When thyroid levels drop

There are a number of consequences when this happens, none of them good. They include:

• Weight gain, despite no increase in appetite

• Lethargy

• Exercise intolerance

• Cold intolerance

• Dull, sparse, balding coat

• Increased skin pigmentation

• Skin and ear infections

• Poor hair growth

• ‘Tragic’ facial expression

• Facial nerve paralysis (lopsided droop)

• Lameness, feet dragging

• Poor coordination

• Loss of libido

• Infertility

• Fat deposits in the cornea of the eye

• Poor tear production (dry eye)

• Slow heart rate