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Hello -

I'm posting here to find out if anyone in the UK has experience of testing their dog for Hereditary (Autoimmune) Thyroiditis using Jean Dodds lab, Hemopet, in the States?

https://www.hemopet.org/hvemolife-diagnostics/thyroid-testing/

I'd really love to hear about it if so as I'm not sure if it's worth investigating and exactly how to go about this from the UK, especially as there are so many tests to choose from and all very expensive! A simple T4 reading showed nothing wrong a couple months back but according to Jean Dodds that's not enough to go by.

We have a recently (9 months with us) adopted Alice, a beautiful rescue tri-colour border collie originally from a farm in Ireland - who rapidly become overweight (from15 to 20 kilos!) and intermittently aggressive (snapping in certain circumstances at home and variably aggressive with other dogs outside) in the last several months - having arrived as an appeasing, sweet natured 3 year old (female) to live with us in our garden flat in London by Hampstead Heath. This change in her temperament has been quite radical and we're not sure if it has a physiological cause - or is due to the incompatibility of her breed characteristics (not suited to city life) or for historical reasons (how she was treated before)?

With thanks for any advice or shared experience of this testing programme anyone can give.

Lee