Canine Thyroxin (T4)
Concepts
Thyroid impacts almost all organ functions, such as promote growth, regulate metabolism, increase oxygen consumption and heat production, neural excitation, etc. Blood TSH and T4 disorder lead to a decrease in thyroid function.
Rapid test in 10 minutes
Sensitive biomarker for thyroid function
Declined canine thyroid function
Canine with declined thyroid function tends to be fatigable and often experiences weight gain, dry skin, symmetrical fur dropping, pigmentation, etc. In severe cases, edema causes skin thickening on top of the eyes, neck, shoulder, and back.
Clinical application
1: T4 and TSH tests help to diagnose more than 80% of declined thyroid function
2: body checkup of Aged canine (4-6 years old and above)
3: monitor and prognosis
4: test before anesthesia