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11-19-2008, 03:56 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, ON
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| EPI - Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency So as some of you may know Deegan has been sick as a dog (pardon the pun) for about a month now and we finally found out what he has. EPI - Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency... I'm so thrilled to finally know why he's been have diarrhea like crazy, losing so much weight, but still eating and drinking 4 times as much as he used to... He went from a hefty 9.25lbs about a month ago to 7 lbs. I was at my wits end and was beginning to think the worst until Dr. Vicky called today telling the results of his tests from Saturday. We're still waiting on results to come back regarding his small intestine & his B12 levels, but this is the major one, and I'm happy to know that this is a treatable disease. He'll have to take an enzyme replacement twice a day (with his food) for the rest of his life & stay on a low fat, low fibre diet, but that's easily managable. Right now I'm concentrating on him gaining some weight. They say that this disease can be deadly if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion, as the animal will end up starving to death. I thank the Lord that we managed to find out what this was, even after several trips to the vet, tests & a small fortune. They say that this common in breeds such as German Shepards & Collie's, and I was just wondering if anyone on YT has experience with this, and whether or not it's a Yorkie that had it?
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11-19-2008, 04:40 PM | #2 |
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| I'm glad you got a diagnosis, now the healing can begin. I would highly recommend an phone consultation with Susan Davis, a pet nutritionist out of California. She works at the Arroyo Animal Hospital with Dr. Gordon, a holistic vet. We have been having blood work issues with Sissy. Although she is low in B12 and has started weekly injections for that, everything else points to an intestinal problem with her rather than the pancreatitis we thought she had or the EPI she was tested for. Susan has been wonderful in helping her get on the road to health and has some of the best supplements for this as well. It will be important to Deegan to also have some kind of liver support as anytime the pancrease isn't functioning properly, the liver isn't either (despite testing normal). I would highly recommend a consultation. Best $78 I have spent yet!!!!
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11-19-2008, 05:43 PM | #3 |
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| So glad you have a diagnosis my dex had severe pancreatitis and has ibd which can trigger the pancreas. Just curious how do they determine it is this on blood work? is it due to cpli and tli test? Just curious as good info to know oh just found this info -- may clarify alot for you too Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (Maldigestion Disorder) in Dogs |
11-19-2008, 06:58 PM | #4 | ||
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Thanks to you both for your info - anything I can learn about this will be beneficial to both Deegan and I.
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11-20-2008, 08:03 AM | #5 | |
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I really think that Susan Davis could help you as well. She is very knowledgeable about various health issues and the diets that support them. She is awesome with intestinal issues - IBD being among them!!!!
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