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Discussion on Not shedding - diagnostic procedures
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Ann1
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Posted on Sunday, Mar 16, 2003 - 10:40 am:
I also have a horse that grew alot of hair and he has always had a good hair coat. I called my vet in and he pulled blood and took manure for worm testing. I received my blood work and culture for manure back and found one thing that way bad and that was the T3 was very low. It show 21 and the min/max was 40-180. We put him on Thytrophin PMG for about 3 months. I just had his blood work pulled again and his T-3 went up to 48. His hair is starting to fall out and return to normal. I'm wondering if there is any other type of supplementation that can be given a horse to help his thryoid without medication. He is on a great feed Triple Crown Performance 10 and as good a hay as I can get. His also gets minerals and a salt block. Drinks plenty of water and receives good turn out time. Could you give me some help and let me know what can be done to help his thyroid stay in the right zones. Thanks,
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Mar 17, 2003 - 6:39 am:
Elizabeth you need to read our article on thyroid disease. See » Equine Diseases » Endocrine Disorders » Hypothyroidism in Adult Equines. If after reading it you still have questions post them in that forum.
DrO
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