Apparently Olive is normal (well, her thyroid, anyway)

[celloyogi]

My vet emailed me a copy of Olive's thyroid results. She said everything looked fine, but for those of you who are curious, results are below. Comments welcome and appreciated!

TT4: 44 nmol/L (ref 11-60)
TT3: 1.2 nmol/L (0.8-2.1)
FT4: 13 pmol/L (6-23)
FT3: 5.3 pmol/L (1.2-8.2)
T4 autoantibody: 16% (0-20)
TSH: 6 mU/L (0-30)
thyroglobulin autoantibody: 5% (0-35, <20% considered neg)

I'll be the first to admit there was a part of me that was hoping the results would give us an "easy" answer to her behavior issues but apparently Olive is, physically at least, normal. Now, to work on her issues... At least she's ridiculously cute.

 

[Tabitha]

The cuteness factor really helps! I'm glad to hear her thyroid is normal.

 

[dblock]

Can't offer any advice for thyroid, but, yes, Beau knows how to work the cuteness factor too, so, they really do know how to work us with their charm don't they?

 

[take4roll10]

I'll be the first to admit there was a part of me that was hoping the results would give us an "easy" answer to her behavior issues but apparently Olive is, physically at least, normal. Now, to work on her issues... At least she's ridiculously cute.

I know how you feel. When I had my dog's thyroid tested because of her behavioral issues, I was secretly hoping she was hypothyroid. It would've explained a lot and would've been an easier fix. I felt a little guilty for hoping that, but just like Olive's, my dog's thyroid is normal. My dog is just certified crazy .