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Anonymous
My close to 12 year old Whetan Terrier is starting to lose the hair around her eyes. Although she is still active, she is starting to show her age. I took her to get her hair cut today and the groomer (kinda a crazy lady) said that her immune system was shutting down and she doesn't have long to live...

This was kinda a shock to me because she just had blood tests and the doctors say she is very healthy! Who should I believe?

The only other condition that she has is a thyroid problem, which she has had her entire life and is treated with meds.
>> Anonymous
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>>Who should I believe?

The person that went to veterinary school for a bunch of years or the "crazy lady", I don't know, it's a tough call.
>> Anonymous
believe the doctors

i dont own a pet, but i would trust the doctors more than a crazy hair cutter
>> Anonymous
just got tests back... thyroid level is a little low
>> vance !YVKonataVQ
If your dog is acting strange or soon does, take her to the vet if you can. If you don't have a reason to believe she's not well then she's probably okay. As long as she gets regular check-ups she should be fine.

I hope she is and stays well!
>> Barksalot !!bUy38Am5hmk
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I hope you read this thread, since she might not need meds.
While it could be any number of things, I'm going to assume it really is a thyroid problem:
Recently my bestest pal died from age related diseases; he also had a thyroid problem. The fur on his back, chest and neck started falling out and the rest of his fur started getting terribly oily. I found out that his thyroid gland will more or less shrivel up with meds and he'll be then completely dependent. Long story short; we ignored the vet's advice and put him on the maximum human dosage of natural thyroid support tablets. He was a 40 kilo dog and it took 2 months before there was any fur coming back, but after 3 months most of it had returned.
There was a point where he was put on twice the human dosage and even more fur came, but we dialed it back to see what dose would maintain him. Note that even on meds, the fur will take up to 3 months to return as well. He was given kelp tablets and a product called "Thyro Guard" by Nutra Life. You should Google it and find out about getting it, or something similar from your health food store. If you get something else, make sure the ingredients are the same, because it worked for my dog. He wasn't completely cured, as he put on weight and his fur was oilier than normal but it was still remarkable.