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In dogs, thyroid disease is almost always hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) occurs in cats but is not typically seen in dogs. Unfortunately, an overactive thyroid in a dog is usually a sign of thyroid carcinoma, a cancerous thyroid tumor.
1 There is no proof that tertiary hypothyroidism occurs in the dog...primarily because there is no reliable assay for measuring circulating TRH (nor TSH). 2  Thus, the possibility is there...and clinical signs and histological appearance of the thyroid would parallel those described for secondary hypothyroidism.