I don’t have an answer but thank you for posting bc I have wondered myself. The vet did tell me about my older dog that his breed tends to get fatty tumors due to thyroid issues in that breed. (Vizsla). But I wonder…
Omg really??? Mine just had her thyroid removed. It was cancer. She had half removed, actually.
I’ve been getting her in for annual physicals and they found high thyroid levels which is rare in dogs. She had an ultrasound and it was enlarged on one side but they caught it early and are confident they got it all. Thyroid cancer in dogs is a grave diagnosis, I read. But early detection is critical so maybe if there is a correlation with the fatty tumor and thyroid, have the levels checked ASAP.
Thanking God every day for helping my doggo and for diligence on this.
So very sorry to hear about your doggo. Yes, that is what said. Gotta wonder though so many people with thyroid issues and now our poor doggos, too. : (
My dog needs blood work in October to recheck, so I’m going to ask about the possible correlation. That floored me because she got the fatty tumor when she was about 1 year old. I kept asking about it and was concerned so they finally did a biopsy and reassured me it was nothing serious. Then out of the blue she has cancer.
She is doing fine though, thanks. It’s been a year of surgeries, though. First, she swallowed a Kong ball that wasn’t hers. I don’t even know when or where she got it. It could have been buried in the yard for all I know. That was an emergency surgery. Then the thyroid. I keep telling her she can’t have any more surgery! She looks at me and offers her giant paw, so I think it’s a deal.
Wow, that must be one big dog to have swallowed a Kong ball! Poor girl. The thyroid thing bothers me, though because of the prevalence in humans and now apparently more common in dogs. I have read that hypothyroidism in humans is thought to be related to an iodine deficiency so could possibly be applicable to dogs. I read a lot of alternative health advice on various topics but alternatives for dogs is hard to find. I have four, so I am always on the look-out. My youngest dog is quite the wild child —she will be one in a few days— but she is the only dog I ever had that I felt it necessary to use a shock collar. Even so, the first consideration I had with her is NOT to put the prongs directly over her thyroid. Just seemed like a bad idea. So we moved to the side. And actually we have never even had to use the “shock” part of the collar—she responds well enough to the low “ping” sound. And I just make sure those prongs are on the side of her neck, not over her thyroid. But with all of that said, I don’t think the others’ advice in this thread about dewormers such as ivermectin is a bad idea because parasites do indeed create cysts full of eggs. Then become “tumors” known as cancer. It’s only been the last few years this fact has started to become more widespread. I will post a link to an interesting discussion I recently listened to about this topic (for humans). Remains to be seen/heard for dogs.
ETA: unable to post link at this time due to phone issues. But the video I was thinking about is by Dr. Lee Merritt entitled “Parasites:A New Paradigm” and you can find it on Rumble where she goes by the name, “The Medical Rebel.” Again, this discussion/presentation is about parasites in humans, not dogs, but I would think similar concepts would apply.
I don’t have an answer but thank you for posting bc I have wondered myself. The vet did tell me about my older dog that his breed tends to get fatty tumors due to thyroid issues in that breed. (Vizsla). But I wonder…
Omg really??? Mine just had her thyroid removed. It was cancer. She had half removed, actually.
I’ve been getting her in for annual physicals and they found high thyroid levels which is rare in dogs. She had an ultrasound and it was enlarged on one side but they caught it early and are confident they got it all. Thyroid cancer in dogs is a grave diagnosis, I read. But early detection is critical so maybe if there is a correlation with the fatty tumor and thyroid, have the levels checked ASAP.
Thanking God every day for helping my doggo and for diligence on this.
So very sorry to hear about your doggo. Yes, that is what said. Gotta wonder though so many people with thyroid issues and now our poor doggos, too. : (
My dog needs blood work in October to recheck, so I’m going to ask about the possible correlation. That floored me because she got the fatty tumor when she was about 1 year old. I kept asking about it and was concerned so they finally did a biopsy and reassured me it was nothing serious. Then out of the blue she has cancer.
She is doing fine though, thanks. It’s been a year of surgeries, though. First, she swallowed a Kong ball that wasn’t hers. I don’t even know when or where she got it. It could have been buried in the yard for all I know. That was an emergency surgery. Then the thyroid. I keep telling her she can’t have any more surgery! She looks at me and offers her giant paw, so I think it’s a deal.
Wow, that must be one big dog to have swallowed a Kong ball! Poor girl. The thyroid thing bothers me, though because of the prevalence in humans and now apparently more common in dogs. I have read that hypothyroidism in humans is thought to be related to an iodine deficiency so could possibly be applicable to dogs. I read a lot of alternative health advice on various topics but alternatives for dogs is hard to find. I have four, so I am always on the look-out. My youngest dog is quite the wild child —she will be one in a few days— but she is the only dog I ever had that I felt it necessary to use a shock collar. Even so, the first consideration I had with her is NOT to put the prongs directly over her thyroid. Just seemed like a bad idea. So we moved to the side. And actually we have never even had to use the “shock” part of the collar—she responds well enough to the low “ping” sound. And I just make sure those prongs are on the side of her neck, not over her thyroid. But with all of that said, I don’t think the others’ advice in this thread about dewormers such as ivermectin is a bad idea because parasites do indeed create cysts full of eggs. Then become “tumors” known as cancer. It’s only been the last few years this fact has started to become more widespread. I will post a link to an interesting discussion I recently listened to about this topic (for humans). Remains to be seen/heard for dogs.
ETA: unable to post link at this time due to phone issues. But the video I was thinking about is by Dr. Lee Merritt entitled “Parasites:A New Paradigm” and you can find it on Rumble where she goes by the name, “The Medical Rebel.” Again, this discussion/presentation is about parasites in humans, not dogs, but I would think similar concepts would apply.