Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with thyrotoxicosis from eating levothyroxine-treated dog's feces
By Shadwick, Steven R et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2013·University of Illinois, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Thyrotoxicosis in a dog induced by the consumption of feces from a levothyroxine-supplemented housemate.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old golden retriever was brought in for increased thirst and urination, weight loss, and high thyroid hormone levels. It turned out that the dog had been eating the feces of another dog that was on a thyroid medication called levothyroxine. Once the owner prevented the dog from eating feces, the symptoms improved, and the thyroid hormone levels returned to normal.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old golden retriever dog was evaluated for polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, and elevated serum thyroxine. Targeted questioning revealed that the dog was coprophagic and routinely ingested the feces of a dog that was treated with twice-daily levothyroxine. Clinical signs resolved and serum thyroxine decreased to normal levels in the affected dog with prevention of coprophagy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24155422/