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Poor coat, seborrhea sicca, slow hair regrowth after Decreased total and free T4 concentrations after treat-
clipping and thick skin. ment for hyperthyroidism.

Diagnosis Treatment

Normocytic-normochromic, non-regenerative anemia Levothyroxine supplementation (see page 1354).
usually with a PCV of 15–27.

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