PrincessC

Any news on how Daisy is doing? Otis was tested today and has reached a T4 of 22 - that makes him normal (well, within reason! )

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Having divorced from man with some major control issues last year, I sympathise with anyone who finds themselves in that sort of relationship. I was lucky as he wasn't violent towards me or the dogs (although he did throw mugs, slam doors and 'sweep' saucepans etc off the hob) but the main issue was the isolation - telling me we couldn't afford to have friends over, go and visit relatives and so on - and secrecy about the finances, which arose as a result of him misappropriating/investing/gambling over £130,000, remortgaging the house, which in turn led to him panicking and demanding a divorce when the money ran out. By this time he had left £459 in my savings account and £30 in my current account AND THAT WAS IT! As someone who is self-employed, I thought I had a rather better safety margin than that...he even told me I did If you have any doubts about your relationship whatsoever, keep your finances completely separate and watch him like a hawk, especially if he works in tax, accountancy, or financial services After I sussed the spending/gambling problem (and I had no idea at first that was why he wanted a divorce - I thought it was because he was having a cyber affair with some wealthy woman he met on the internet, offering the poor b*tch crappy investment advice, I expect ) then he exhibited all sorts of weird behaviours, alternatively nice then nasty, violence, threats to turn the dogs loose in the countryside in the middle of the night, or rehome Scout (who was his dog, although since June 2005 he hasn't once asked after her wellbeing ) and even now after divorce he is refusing to pay me for chattels taken from the house (he is selling the contents of the 'marital home' one by one on Ebay ) taking me to court because I won't pay for some paint he claims to have bought but for which he has no receipt (of course I will pay you £230 just because you say I should, my darling!) won't attend mediation to save court time and generally behaving like a real knob, including refusing to sign for registered letters, etc... Once a controller, always a controller in my experience, but they just get more desperate the further away you manage to escape to anyone who is suffering or has suffered at the hands of one...

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My vet (she has a particular interest in lurchers and greys - she has two herself and is a breed rescue vet too) says that 15 is about the lowest normal measurement for other breeds, although greys and lurchers can be lower but still normal too. I think it is a matter of judging when the symptoms are at their least noticeable/disappear completely. We always aim for about 20 with Otis, as that's when his behaviour seems about the best and he is on 0.75mg of soloxine, twice a day - he is about 30 kilos. Apparently the tablets are best given on an empty stomach and split into two doses, to try and maintain an even keel, rather than have peaks and troughs in the levels throughout the day. It took us some time to find the right levels to maintain his T4 as a result of his thyroid gland working sporadically initially, then conking out completely, but we seem to be there now, fingers crossed. I'm sure you will start to see an improvement in Daisy pretty soon Have you tried making her frozen lollies to encourage her to 'drink' more? I add Barker and Barkers Tasty Topper to mine before freezing (well, the dogs' obviously!) Tasty Topper Liver powder and a few biccies, but you could add carrots sticks for interest I guess?

Glad that you have a diagnosis. I hope the soloxine does the trick Out of curiosity, what were her T4 levels in the end?