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甲狀腺的問題亦會引發狗狗的抽筋癲癇, 夥伴動物們是無法自己發聲, 全有賴主人為他們把關健康. 如果夥伴動物有狀況, 真的要自己多做功課多找資料, 多看幾個醫生. 就跟人一樣阿！ 甲狀腺功能減退症犬的臨床症狀 此文翻譯自 CANINE EPILEPSY 網站 行為問題 侵略/害怕/害羞/多動/注意力不集中/飛捕（在虛蒼蠅咬）/觀星（凝視空間）/消除不當（尿，糞） 神經肌肉問題 癲癇/精神獃滯/不耐運動/神經系統症狀/嗜睡/體重增加/不耐寒冷/情緒波動過度興奮/發育遲緩/慢性疾病 皮膚病 乾燥，鱗狀皮膚和頭皮屑/皮膚粗糙/雙邊對稱落毛/像老鼠的尾巴/色素沉澱/脂溢性皮膚炎或油性皮膚膿皮病或皮膚感染/粘液性水腫/慢性皮膚炎帶有氣味 在細胞代謝的變化 疲弱/全身僵硬/喉麻痺/面神經麻痺/憂鬱/腿沉重無力/肌肉萎縮/ 歪頭/眼瞼下垂 生殖障礙 不論男女/缺乏性慾/睾丸萎縮/不孕/幼仔無法存活 心臟異常 慢心臟率（心動過緩）/心律失常/ 胃腸病 便秘/腹瀉/嘔吐 血液病 出血/骨髓衰竭/低紅細胞/白細胞低/低血小板 眼部疾病 角膜的脂質沉積/角膜潰瘍/葡萄膜炎 /乾燥性角結膜炎或乾眼症/​​眼瞼腺體感染（瞼板腺） 其他相關疾病 lgA缺乏/嗅覺（嗅覺障礙）損失的味道/糖尿/慢性活動性肝炎/其他內分泌疾病腎上腺，胰腺，甲狀旁腺/虧損 原文 Clinical Signs of Canine Hypothyroidism Behavioral Problems aggression / fearful / shyness / hyperactivity / lack of concentration / fly catching (biting at imaginary flies)  / star gazing (staring in space) / inappropriate elimination (urine, feces) Neuromuscular Problems seizures / mental dullness / exercise intolerance / neurologic signs polyneuropathy / lethargy / weight gai...

以下的文張取自 Dr. Dodds 的網站 Dr. Dodds 有關狗癲癇的原文 Check Thyroid Function Low thyroid function, known as hypothyroidism, can precipitate or aggravate existing seizure disorders. While the exact mechanism of how this works is unknown, it may relate to the important role thyroid hormones play in cellular metabolism of the central nervous system. In some cases, simply giving a hypothyroid dog the appropriate levels of thyroid medication reduces the severity and frequency of the seizures, and may even stop them altogether. If a dog has seizures, it’s important that he has a full thyroid antibody test profile run including Total T4, Free T4, Total T3, Free T3, and Canine Thyroglobulin Autoantibody (TgAA). T3 Autoantibody (T3AA) and T4 Autoantibody (T4AA) can also be added. Since many veterinarians do not fully understand how to properly test for canine thyroid dysfunction, the condition often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and the dog unfortunately suffers unnecessarily. For this reason,...