Soloxine
My 3 year old is what they call borderline low thryoid and is on a trial for the enxt three weeks of Soloxine. How long until I see some results - like a little weight loss and some more energy? |
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| I have a dog on thyroid medication. I noticed more energy pretty quickly. Dogs do not react in the same way as humans though in relation to weight loss. I don't think he is on soloxine though.... |
| I've have two on Soloxine for a few years now... the others were retested earlier this year and taken off it. If I remember right, there was a little difference in activity level. One is still pretty laid back much of the time and likes to snuggle (heat seeking) but I think it's just more her nature. One that we took off Soloxine is boarderline and we'll retest again next year.
None of ours had gained a lot of weight due to low thyroid but we try to keep tabs on them and adjust their food intake. I'm not sure it's going to be a magic pill as far as weight loss if the dog has borderline low thyroid but I could be wrong. Has the vet helped you to get him on a diet if he's overweight or is it just a few pounds? |
| Well, he was always a pudgey boy. Even at 8 weeks when he came home to us. He is also rather large. Everything about him is large. His paws, his head, everything. But he also has had various illnesses, has a very low immune system and recently struggled with the MRSA virus. But he is more than just a bit over weight. He only eats about 2 and 1/2 cups of Orijen Fresh fish kibble a day - fed in equal amounts twice a day. He gets no table scraps. His "treats" are extremely limited and are low calorie - like Charlie Bears which are only about 3 or 5 calories a treat. he gets one cookie ( 22 calories ) in the morning and another at bedtime. His caloric intake is not what it should be even for a dog half his weight. Yet he puts on the pounds .
His energy level has dropped tremendously but he is only just turning 3 this month. He is under constant Vet care so if there is any major underlying medical condtion I think they would ahve found it...unless anyone has any ideas we didn't think of besides the low thryoid... Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated... |
| If nothing else is working and it's urgent he get the weight off, you might ask your vet about feeding Hill's Prescription Diet r/d weight reduction food. Calculate the current daily calories in his kibble and ask the vet to help you determine the daily measurement of food. You'll probably need to adjust it as time goes by.
We've used this food when a dog is more that 5 pounds over their best weight (which has been a couple of times over the years) and it's worked very well. It's filling but lower in calories. When the dog has reached the target weight, we switch back to their regular food and try to keep a better tabs on their weight. We've gotten so we cut back a little in the winter so we won't have to use a different food. If you later switch to a different food or even variety, it's best to figure out the total number of calories he had been getting per day so you can calculate the total amount of new kibble to feed. I have a hard time telling whether Bumble's at the right weight. He's built different than the girls (of course  ) meaning more boxy with little tuck in the waist like some of the other boys I've seen. But the vet said yesterday his 86 pounds is a good weight for him and that he doesn't need to loose. I still think he'd do well to loose a couple of pounds... |
| One thing I did when Morgan was diagnosed hypothyroid was request a diabetes test 9I had read it could cause low thyroid readings.) He tested normal and we went on the thyroid meds. He is still overweight, but we walk a lot and he has started swim therapy for some structural issues. I think its a process, not a quick fix. |
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