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Thyroid problems

Denny

Mama Doe
just wondering if rabbits can suffer with under active or over active thyroid problems :?:

cats can be prone to thyroid problems especially in old age and obviously, depending on which one (over active or under active) can cause weight loss or obesity so was wondering if rabbits can suffer with thyroid problems :? :?
 
I've never heard of it either. Maybe because so many rabbits never get to old age, it doesn't show the same prevalence as it does with cats? I asked my vet the same thing about skin cancer in rabbits (I had a white bun who used to love sunbathing), and he said that's very uncommon.

My 18 year old cat has just had a blood test for thyroid function, and thankfully it's fine. Unfortunately it doesn't go any further to explain why he is eating twice as much as normal yet losing weight!
 
I would have thought that any living being with a thyroid could have thyroid problems either under or over active :?

However how easy it would be to diagnose in a bunny is difficult to say.

lol Pam
 
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