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.

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.