Tiny's Bloodwork

[clairej810]

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Tiny had a load of bloodwork done last week - he is very tired. Got his blood work back today.

His urea is 9.1 (should be 2.5-6.7), his liver ALT is 65 and should be less than 60 and his creatine is 157 (should be up to 150) - the vet is okay with those levels.

But - his thyroid T4 is 7.2 (should be 18-58) but I've read somewhere that greyhounds have much lower levels of T4. My vet thinks he has an underactive thyroid and I tend to agree, but I was just wondering if any knowledgable person on here knows whether 7.2 is really low or is it okay for greyhounds???

Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[jayp]

Tiny had a load of bloodwork done last week - he is very tired. Got his blood work back today.
His urea is 9.1 (should be 2.5-6.7), his liver ALT is 65 and should be less than 60 and his creatine is 157 (should be up to 150) - the vet is okay with those levels.

But - his thyroid T4 is 7.2 (should be 18-58) but I've read somewhere that greyhounds have much lower levels of T4. My vet thinks he has an underactive thyroid and I tend to agree, but I was just wondering if any knowledgable person on here knows whether 7.2 is really low or is it okay for greyhounds???

Thanks :thumbsup:

You really do need a FREE T4 thyroid test, all others can be affected by many things and may be "in range" but the dog still needs thyroid supplementation

Sighthounds can have lower levels and still be fine BUT a Free T4 test will tell you beyond doubt if the dog is hypo T

Jan

 

[clairej810]

Thank you Jan. I'll tell my vet. xx :thumbsup:

 

[FeeFee]

This site has some useful general information on greyhound bloodwork:

http://www.greythealth.com/blood.html

 

[clairej810]

This site has some useful general information on greyhound bloodwork:
http://www.greythealth.com/blood.html

Thanks, I'll have a read of that xx

 

[wild whippies]

I suspect the creatinine, ALT and Urea elevations are normal for a greyhound - especially if the dog concerned is racing.

The same would apply to the Thyroid function test. Not sure about dogs but thyroid function tests tend to be random in their results in humans and as such are only of significance if the patient themselves is symptomatic. The same may well apply with dogs.

I think you'll find the doc below useful as a lot is explained about general greyhound biochemistry along with why there are such differences between them and other breeds.

http://www.greyhound-data.com/dir/446/Maki..._Greyhounds.pdf