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Okay, I'm hypothyroid myself and have a hypothyroid Shetland Sheepdog. I live in Australia so the drug for the dog is Thyroxine, same as I take.Now, for all you people with hypo dogs, and you can laugh at this, I accidentally took the dog's tablet one morning - silly me for being in a rush and not thinking and for having them in the same spot as mine, hey? Anyway, I decided to check with a pharmacist if it mattered , I had already had mine, but I was thinking he'll say it's okay, a dog dose can't be much. WRONG!! It is a much bigger dose that I take. Is there anyone here who has ever compared their dog's dose to a human dose, or any Dr or Vet who can explain why a dog needs more? Indeed, do they really need more?? Are they being seriously over-dosed?
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Soloxine
My dog has made 6 trips from CA to to Mt. Hood, OR which included going through the central valley each time. The central valley is quite hot during the summer. The only time my dog made that trip on Soloxine he had a very bad heat reaction, almost like a heatstroke. That was the 5th trip. I immediately took him off Soloxine and for the 6th trip home he was fine. I really think that although he was in an air-suffered from the side effect of Soloxine which is an intolerance to heat. Usually that side effect isn't mentioned but I did see it mentioned a couple of places.
I took him off Soloxine for the summer and have put him back on as the weather has cooled for the fall. |
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In theory, the therapeutic ranges for the thyroid are determined somehow??? |
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[QUOTE=Patty22;576063]My golden retriever has been on soloxine for 5 years now. I noticed a white spot on his right eye. My Vet told me it is lipid deposit caused by the soloxine....[/QUOTE
I know this is old, but this doesn't make sense at all....the lipid deposit isn't from the soloxine most likely, but probably because the thyroid isn't working properly - would need to know if the dog was on a high enough dose. A dog often gets these when the thyroid is low. |
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Concern of side effect from Soloxine
My dog Honey who is a female 5 year old Pit Bull has been put on Soloxine for hypothyroidism by our vet. Now since she has been put on it she has been showing signs of aggression towards our other dog which is much smaller than her. Fontaine who is a male 2 yeard old terrier mix and Honey use to be the best of friends. I mean little Fontaine use to clean Honey's ears and teeth and play with Honey. But now he's scared to even go near here. See ever since Honey was put on Soloxine, she's been trying to use poor little Fontaine as her chew toy. Well I've read that aggression and/or personality change is a side effect from taking Soloxine, and I was wondering what I might be able to do about this? I would really like for my dogs to be be able to play together again. My dad has threatened to get rid of Honey if she doesn't stop trying to use Fontaine as a chew toy. Even though we have had her much longer than the other dog. Please is there anyone out there that can help out with this or that has any information that might be useful? I'm in great need of you answers!!!!
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Have you talked to your vet about this, C4HD? Maybe there is an alternative med suitable for Honey, or perhaps she just needs the dose adjusted?
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About Honey Dog
Thank you Hazelrunpack for your answer back. Yes, I have talked to the vet about it, and for the time being they suggested stopping the med. for two weeks to see if that brings her back to her normal self. However now she isn't on any meds. for her hypothyroid problem, and I'm afraid set might become really over-weight again. Which use making her really depressed and lazy acting. Got any ideas on what I might be able to suggest to the vet, besides another med.. That has already been done. Thank you very much, Crazy4HoneyDog
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At this point I think I'd wait and see if dropping the meds makes a difference in her behavior. A few weeks off her thyroid medication won't have appreciable affect--hypothyroidism in dogs is a much less severe than the same condition in humans and it may take weeks before she starts to gain weight or show other symptoms again.
How long has she been off the soloxine now? Has there been any improvement? If, after the two weeks she's still not back to normal, it may be that there is a different issue causing the aggression.
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Soloxine side effects
Hello, new to the forum. My 7.5 year old Labrador, Wyndston was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He was put on 0.05mg. After three weeks at this dose wyndston's behavior changed. he became aggressive panic and scared.
It was very scary for us. I called our vet ASAP we were told to lower to half dose to .25mg wyndston is doing great on this dose. We are waiting the results on his post-pill. My question or concern I have noticed his teeth are staining which he always had beautiful healthy teeth. Does soloxine cause issues with teeth or gums. Or is he lacking something that I am not aware of? thanks... |
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Have never heard of this.
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I am very interested to know if (and what) the differences are between the brand Soloxine compared to it's generic form levothyroxine. Sammy, my 9 y.o golden retriever has been taking Soloxine for several years for his thyroid. Recently my vet re-filled my prescription with it's generic counterpart, and that is when I started to notice him displaying some of the symptoms other people have described in their posts. For example, increased thirst, occasionally vomiting water, licking chops, eating lots of grass. I took him to the vet after a few "choking" incidents which indicated to me his airways might be blocked. Turned out he was fine, and they said he might just be a little nauseous. I fed him chicken and rice, gave him some pepcid and he seemed to be doing better. However, same symptoms have returned. I called my vet to ask if all of this could have been caused by the transition between soloxine and the generic, and they said they are essentially the same thing, and I shouldnt worry about it. However, I have been trying to find more information about this on the web, and came across this board. I would be very interested to know if there is a difference? I would like to mention when I did take him in, my regular vet was not there, and I wasnt thinking this could have been attributed to the thyroid meds at the time. She recommended updating his blood work to run a thyroid test. Before I spend $200 to test the generic, it seems like the solution would be to return to the brand soloxine, but since they have already told me it is the same thing, I would like to a least introduce a "reason" why I would like to return to the brand name. |
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I have heard enough stories about how some dogs do terrible on the generic thyroid meds, that I won't use it for my dogs, I always use Soloxine. These stories also come from my vet. In fact, her clinic stopped carrying the generic.
I get my dog's Soloxine filled at Costco, they special order it for me in her dosage. Very reasonably priced that way. Many states require the vet to write a script if you request it. If you changed brands, you do need to test and possibly recalculate dosage (see precautions section: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Rx_Inf...othyroxine.pdf ) Also, from here: http://endocrinevet.blogspot.com/201...th-low-t4.html "Unreliable L-T4 preparation Although most of the generic L-T4 preparations appear to work reasonably well most of the time, we do occasionally see treatment failures with these generics. In such cases, changing to a brand-name product easily solves the problem... ...Poor bioavailability (poor absorption) Again, the bioavailabilty (absorption) of brand-name L-T4 products is generally better than the generics, and this is one of the reasons name-brand products are more reliable." Last edited by MaxaLisa; May 1st, 2014 at 10:32 PM. |
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For those of you who’ve had issues with your dog’s skin and taking Soloxine, here is one story that may or may not provide some enlightenment:
I have a 5 year old Siberian husky that I rescued 2 1/2 years ago. I nicknamed her “Yoda” because she seemed so calm and wise. She was always very mellow, but several months ago began to get really slow, having trouble even walking up a little hill towards the end of our daily walk. I took her to the vet, and a blood test revealed a very low thyroid level. We put her on Soloxine at the full recommended dose of 0.6 mg twice a day (she weighs about 60 lbs.). Within a week, she started scratching constantly and then began ripping her fur out. She also was drinking and urinating more than normal, but not to the point that we were concerned about a medication overdose. Her skin seemed terrible with crusty spots all over and big patches with no fur. I took her back to the vet, and they said she had a staph infection on her skin, for which they prescribed anitbiotics. They had no explanation how she suddenly developed this infection, but it had to be treated. We also discussed the thyroid medication and decided to take her off of it until her skin had healed. Despite the vet’s assurances that there are no such side effects related to thyroid medication, I was absolutely convinced that my dog’s skin issues were a result of this medication. To make a long story short, once my dog’s skin condition had settled down, I decided to reintroduce her to the thyroid medication, but at a very gradual rate rather than immediately giving her the full recommended dosage. I started giving her half a pill every morning for one week, then half a pill twice a day for a week, then a full pill every morning and half a pill at night for a week, then finally a full pill twice a day (as originally prescribed). She is a totally new dog now. She is bright eyed and full of energy she never had in the previous two years that i owned her. She also now has a beautiful, soft coat. Previously, she tended to look a bit dingy all the time, her fur was coarse rather than soft, and she had a bit of a smell to her. I’ve had extensive discussions with both my dog’s vet and a friend of mine who’s a vet, and the best we can come up with is that putting her on the full recommended dose of medication all at once so “supercharged” her metabolism that is caused her to shed all of her old skin (which was very itchy to do). Apparently skin cell turnover is related to metabolism, which in turn is controlled by the thyroid. While most dogs are able to handle a full dose of thyroid medication from day one, in rare instances this “jumpstart” to their metabolism may be too much for them to handle. So, I would suggest that if you’ve had similar issues with skin problems which you believe are connected to thyroid medication, then maybe you’ll want to try doing what I did. Take your dog off the medication and get the skin problems resolved. Then, gradually reintroduce the thyroid medication until you reach the recommended dose. Good luck and I hope this helps someone! |
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