EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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Topic: Bella's test results
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Bella's mom Member Posts: 63 |
Here is the fax I received from her doctor today.
Where do I go from here. I know B12, but anything else?
If you haven't seen my other post, her poops were good all evening. It just seems like during the day for some reason they get a little softer and yellower.
Cobalamin 805 mg/L "normal" Folate 12ug/L "normal" Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity < 30 ug/L TLI 0.3 ug/L Diagnostic for EPI
Notes were: the TLI test was repeated to verify the results
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-- Bella, English Bulldog, diagnosed at 5 mos and only 8.3lbs. Just switched to 8x Pancreatin mixed with DVP Sweet Potato and Bison, 2x daily, incubated for 20 mins. 1 tab of Krill oil at dinner. After 4 weeks, gained 9.2!!! To date,10 mos old and 28lbs.Thanks to everyone here, she has been maintained for a month now. This site saved my sanity.
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epi4dogs Site Owner Posts: 3112 |
Hi Leslie ~ They did test Bella's B12 Deficiency.....it;s the "Cobalamin" reading. 805 is great... the normal range is: 252-908 ng/L HOWEVER, with and EPI dog, even if the reading is in the normal range but on the low normal (for example 300-350) we still advice to supplement with B12. But you do not have to worry, Bella's is in the high normal range.... YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Her Folate level is also good.... the Normal range is: 7.7 - 24.4 µg/L... | |
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-- Olesia, owned by Izzy-45lb SWD, Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.3, Stable almost 4 yrs! Once stable, was able to reduce enzymes to only 1/2 tsp of Enzymes with each meal, but after amost 4 years of stabilization...recently had to increase the amount of enzymse to 3/4 of a teaspoon with each meal. Feed various grain-free kibble+real meat, 6x pancreatin enzymes from EnzymeDiane. Give 1 tsp of coconut oil one day and salmon oil next day, and also give canned sardines packed without salt or canned herring for extra omega oils.
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Bella's mom Member Posts: 63 |
That is great news then. Does her B12 have to be tested from time to time? Her stools have been great all day. Nice and dark, not too dry. My fingers are crossed!!!! My son couldn't believe I came home and examined the stool, he thought I was crazy to get so excited about it. I got an e-mail from Dr Clark, they want a sample from Bella. The want to eval blood from a bully and also Clemson is doing research on Cleft Palated in Bulldogs. I am sure my Vet will do it at no cost, but I will find out Friday. Hope everyone had as good a day as Bella. | |
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-- Bella, English Bulldog, diagnosed at 5 mos and only 8.3lbs. Just switched to 8x Pancreatin mixed with DVP Sweet Potato and Bison, 2x daily, incubated for 20 mins. 1 tab of Krill oil at dinner. After 4 weeks, gained 9.2!!! To date,10 mos old and 28lbs.Thanks to everyone here, she has been maintained for a month now. This site saved my sanity.
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Donna Member Posts: 1930 |
This is great news about Bella! Whooo! Her b12 is normal!!! | |
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-- Donna
Owned by Tara, a 6 YO GSD w/EPI dx'd at about a year old. Fed Taste of the Wild High Prarie formular kibble and enhance this diet with cooked meat, veggies and fruit, Enzynes: Pancreatin 8x - 1 tsp per cup of food. Suppliments include 1000 mg Wild Salmon oil, Glucosomine/Chondrotin/MSM and Probiotic acidophilus. Stable since 2005 Also owned by sidekicks' Zoey my rescued GSD and Zeke, a PWC
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