EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
managing EPI
Topic: KodyGrace - a working therapy EPI dog!!!
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epi4dogs Site Owner Posts: 3112 |
Hi everyone, It with GREAT honor that i post this video for one of our members, Diane and her very special EPI gal, KodyGrace. This video was filmed at Fox Chase Cancer Center http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pt4T8IoCH4 ... be prepared to smile... big time! This is what KodyGrace looks like... so you will recognize her in the video
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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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Donna Member Posts: 1930 |
Olesia,
I certainly DID have a smile on my face after watching that!!!
Huge congrats to Diane and CodyGrace for a job well done! My hat's off to the both of them for the important work they do! | |
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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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Diane Member Posts: 58 | Hi everyone, Been out of touch - kidney stones had me really ill. I missed alot...must play catch-up. It is such a joy to go on therapy visits with KodyGrace. She loves working, loves people, especially the "boo-boo people" as I tell her ;-) We visit the local school too - children are Kody's favorite :-) Thank you so much, Olesia for posting for me. Hugs to all, Diane & Dakota Grace aka Kody | |
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-- Diane & Kody epi/sibo 5/29/09 pancreatin 6x, dvp chick/sp (1 tsp - 11/2 c.) 83.5 lbs. stable since June 12, 2009. *9/28/09 NEW test results in: Cobalamin - NORMAL, Folate - LOW*L-Glutamine 500 mg a day-Metagenics Intrinsi B12/Folate a day
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Linda Member Posts: 676 |
First of all...KodyGrace is very pretty and I love what she and the other dogs are doing. I used to take Heidi into alzheimers units, residential care units and nursing homes...believe me, I've watched my girl work miracles. Cancer is a horrible and cruel disease and one of the first things the doctors will tell you is that your attitude and frame of mind play a huge part in recovery. When my husband was diagnosed with cancer, it put us on a whirlwind of treatments and there are times when you truly feel as if you almost live at the cancer center or hospital. This one in the video, is amazing, but you know most of them are. Even the oncology floor of many hospitals, is almost a world unto itself and the people who work there are wonderful. They've learned how important these dogs are to treatment and recovery and the dogs who visit cancer patients are a huge part of what's right in cancer treatment. It's almost magical to watch these special critterkids. Thank you for sharing KodyGrace with us and the very important work she's doing. | |
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-- Linda, Akira, Indy and the bratcats Akira 101 lb GSD, DOB 9/18/03 Dx'd around her first birthday. First TLI score 1.1, retested 9/07 score had lowered to 0.7. "Normally" eats 2 cups (lately eating only 1- 1/2 cups) Eagle Pack Holistic duck and oatmeal, twice daily. 2 t Pancreatin (or 1 t per cup of food) 8x enzymes given right before each meal in heaping t meat baby food with warm water and mixed to a gruel type texture.
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Donna W Member Posts: 72 |
Diane, wow..what a wonderful dog you have in KodyGrace. Thank you, Olesia, for posting this. I love seeing KodyGrace "at work" and I'm sure she lifts the spirits of so many people. Folks battling cancer have a special place in my heart. Not only do I see patients with cancer at my work with scheduling their surgery, my husband, William's, family has been extremely affected by cancer; and right now my dear friend who introduced me to William is battling ovarian cancer. I think having a therapy dog would be one of the most rewarding benefits one could achieve with their pet - sharing that love is like no other. The smiles on the faces of the patients in the video says it all. My hat's off to you KodyGrace -- keep those smiles happening! Fondly, Donna W | |
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-- Onza - 4 years old in July 09.....diagnosed with EPI in April 2009..... lost down to 55 lbs before we found Olesia through friends in our Schutzhund Club. So thankful to her and this wonderful website that gave us hope and guidance. "Be extra kind to everyone you encounter, because everyone is fighting a battle of some kind"... Donna
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Sailin Suzie & Brenda Member Posts: 191 |
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I dont know about the rest of you, but I am still CRYING. That was the most beautiful video ever. Those dogs, and those wonderful people can warm any heart. God Bless you Diane and KodyGrace, and all those wonderful people. | |
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-- Brenda & Sailin Suzie. Worlds Greatest Boat Dog
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epi4dogs Site Owner Posts: 3112 |
I agree... this video truly shows how act aof kindness by KodyGrace and the others can touch SOoooo many and make a difference, and bring joy to folks where there is so much despair. | |
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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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Samantha Member Posts: 211 |
Wow, that is truly wonderful. | |
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Michele Member Posts: 591 |
KodyGrace is beautiful - inside and out!!! LOVED the video - THAT is what life is about!!! | |
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-- Jackie - GSD 21 mo old - diagnosed at 9 mos (09/09) - TLI 0.3 and low end of B12. . On pancreazyme since 9/25/09, weekly B12 shots since 10/8/09 Pancreazyme dose has gone from initial dose of 1 tsp per cup to 3/4 tsp per 4 cups. Stable and happy 102 lbs.
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karen & manfred Member Posts: 656 |
wow - fantastic video kudo's to Diane and kodygrace for all your efforts
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