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Well, I got Grimm's thyroid results back from his T4. (I know this is limited, but this is the only test I could get) Grimm has a reading of 1.3, on the border for hypothyroid. But, I brought him in because something is clearly wrong-- he has almost no coat at all, and the coat he has, is sparse and harsh, dry, brittle and crispy-crunchy. On his lumbar region and loins, he has a noticable problem.. fur is supershort, nearly no undercoat, and he is buttfluff-free.
The vet says the options are hormone injections (I think she means thyroid shots?), but they can make the dog sometimes aggressive, she said. I do not know why she didn't suggest synthroid pills. What she did suggest is: Raw diet!
She claims that the raw should help balance things better. For real thyroid issues, she said it is not a cure-all, but in Grimm's on-the-border case, she feels it will right things. Is this a sound idea? She said, we will do a few months of raw, then re-check the T4 level. (it is, again, the only thyroid test I can get here)
What do you think? Why does she think raw can help a sluggish thyroid? What about... is there a way to use a teeny, specific-sized lil' chunk of beef thyroid or lamb thyroid as a daily therapy?
Who ever heard of a vet perscribing a raw diet for something like a thyroid issue?
When I start this raw diet thing, I had better get it right.. the vet is a believer in this. She has only 1 client feeding raw, as she says it is extremely difficult to convince anyone regarding raw when kibble is a convienient option.

The vet says the options are hormone injections (I think she means thyroid shots?), but they can make the dog sometimes aggressive, she said. I do not know why she didn't suggest synthroid pills. What she did suggest is: Raw diet!

What do you think? Why does she think raw can help a sluggish thyroid? What about... is there a way to use a teeny, specific-sized lil' chunk of beef thyroid or lamb thyroid as a daily therapy?

When I start this raw diet thing, I had better get it right.. the vet is a believer in this. She has only 1 client feeding raw, as she says it is extremely difficult to convince anyone regarding raw when kibble is a convienient option.