Is it possible to cause liver problems in a yellow lab after taking soloxine for misdiagnosed thyroid illness?
Answer First, Joanne, I will address your question from the conventional veterinary standpoint. The package insert does not indicate liver problems as an adverse effect: Contraindications: Levothyroxine sodium therapy is contraindicated in thyrotoxicosis, acute myocardial infarction and uncorrected adrenal insufficiency. Use in pregnant bitches has not been evaluated. Precautions: The effects of levothyroxine sodium therapy are slow in being manifested. Overdosage of any thyroid drug may produce the signs and symptoms of thyrotoxicosis including, but not limited to: polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, reduced heat tolerance and hyperactivity or personality change. Administer with caution to animals with clinically significant heart disease, hypertension or other complications for which a sharply increased metabolic rate might prove hazardous. Use in pregnant bitches has not been evaluated. Adverse Reactions: There are no particular adverse reactions associated with levothyroxine sodium t
