Hemopet Advances Canine Thyroid Testing and Secures Patent for its Thyroid 5™ Test

Oct. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- A leader in canine thyroid testing, Hemopet has secured another patent, US Patent 8,012,769, further building upon the company’s thyroid patent portfolio. "This intellectual property protects and confirms that Hemopet is the only veterinary laboratory that can provide Thyroid 5 TM testing using all green technology. It validates our being at the forefront of thyroid diagnostics for dogs, and provides a valuable test for dog owners," said Dr. Jean Dodds, President of Hemopet, and co-author of the recently published best selling dog book, "The Canine Thyroid Epidemic".

The complete baseline thyroid antibody screening panel includes T4, T3, freeT4, freeT3 and TgAA. Hemopet additionally provides an interpretative analysis based on the fact that optimal canine thyroid reference ranges need to be defined by age, breed, and size. "Not all dogs are metabolically alike," says Dodds. Each animal's individual situation should be taken into account and balanced against the laboratory's normal reference range in order to determine an accurate diagnosis.

"There is only one Thyroid 5 TM panel, which belongs to Hemopet, and now it is patented. Other laboratories are beginning to use this terminology and confuse the public," says Dodds. Consumers should be careful to order the real Thyroid 5 TM testing system. For more information on canine thyroid testing, visit http://www.hemopet.org/services.html or contact 714-891-2022.

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About Hemopet
Founded in 1986 as a non-profit animal blood bank and greyhound rescue/adoption program by Dr. Jean Dodds, Hemopet now expands its services to include canine thyroid testing. Its newly-patented Thyroid 5 TM testing panel accurately diagnoses thyroid disorders through five different tests: T4, free T4, T3, Free T3 and TgAA. For more information, visit http://www.hemopet.org/ or contact 714-891-2022.