Suspected hypothyroid-associated neuropathy in a female rottweiler dog.
CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE(2013)
Abstract
A 7-year-old, 46-kg spayed female rottweiler dog was presented with sudden onset of disorientation, bilateral convergent strabismus, and enophthalmos. Diagnostic workup revealed hypothyroid-associated cranial neuropathy. Symptoms abated considerably upon treatment with levothyroxine-sodium (T4) at an initial dose of 800 11 mu g/kg body weight (BW), PO, q12h, which was reduced 3 days later to 600 mu g/kg BW, q12h due to severe agitation and panting. Two weeks later the dosage of the levothyroxine-sodium (T4) was reduced to 400 mu g/kg BW in the morning and 600 mu g/kg BW in the evening. Eight weeks after the initial presentation, the dog had recovered with only mild convergent strabismus in the right eye. This is the first case report of suspected hypothyroid-associated neuropathy resulting in these symptoms.
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female rottweiler dog,neuropathy,hypothyroid-associated
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