be aggressive (growl, lift a lip, snarl or bite) to a human family member 4 - 5 times/week, and not be currently being treated for a thyroid condition..." |
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| Sheeeeesh whatta they want? How would a person know that their dog had low thyroid and NOT be treating it??? Well, I mean, how could they, especially if their dog is aggressive, which is probably why they were tested for thyroid to begin with?
GOOD LUCK in recruiting that! |
| I would think it might be appropriate for people who have aggressive
dogs that are unaware of a possible connection to low thyroid. 
It's in this month's issue of The Whole Dog Journal. There's also an interesting article on MRSA and human to dog transmission. |
| I had a male OES with hypothyroidism. He was the least aggressive dog I ever owned. When his thyroid dropped he simply got lethargic and bloated. He lived for happily for many years taking daily doses of thyroid supplements. |
| Walter has never been tested for low thyroid... I feel like we have his aggression under control(except towards dogs) and he is just about 3-5 lbs too chubby. Am I being a bad mom by not worrying about it? |
Lil Walty wrote: Walter has never been tested for low thyroid... I feel like we have his aggression under control(except towards dogs) and he is just about 3-5 lbs too chubby. Am I being a bad mom by not worrying about it?
The first thing I was advised to do when Marley exhibited reactive behavior to other dogs was get her thyroid tested. I had to convince my vet. So far she shows no signs of a low thyroid, but we have a baseline. |
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