Table 4 Comparison of the BAER results between the control group and hypothyroid dogs with and without vestibular signs before and after initiating treatment with levothyroxine

Group B (n = 10)

 Range

1.9–2.22

2.72–3.06

3.38–3.76

4.32–4.79

2.42–2.57

2.5–3.2

1.8–2.3

0.8–1.2

1.6–2.1

 Mean

2.1

2.93

3.55

4.61

2.52

2.9

2.1

1.1

1.9

Group A not vestibular^a (n = 7)

 Range

2.0–2.26

2.88–3.07

3.35–3.74

4.4–4.8

2.4–2.6

2.6–3.1

1.7–2.4

0.6–1.1

1.5–1.9

 Mean

2.15

2.99

3.48

4.68

2.54

2.9

2.1

0.8

1.8

Group A vestibular (n = 5) BT

 Ipsilateral

  Range

2.45–2.58

3.15–3.27

3.84–4.0

4.99–5.3

2.54–2.68

0.9–1.8

1.1–1.5

0.6–0.9

1.4–1.8

  Mean

2.47

3.18

3.91

5.13

2.59

1.5

1.3

0.7

1.7

 Contralateral

  Range

2.2–2.3

2.85–3.05

3.44–3.8

4.48–4.82

2.3–2.62

2.3–2.9

1.7–2.2

0.6–1.0

1.5–2.0

  Mean

2.24

2.94

3.63

4.72

2.53

2.7

2.0

0.8

1.8

Group A vestibular (n = 5) AT

 Ipsilateral

  Range

2.36–2.58

3.15–3.23

3.85–3.9

4.9–5.13

2.5–257

1.4–2.2

1.5–2.0

0.7–10

1.4–1.9

  Mean

2.51

3.18

3.89

5.09

2.55

1.8

1.7

0.8

1.7

 Contralateral

  Range

2.2–2.44

2.84–3.05

3.41–3.83

4.46–4.9

2.23–2.52

2.4–2.8

1.7–2.1

0.6–1.0

1.5–2.1

  Mean

2.29

2.92

3.66

4.75

2.45

2.6

1.9

0.8

1.8

Dog No. 7 BT

 L

2.22

2.92

3.81

5.14

2.92

2.3

1.7

0.7

1.7

 R

2.21

3.03

3.83

5.25

3.04

1.5

1.1

0.3

1.1

Dog No. 7 AT

 L

2.2

2.91

3.77

4.81

2.61

2.4

1.7

0.8

1.7

 R

2.21

3.04

3.8

4.83

2.62

1.7

1.4

0.6

1.5

Dog No. 13 BT

 L

2.05

3.09

3,76

5.28

3.23

2.5

2.1

1.1

2.0

 R

2.08

3.1

3.79

5.35

3.27

2.4

2.2

1.0

1.8

Dog No. 13 AT

 L

2.04

2.81

3.7

4.59

2.54

2.5

2.3

1.1

1.7

 R

2.05

2.89

3.75

4.62

2.58

2.5

2.0

0.9

1.9