Skinny Pig Data and T-4 count
Got an email into the vet clinic for the name of the book.
- prevalence of thyroid pathology in guinea pigs in one study was 4.6%
Of course we don't know what that means unless we have the data of the guinea pigs in the study.
Pigs of all ages can be affected but more common in pigs older than 3 years. Doesn't appear in one sex more than the other.
- prevalence of thyroid pathology in guinea pigs in one study was 4.6%
Of course we don't know what that means unless we have the data of the guinea pigs in the study.
Pigs of all ages can be affected but more common in pigs older than 3 years. Doesn't appear in one sex more than the other.
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- You can quote me
Page 260 in the reference Pinta mentions:
• Serum thyroxine (T4) measurement: reference range, 1.1-5.2 μg/dL (14.2-66.9 nmol/L)
1.1 to 5.2 is a big range of "normal" (same thing that happens in humans for this hormone).
OT: this is a pretty good book and valuable reference overall, but they do discount the use of prokinetics (motility agents) in a number of diseases and disorders, including bloat/stasis. I have a very serious problem with that, since metoclopramide has been of great benefit to several of our pigs, and cisapride has been helpful to many on this board.
• Serum thyroxine (T4) measurement: reference range, 1.1-5.2 μg/dL (14.2-66.9 nmol/L)
1.1 to 5.2 is a big range of "normal" (same thing that happens in humans for this hormone).
OT: this is a pretty good book and valuable reference overall, but they do discount the use of prokinetics (motility agents) in a number of diseases and disorders, including bloat/stasis. I have a very serious problem with that, since metoclopramide has been of great benefit to several of our pigs, and cisapride has been helpful to many on this board.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
I can add this value to the norms page if you give me all the details I need to quote the source:
https://www.guinealynx.info/norms.html
(too bad they discount motility agents!)
https://www.guinealynx.info/norms.html
(too bad they discount motility agents!)