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01-24-2006, 08:48 PM | #1 |
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| Chronic Diarrhea - Texas A & M I just received my Jan/Feb Bark Magazine and I was reading about Texas A & M Vet school. They have the largest research group in vet gastroenterology in the world...WOW..further into the article they wrote: The lab offers exocrine pancreatic function testing to diagnose exocrine pancratic insufficiency (EPI) and pancreatitis. Animal with EPI cannot digest their food because the pancreas does not fuction properly: the disease is treated with pancreatic enzymes. Pancreatitis is an often deadly disease, especially in pets who remain undiagnosed. A test for protein-losing enteropathy is also utilized to detect loss of protein in the GI tract. The disease is common many breeds, especially the Yorkshire Terrier, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier and Norweigian Lundehund. Another frequently requested test determines serum cobalamin deficiency, also know as vitamin B-12 deficiency. The condition is common and easily treated. "It is very important to have this test if a dog or cat suffers from chronic Diarrhea". You might want to pick up Bark and read under Vet Education.
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01-25-2006, 05:56 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | That's very useful information! Texas A & M was so kind and helpful 19 years ago when I contacted them regarding collpassed Trachea's in small dogs for my yorkie Gracie(RIP)
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01-25-2006, 06:14 AM | #3 |
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| Patti, I was very impressed with the article and would not hesitate to turn to them if I had a problem situation. I only wish they were closer. I posted this article because I was surprised about protein-losing enteropathy being common in Yorkies. I know I have always felt they had sensitive stomachs and now I am wondering, especially with my one little guy that the vet said had Irritable Bowel Syndrom. I think I am going to ask for this test to be run on him.
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01-25-2006, 07:05 AM | #4 |
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| Interesting information Cindy! Thanks for post it.
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01-25-2006, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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| I work at A&M (but not at the vet school) - not that this has anything to do with the conversation but we used the TAMU Vet School when my poodle almost lost his eye at about 6 months old. They did an amazing job of giving him a false eye so we didn't have to sew his eye socket closed. The bill was not even that outrageous. Our vet was the one that sent us to them and we were very impressed.
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