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OK - how crazy are we...here I am trying to do dog rescue work and I just agreed to foster a 3 year old shepherd with EPI and not yet stable. He is coming over Sat to meet Jackie - so prayers are they get along!! He is with a wonderful family - who is just totally overwhelmed by life and cannot care for him. The poor guy is down to 55 lbs from 75 and I am praying he gets along with Jackie so we can help him out. My husband is great - he is as big a sap as I am!! I'll let you all know how Sat goes...YES...WE ARE CRAZY!!!! I have full faith that with the help of this forum we can ALL help him!!! | |
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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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Michele, I So hope that Jackie gets along with the new foster dog. You are such a good person for doing this! I don't think you are crazy for doing it at all! You are such an awesome person! He will be lucky to have you as a foster parent, possibly new mom?! Good luck and hope all goes well on Saturday! Megan | |
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Such a special couple for a special dog! You both have golden hearts. I have all fingers and toes crossed that all goes well between the two beauties! Warmest best wishes ~ Julie, Angel and Shayne | |
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-- Angel, German Shepherd. Diagnosed epi 14th Aug. 09. TLI result 2. B12 *683 - Very good range. Folate 13.2 - normal. Lowest weight 30kg/66lbs. Went up to 33.3kg/73.2lbs in ten days. Heaviest weight 40.75kg / 81lb. Now on steady diet - current weight 39.5kg / 79lb. Orijen diet. Good on Total-Zymes, plant-based enzymes in addition to CREON 10000 enzymes for giving treats, but recently changed fully over to CREON for convenience. Angel is currently stable. Julie ~ UK Dog Logic: The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ~ Anonymous
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Foster... who are we kidding here? If Jackie and him get along, he won't be going anywhere | |
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-- ~Becky~
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Member Posts: 333 | Yep your saps!!!!!!!!!! But god love you, if it were not for people like you, who would we turn too!!!!!!!!! God love you and prayers to you and the rescue dog!!!! It will work !!!!!! I know it willl!!!! My heart goes out to you!!!!!!!! OK so i'm a sap too!!!!! | |
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-- Sharon and Hans; Hans is EPI and Lymes Positive, his birthday is 12/11/04 (GSD) His TLI was 1.0 on 10/17/08 When Diagnosed Down to .4 4/2/10. Weight 65 pounds on 12/08 now 95 pounds (Had him up to 104 in 2011)
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Michele, you are so wonderful to be doing this. Two EPI dogs will surely keep you on your toes. If all works out, it will be so rewarding for you & Mark, & having two dogs; well, you will soon find out. So lovely to have a best friend/brother/sister. I can't stop smiling that you are doing this. Cannot wait until tomorrow to hear from you (you must make time for us now.........). We'll be waiting.
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-- Lynn, From Melbourne, Australia. Owned by Tess (Irish Setter), Grace (English Setter) & Megg, my beautiful 'English' EPI Angel - Forever in my heart. .
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Member Posts: 130 |
MANY, MANY, MANY, Blessings you for taking on another EPI dog. We looked at a dog with megaesophaegus but I couldn't do it because I was still am too upset from Dutch"s experience. I just don't have it in me. I SO ADMIRE YOU FOR DOING THIS. | |
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-- Owned By Hondo, Trooper, and Lady. Previously owned by Dutch, EPI, IBD, megacolon dog who went to wait for us at the bridge.
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Member Posts: 711 |
All I can say is good for you!!!!! You and all the folks that foster pups (Kate that includes you) are just absolutely wonderful folks.....and another EPI dog at that. You have earned an extra star... | |
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-- Butterbean, 6 year old chihuahua, diagnosed in May-June'10 via pancreatic biopsy (in other words, it wasn't there). And now we have the TLI score of 0.7
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I too hope the two get along Crazy?????????????????????????? I think not just big hearted jx | |
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-- 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"
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Member Posts: 295 |
Michele - good luck to you and Jackie. I will be anxioiusly waiting to hear how it all went. Hugs from NH! | |
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-- Tonia and Apollo - GSD diaganosed with EPI August 26, 2010 weighed 73 lbs., weighed 108 1 year prior to diaganosis, currently weighing in at 119 lbs.. TLI ~ 1.1 B12 ~ 248 Folate ~ 21.5 Feeding 3 1/2 cups of Taste of the Wild High Prairie with 1 tsp. enzymes per cup of kibble, spread out over 3 meals per day. 1 MIF B12 once a day, B12 is now in the 900's. Trying hard to get him off Tylan, currently on 1/2 tsp two times per day.
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I am wishing you all well and that they get along. We are awaiting pictures! | |
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-- Enzyme Diane, Diane Sloan, Concord Twp, OH, Pancreatin **17.64 oz Pancreatin 6x Digestive Enzymes $70-Compared to Viokase V ** Enzyme Supplement Orders: www.EnzymeDiane.com, Sarge DOB 11/31/00 GSD/EPI Dx'd 8/05 @ 71# TLI .3, Cobalamin 99, Folate 15.5. 2tsp Pancreatin 6x Supplement, 2 c 4 Health 2x per day, b12 injections,
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Member Posts: 474 |
Oh Michele~ good for you! I really hope Jackie gives her blessing. I'm excited for you & know that you can get this pup stable~ You go girl!! | |
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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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Member Posts: 884 |
Careful not to get those angel wings caught on anything! I think they just got bigger! That's so great of you to foster another EPI pup, I hope him and Jackie become best buds! You'll have to add yours to the fix-em-up-pup parade! | |
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-- Proud mommy to Vito, 3(?) yr old GSD. 90lbs, goal weight 85-90lbs (ACHIEVED!). Tested positive for EPI on March 30th, 2011. His TLI was 1.0, Cobalamin 225, Folate 22. Feeding 2 cups of Taste of the Wild Bison once a day with one teaspoon of Pancreatin 8x enzymes per meal. Also proud mommy of a (non EPI) Belgian Malinois tripod named Lizzie. That means three legs. "Sometimes it takes an imperfection to create perfection."
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Thanks so much for all the well wishes guys - I know you are all right here with me pulling for Dexter! Lynn...I have to laugh at your pic of the cat - that will be our Willie - running when he sees another dog here!!! Right now he spends most of his time in Jackie's mouth...she loves him. I hope he isn't too mad at me for bringing in another pup... | |
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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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Crazy? Yes you are crazy.....CRAZY AWESOME!!!! Love the name Dexter, it's one of my favorite shows! | |
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-- My name is Cat. My boyfriend Justin and I are owned by an adorable 1 year old puppy dog named Kona. He is my first dog and we adopted him at 2 months old from the ASPCA. Kona was dx'd 11/15/2010 @ 7months old with cTLI <0.4(EPI), B12= 723 (normal), Folate =20.7 (High). Original weight at diagnosis was 26.8 lbs. Re-test in March cTLI <0.4 (SURPRISE, still EPI), B12=653 (normal), Folate=14 (normal). (this was after major relapse) Feeding schedule - 3/4 cup Taste of the Wild High Prairie dry kibble (bison, venison, sweet potato) in AM and PM with 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin, and 3/4 tspn+1/8tspn 6x EU enzymes from enzymediane.com...midday snack 1/2 cup of TOTW High Prairie +1/2 teaspoon pumpkin and 1/2+1/8 teaspoons of enzyme....bedtime snack 1/4 cup TOTW HP + 1/2 tspn pumpkin + 1/4+1/8 teasoon enzyme. All are incubated for 20 minutes with warm water and stirred multiple times. Antibiotics - approaching our sixth month on these. has doneboth Tylan and Metro. Currently trying to phase out the Tylan giving <1/8 teaspoon in vegetarian capsule with am and pm meals. Probiotics - add 1 acidophilis capsule sprinkled over midday snack and mixed in Current weight 40 lbs!
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Jackie's getting a boyfriend! | |
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-- Kathy and Ted 9 yr old GSD rescue ~72 lbs now 109 lbs
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Certifiably crazy!! But thank God for you and your husband!!!!! Good luck! | |
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-- Mom to Pixie, 6 year old sheltie,inherited from my mother-in-law 3/11. Dx of EPI 9/09. TLI in 10/09 was 0.4 ug/L. As of 12/2/11, Folate fasting levels was 13.6 ug/L, and Cobalamin fasting was 615. Current weight 18.6 lbs (4/12), ideal weight around 17 - we're trying to keep her from gaining more! Feeding grain free - Natural Balance canned lamb and Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Lamb kibble. Giving slightly less than 1/2 tsp Pancreatin 8X per 1/2 cup of food. Tylan currently 1x/day. Also takes 1/2 tablet pepcid for stomach upset 2x/day. Fortiflora probiotics 8/15/11, one packet daily. Getting bi-weekly B-12 shots. Our little pack also includes my husband, our 11 year old sheltie, Lucy, and our 8 year old sheltie, Einstein.
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Member Posts: 727 |
Good luck I hope it all goes well!! Positive thoughts heading your way! It will be hard but it will be GREAT!!!!!!!!!! xox | |
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-- Wallace rescue GSD. Currently feeding James Wellbeloved Turkey and Vegetable Cereal Free and some Butcher's Tripe. Four teaspoons Pancrex Granules and 2 Lypex capsules per meal. (Will go back to raw pig pancreas soon.) Three meals a day 3 times per week, 2 meals a day the other 4 days otherwise he stops eating. Tylan 1/8 teaspoon twice a day (this is half the recommended dose for his weight but the recommended dose made his poos soft!) Synbiotic D-C (probiotic and prebiotic) capsule once a day. Monthly B12 injection.
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You guys are awesome!!! The more the merrier - right???? It will be one big, happy animal farm over there!!! Congrats! Hope the welcoming party is a hit! | |
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-- Jeanne - Proud owner of a beautiful Black and Tan German Shepherd named Gwenivere...with IBD: 2 B12 shots per week, 20 mgs. Prednisone per day, 500 mgs. metronidazole, 400mgs amoxicilin 2x per day - 1 can of EN and 3.5 cups EN dry split up to 3 servings a day with 1/4 tsp. enzymes added to each feeding.
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Hah! Becky's right, who's kidding who here?!?! Nice one but Kathy I think 'brother' is more demure for the elegant Jackie don't you...? Any excuse for more pupper pics... Craig | |
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Craig Lulu (aka Miss Lulupants) is a 4 year old 'Red Shepherd' (Australian Red Heeler x Long-hair GSD) who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Diagnosed with EPI in April 2010. Currently on one Creon 25k per meal;
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This is wonderful .... Bless you both!
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