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07-08-2015, 05:41 PM | #1 |
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| Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) Has any one ever had to deal with this issue??? My Luci may very well have this problem. Our next step next week will be to send off Blood work to Texas A&M for a TLI test. The TLI test measures the amounts of digestive enzymes in a dog's system.
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07-08-2015, 06:06 PM | #2 |
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| We use enzymes for my girl due to a horrible case of pancreatitis. A great site to check out is www.epi4dogs.com Best wishes for you and Luci.
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07-08-2015, 08:31 PM | #3 |
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| Vicki I have a good friend who had a pup with it. If you need to speak with her, I will get you in touch. I have never had a pup with it, but have two friends who have. One was a yorkie who passed this last year....and the other is a greyhound.
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07-09-2015, 03:49 AM | #4 | |
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07-09-2015, 03:50 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks Linda. At the moment we are in the DX'ing stage, so not sure if she actually has it. Should know more later.
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07-09-2015, 04:43 AM | #6 | |
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07-09-2015, 05:57 AM | #7 |
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| Vicki, I don't know anything about it. But you and Luci will be in my prayers.
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07-10-2015, 06:25 AM | #8 |
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| Luci will have her Blood Work done Monday. Texas A&M say's it should be done on a M-W so it doesn't get stuck somewhere sitting. My Vet always send things by Federal Express Next Day Air. She has to fast for 12 hrs for this test. The test should take between 3-5 day's for results.
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07-10-2015, 06:37 AM | #9 |
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| I pray that you get good test results with Luci and that starts to feel better.
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07-12-2015, 08:43 AM | #10 |
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| Praying for good results.
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07-12-2015, 12:17 PM | #11 |
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| We use Panakare Plus Powder by NeoGen Vet.
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07-13-2015, 06:51 AM | #12 |
YT Addict | I am awaiting on the results from Tink's blood test for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI). Tink's symptoms seem to be consistent with this issue - lots of tummy issues, especially with bacteria overgrowth. |
07-13-2015, 06:55 AM | #13 |
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| Oh no sorry you having to deal with this issue as well. Yes my Luci is having such a hard time with the bacteria issue. This makes her 3rd time with it , hence why we are now testing her. It really bothers me since she is only 2.9 lbs, she is 7 1/2 yrs old. I adopted her 3 yrs ago.
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07-13-2015, 07:49 AM | #14 | |
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07-15-2015, 10:20 AM | #15 |
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| Just now got Luci's result's from A&M. They just faxed Reults to my Vet and she just emailed me the report. She does not have EPI, BUT she goes have very low B12 and Folate in system which usually goes hand in hand with EPI. Her result's were as follows Cobalarmin Fasting (B12) Result is 250mg Low /// Range should be 251-908 Folate Fasting her result is 5ug/L LOW/// Range should be 7.7-24.4 TLI Fasting Result is 34.2 Ug/L Normal /////Range should 5.7--45.2 So their suggestion is to give her B Complex Liquid that also has the Folic Acid in it.Now getting the dose for her is going to be tricky since she is so small. So she does have issues with Small Intestinal Disease with her B12 and Folate Levels being low.
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