EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Zoe my Australian Terrier was diagnosed at seventeen months old. She eats half a cup of Earthborn Holistics Great Plains Feast twice a day with a quarter teaspoon plus 1/8 th tsp of Dianne enzymes 8x.Also 1/8th teaspoon of tylan each meal when she has a run in with SIBO. She just started B12 shots on 8/22/2012 weekly. She is now five years old.

Alan & Brandy

Brandy, whelped 5/16/10. Purebred GSD (DDR) Sable Female (Spayed). Diagnosed EPI March 2012 at <50lbs.

Went thru the SIBO routine and got it cleared up with a Tylan (Tylosin) 40 day regime.

Feeding: Earthborn Holistic Grain Free Primitave Natural or Coastal Catch, 3x day - 1.5cup each. EnzymeDiane's 6x - 1/2 tsp each feeding. TRINFAC-B Intrinsic Factor - 1 cap daily. Occasionally, as a topper, I add a couple spoons of Solid Gold Canned Green Tripe or Sardines in water or Tunafish. She loves it!

As of July 2012 she is doing GREAT and over 60lbs.

**Started feeding without incubation on Jul 17th with no problems.**

**Reduced feeding to twice daily on Aug 14th (as she was near her optimal weight).**

** Sep 4th, weighed in at 73 pounds (optimal weight for her size) & accepted into the coveted Chunky Monkey Club!**

**Oct 24th, weight now 80 pounds (on a diet) LOL**

Thanks to Olesia for this wonderful Site and the folks that participate in it. You ALL saved my Brandy. Also a BIG THANKS to Diane & Sarge (RIP).

  Dar and Kodi, From Washington state

Kodi (GSD female) , born August 19, 2010 , was diagnosed July 15, 2011 at 11 months .Lowest weight, 47 lbs, weight as of  4/27/2013  62.9 lbs. Our goal for her at this time is now 65 lbs. !!!   And she made it!! .  TLI .07 , Folate 9.4 , Cobalmin 536 .

Kodi is on Great Life grain and potato free Buffalo,1 & 1/2  cups kibble with added canned or home cooked bison 3 times a day with 2 teaspoons of enzymes from Diane. (Also some home cooked meals)1 Trinfac-B capsule once a day. Also  1/8 t. of ground coriander, 1/16 t. of ground fennel seed and cinnamon per meal (for stomach acid and burps). Having acupunture with a holistic vet for food and enviromental  allergies, doing accupressure points and taking 1000 mg.Super Quercetin daily for allergies.

Kathy and Ted 10 yr old GSD rescue ~ gained 39 lbs

Olesia, owned by Izzy-45lb SWD, Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.3, Stable almost 7 yrs! Once stable, was able to reduce enzymes to only 1/2 tsp of Enzymes with each meal, but after almost 4 years of stabilization... had to increase the amount of enzymes to 3/4 teaspoon with each meal. Feed various grain-free kibble+real meat, 6x pancreatin enzymes from EnzymeDiane. I give 1 tsp of coconut oil one day and 1 tsp salmon oil next day, and also give canned sardines packed without salt or canned herring for extra omega oils.

In Feb 2013, Izzy developed a very serious condition called IMHA which she (thankfully) beat and is now in remission. We also discovered that now, at 8 years old, she not only has EPI, but also Diabetes and Low Thyroid.  Izzy was able to receive excellent care because of the kindness of so many here on epi4dogs and  is currently  doing extra-ordinarily well. If anyone could spend a day with Izzy, they would never guess that she has any health problems! 

- Barb -

Mom to Cedar, diagnosed with EPI Nov 1, 2010, TLI 1.2, Feb 2013 B12 653 (150-700), Folate 23 (7-39); B12 injections weekly; 1 3/4 tsp pancreatin 8X/meal, 1 1/4 c TOTW Pacific Stream or Sierra Mountain + 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 68.9 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