EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
managing EPI
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Lila turned 10 in May of this year (2010). She moved with us from NYC to California 7 years ago, and lives with us & Fred & Quincy (the young inside boy cats) and communes through the screened porch with Emma and Big Head (the two semi-ferals we take care of.) She was diagnosed with EPI about 4 weeks ago (very low TLI of about 3) We started Pancreplus about 2 weeks ago and she's gained over 1/2 lb! Her normal weight was about 10lbs; she had gone down to just under 7. She's getting B12 shots 1 x week for 6 weeks, and taking folate supplements. We're also just finishing a round of flagyl, b/c vet thought the diarrhea was the result of intestinal overgrowth, and not just the EPI. Fingers are crossed that she continues to respond well. I have figured out that it's essential to let her food incubate for at least 22 minutes, or it bothers her mouth. And I reduced her dosage to between 1/8 and 1/4 tsp of Pancreplus per 1/4 or 1/2 cup of food. More than that, and she also gets the burning. Though this is a little less than the recommended dosage for dogs (1 tsp per 1 cup food), it seems to be working. - Would be interested to hear from other cat people what kinds of dosages they are using...... So glad to have found this site! Best wishes to everyone else here. Lila's mom. | |
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Hi Lila's mom and welcome to you and Lila, althought sorry you need to be here.
We have a section on EPI in cats under the "Not just GSD" tab above. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find it.
Please keep us posted on her progress! | |
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-- Donna
Owned by Tara, a 8 YO GSD w/EPI and DM dx'd at about a year old. Fed Taste of the Wild Lamb formular kibble and enhance this diet with cooked meat, veggies and fruit, Enzymes: 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 Max, a 10 MO PWC rescue - along with Tess (GSD) and Zeke (PWC) with Angel wings
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Hello and Welcome! I personally do not have any experience with cat EPI but just wanted to say hello and welcome you and Lila to the forum... | |
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-- Michele "No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich" - having 2 makes you even richer! :-)Jackie (back in pic) Diagnosed at 9 mos (09/09) - TLI 0.3 and low end of B12. Pancreatin 8x dosing 3/4tsp per cup. Natures Domain, Trinfac-B Intrinsic Factor daily, probiotics and Duralactin in the am. Stable and happy 115 lbs - thanks to all the beautiful souls on this forum, we could not have done it without YOU. Dexter - Diagnosed 11/10 approx 3 yrs of age. We failed fostering and now he has his forever home
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Hi Lila & mom. Just wanted to welcome you to our group. We have three house cats also (none w/ EPI though). It sounds like you have already started in the right direction to getting stable. Keep us posted & keep smiling! | |
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-- Cheryl~~~Loved by Gabi (and Gus): dx'd 3/09 at 2 yrs old, cTLI 1.5. Currently 71.4 lbs. Was 52.5 lbs 09/10. Twice a day: 2cups California Naturals Grain Free Lamb w/ 1 tsp salmon oil, 100 mg Vit E, & 2 Tbls pumpkin; 1-1/2 tsp Pancreatin 8x mixed w/ 2 tsp Party Animal Salmon canned dog food & 1/8 tsp L-Glutamine given as a gruel right before feeding. Probiotic & B12 MIF once a day. Long term for IBD: Methlyprednisolone 4mg once a day . Wausau, WI
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Hi Lila and Mom, welcome, No EPI cat, sorry. Have you tried adding a little warm water to the food during incubation? This will cut down on mouth sores/burning. | |
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-- Kathy and Ted 9 yr old GSD rescue ~72 lbs now 109 lbs
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Hi Lila and mom Best of luck. Any questions, feel free to keep asking away!! PS, also! Post some pictures of Lila. I (and everyone else) LOVES photos! | |
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EPI in cats is very rare, but it sounds like you've got a good vet and you're on your way with Lila's recovery! Weight gain is great!!!! 
At initial testing - TLI 1.2 (range 5-35) B12 254 (range 249-733) folate 20.2 (range 6.5-11.5) Natures Domain, Pancreatin 8x dosing is 1tsp per cup, Trinfac-B Intrinsic Factor daily, probiotics with each meal and glucosamine chondroitin in the am. Stable and happy 95 lbs 8/15/11
| October 21, 2010 at 10:51 PM | Flag Quote & Reply |
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Hi Lila's mom:
Welcome to the forum...I'm glad you're here and while few of us have cats with EPI, we'll try to help with what we can. It sounds like you've got a great vet...he/she is a keeper! It also sounds as if you're doing all of the right things and that Miss Lila is on the road to becoming stable. That's wonderful...congratulations.
Kathy mentioned water...you didn't say whether or not you were adding water before incubation (or if you did I missed it). If you are, perhaps a little more than you're now adding or if not, she may have the key to it bothering Lila's mouth.
I had to chuckle at the one cat's name...Big Head!!! I share liffe with two cats, along with my dogs and I'm thankful that they don't have EPI. It sounds as if you're a great kitty mom.
again welcome aboard...
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 Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Canine Formula, 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.
| October 22, 2010 at 2:05 AM | Flag Quote & Reply |
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Hi
I had a female cat with this 30 yrs ago would you believe noone had heard of it but I had a very clever vet she was on Tryplase every day and lived till nearly 20 so............................................
Good luck Jean
Kara::
adopted at five months old 26th December 2009 always hungry more than any of my other dogs
became noticeably distressed August 2010
Two vet visits and.............
Diagnosed with EPI at 14 months old September 2010
tli<1.00 folate 8.3 cobalimin 611 taking 2 Oxytet antibiotics 3 times a day and eating Nutrix grain free duck and potato kibble and starting to put weight on currently 33 kilos as of 20th June 2011 we also use Tylan if we dont have the time to use the oxytet as it has to be on an empty tum, enzymes at the moment Pancrex granules 3 teaspoons per meal
she is 2 yrs old as of 21st July 2011
"UNCONDITIONAL LOVE WAS INVENTED BY DOGS"
| October 22, 2010 at 4:31 AM | Flag Quote & Reply |
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