EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

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; 3.5 3 cups Canidae ALS grain free kibble per day + one Metagenics B12 tablet. Click here for diet/med details. Miss Lulupants' story has been archived but it starts here. Lulu currently weighs: 21.2kg (46.7lbs) = Chunky Monkey! (now on a diet) Target: 19.5kg/43lbs. Lulu is super-smart, a bit plump and very pretty (everybody says so - including her!).

Maezi is a female  Australian cattle dog (blue Heeler) from BC Canada born may 11-2010

The story of her journey and struggles with EPI are featured on the EPI stories section above

Bandit - Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis - Sick from 18 months old - raw diet worked for approx 4 years, diagnosed with EG approx 18 months ago when raw stopped working, now 7 years old. Stablilised on pred for one year after overcoming SIBO, until Nov 2011 when SIBO reoccurred.

2 x Metronidazole per day, 2 x 5mg Pred per day, 5 x Tryplase with each meal, 1 x Cytacon intrinsic B12 per day, Royal Canin Hypoallergenic DR21 dry complete plus still having to have half pouch of Natures Menu puppy wet with each meal to get him to eat.

Sadly passed away in his sleep 25/01/2012 .....Till we meet again little man xxxxx

Current weight - 20.5kg  Should be -  approx 33-35kg

Also doggy mum to 9 year old Kaiya, half brother to Bandit and 2 year old Zorro.

Mary Ann & Stella

Melbourne, Australia

Stella is a 4 year old Staffy who weighed approx 20kg in May 2010. Diagnosed with EPI in August 2010 at 16.4kg. TLI <1. Dropped to 15.4kg. Feeding Canidae kibble and Eagle Pack Tuna, Salmon & Shrimp 3x per day plus 1 Creon 25,000 capsule with each meal, and 1 Metragenics intrinsi B12/folate 1x per day.  Also having 1 acidophilus tablet and 1 L-Gluatmine 750mg each night.

Stella last weighed in at 19.2kg and is now officially a chunky monkey again

  Dar and Kodi

Kodi (GSD female , born August 19, 2010 , was diagnosed July 15, 2011 at 11 months .Lowest weight, 47 lbs, weight as of  2/ 20/ 2012  59.6 lbs. Our goal for her at this time is 60lbs.  ... We made it !!!    60.4 lbs on March 31, 2012 .  TLI .07 , Folate 9.4 , Cobalmin 536 .Kodi eats TOTW Sierra Mountain (Lamb and sweet potato, grain free), 2 cups,2 times a day  with 1 teaspoon of pancreatin 8x per cup., recently  added  small lunch(1 cup plus 1 teas. enzymes) enzymes ( From Diane...awesome lady!!!) , with warm water and letting it sit for 30 minutes .  She is our furry kid whom just loves playing with the grandkids !!!!

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 

Terry

Mom of two EPI Shiloh Shepherds:  Pharaoh born Nov. 2007 (dx December 2009) and his older half sister,Taiko born Sept. 2006 (dx June 2010).  Pharaoh was 62.4 lbs. when diagnosed in 12/2009 and 10/31/11 his weight was 76.6 and 82.5 lbs on 1/28/12.  Received six weeks of B12 shots Jan-Feb 2010 but his B12 on 8/10/2010 was only 232. 

Taiko's weight was 70.7 lbs. in June 2010 (time of diagnosis) and on 10/31/11 was 80.4 and on 1/28/12 was 84 (2 lbs. over vet's max weight for her).  B12 was 211 in June 2010 and 293 on 8/10/10 (after getting weekly shots).  Both pups receive B12 shots weekly at home.

Both are fed twice a day Costco grain free brand: 2 cups kibble in the morning with 4 crushed tblets and 2 1/2 cups evening with 4 1/2 crushed tablets; plus each meal also get cooked ground turkey (app 1/4 lb. each meal) or half a can of dog food.

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"

Maddie orginal Diagnosed 12/04/11 her TLi was 1 Folate14.2  DOB 01/10/2007

B12  140/165/235 now 644 was on jabs until 28/01/2012 now on B12 intrinsic factor tablets daily with food.

Weight was 22.3 Currently 27.1 (13-09-2011)28.8(27-10-11)31.7(02-12-11)32.5(27-01-2012) up 10kgs and Down to 31.7 (not feeding the correct amount 28-02-2012) need to get back to 32.5 this was her weight before DX.Hooray.............33.2 (04-05-12)

Feeding grain free- Burns/Fish4dogs/Simpsons/Changed foods more digestible now on 400 grams per feed

Panzxym 1.5 ml teaspoon per feed(used to use 2 lypex per feed)

She had SIBO but this has not flared up since last august she was on Oxytet this didnt work so put on:stomorgyl-  Treated with Synbotic capsules as well (pre-probotics )

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    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

Kain, 4 yr. old GSD, Mom, Nicole, Dad, Joe, Sister Angel, 7 year old GSD, Sister Noni, 7 year old cat, and Twin Sisters, Eva and Mia, age 4. B-12: 369, TLI: less than 1, Folate: 15.7.Started Enzymes 1/14/11, 1 tsp./c, 2 1/2 cups fed once daily and 1 cup fed once daily. Nature's Variety, TOTW, Back to Basics, California Natural, all in monthly rotation, Let enzymes set 30 min. Low weight, 48 lbs, down from high of ONLY 66. Bi-Weekly B-12 shot of 1.4ml. All time high weight EVER on 12/11/11 at 71 lbs., one of the happiest days of my life, honestly, it is up there with some memorable days! *NEW WEIGHT of 76 lbs.!* 

Kelli & Addie

• Shetland Sheepdog, 4 yr- old female, diagnosed 7/18/11
• TLI- 1.6, Folate- >24
• Cobalamine <150 at diagnosis. Over 900 10-13-11
• Weight- 28 lbs, currently- 40lbs= over her Goal Weight! On a diet!
• Canidae Pure Elements- 1/2 C- 3 X Day, with 1/2 tsp 8x- Enzyme Diane) mix & set 20 minutes. 
• B-12 shots every 2 weeks
• Tylan- almost all the time- SIBO keeps coming back
• Coconut oil- 8-31-11- 1/4 tsp
• Prilosec 10mg/twice daily

- Barb -

Mom to Cedar, diagnosed with EPI Nov 1, 2010, TLI 1.2, April 2011 B12 310 (150-700), Folate 31 (7-39); Dec 2011 B12 349 (150-700), Folate 18 (7-39); now on B12 injections weekly; 1 3/4 tsp pancreatin 8X/meal, 1 1/4 c Evo Red Meat Grain free + 1/2 c add ins (pork, salmon, sardines, haddock, egg, pumpkin are the usual), 1/3 c water, incubated x 30 minutes; 2 meals/day; current weight 69.9 lbs. Also has Pannus; treated with tacrolimus ointment 2 x daily each eye and gets 100 ug Vit E daily for immature cataracts. Also Mom to pupkids Bree and Griffin, and catkids Abby, Diamond and Max...and skinkid Ayden

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.   Who is completely spoiled rotten, loves kids, and will be going into therapy dog training as soon as I can afford it.

"Sometimes it takes an imperfection to create perfection."

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.

~Becky~

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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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; 3.5 3 cups Canidae ALS grain free kibble per day + one Metagenics B12 tablet. Click here for diet/med details. Miss Lulupants' story has been archived but it starts here. Lulu currently weighs: 21.2kg (46.7lbs) = Chunky Monkey! (now on a diet) Target: 19.5kg/43lbs. Lulu is super-smart, a bit plump and very pretty (everybody says so - including her!).