EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

managing EPI

News! ...

Feb 5, 2010

  Please help 8 Dachshunds with EPI rescued in Florida find Forever Homes
http://www.dachshundrescuesouthflorida.com/

These 3 dogs were surrendered from a breeder/
hoarder situation and will need lots of love and
patience to help them adjust to a new life.
They are exceptionally sweet and friendly, but
we would like to be clear with all our prospective
adoptive and foster families that these
dogs will require a bit more work than a normal
rescue.

These 3 dogs, all of whom have EPI,
were rescued by DRSF  and are currently in
foster care in South Florida. They need forever
homes!  For more information, email:  regvalentini@yahoo.com  

       

 

 
 
 
 
BUDDY-he is a tiny 6 lbs and is very clingy and needs lots of holding, cuddling and loving. No children with him, not that he is aggressive, but he is so fragile - - best suited for a home with no small children or other dogs.

 

 

 PARKER - Dapple male... sweet and loving, but doesn't like strange dogs. Can be dominant around other males. 6 years old. Weighs about 8 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOLLY- approximately 6-7 years old. She is Bella and Rocco's mom. VERY gentle, docile and lving. She loves to sleep with people and cuddle. She is a queen! Weighs about 8 lbs.

 

 

These 5 beautiful doxies below need a new start in life. They are part of a 11 dog owner surrender f a breeder due to her own serious illness. Their 5 brothers and sisters (3 of whom have EPI shown above) have already been rescued
by DRSF http://www.dachshundrescuesouthflorida.com/ and are enjoying the good life of clean beds, baths, socialization and medical care. The 5 sweet souls
below are the next to be brought in and have lived the majority of their lives in crates, so they will need help in socialization
(walking on leash, potty training, etc) to help them adjust to a new and better life. We are looking for both
adoptive and foster families as well as donations to help offset their vetting costs. If you can help, and would like to
be part of a team to give these EPI doxies the life they deserve, please fill out a foster or adoption application on our website
or drop us a note at info@dachshundrescuesouthflorida.com!

 

 

 

SNICKERS - 10 years old, has EPI, Neutered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 DAISY -  7years old,
has EPI, will be Spayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACCI - 10 years old, has EPI, Neutered, Spinal Issues















 

COOKIE - 11 years old,
has EPI, Spayed














MAX - 9 years old, has EPI, Neutered











Articles

An article on two very different EPI dogs, "Hondo" by Karen Gilmer and "Nichole" by Amy Greenhut, was published in the May 2009 edition of the GSD Reveiw.  http://www.gsdca.org/Noframes/review.html . A very moving story of how differently EPI can effect different dogs.  

Also, an article on EPI was published in the March 2009 edition of The Whole Dog Journal at: http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/.

RESEARCH UPDATE!

June 3, 2009     

  •  Dr. Leigh Anne Clark has completed collecting samples from EPI afflicted German Shepherd Dogs and non-EPI GSDs...THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!   
  •  As of May 18, 2009 Dr. Leigh Anne Clark has taken accepted a position at Clemson University in South Carolina as Ass't Professor, Dept of Genetics and Biochemistry. She has moved her lab and will continue her EPI Genetics Research at Clemson.
  • For the latest on the EPI Research Study, please go to the"EPI Research" tab.

special notice !

4-22-09 THOSE WITH SENIOR GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS - - THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP !

BLOOD SAMPLES are no longer NEEDED FROM  OLDER-NORMAL GSDs!

As soon as those who have recently contacted Dr. Leigh Anne Clark and is sending in their samples please be sure to send in your samples by May 15, 2009....Texas A&M University (TAMU) will have completed collecting blood samples from senior (8 years old or older) normal (dogs that DO NOT have EPI) German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs) for Phase III of the EPI Research Study with SNP technology in an effort to identify the complex genetic markers to EPI. Shiloh Shepherds and GSD-mixes will be tested at a later date.

 

For future collections to be announced at a later date: INSTRUCTIONS FOR  EPI  RESEARCH
To participate in contributing a blood & serum sample please share these instructions with your vet. Most vets will draw blood free if it is for research. The Fed Ex shipping costs will be paid at this time and the Fed Ex # will be given to you once you contact Dr. Leigh Anne Clark

Elaine's "Boomer" 

 1. Dog will need to fast 12 hours before the draw.
2. Draw approximately 10ml blood into syringe
3. Fill purple-top with 5-6mls
4. Invert the tube several times after filling
5. Fill red-top tube with remainder of blood
6. Spin blood to separate serum
7. After separation, transfer serum to second red-top tube
8. Please make sure tubes are clearly labeled
9. Return samples in a Styrofoam cooler with a freezer pack.
10. Do not ship on a Friday.
11. Ship standard overnight via Fed Ex:

Blood Samples (with clear identification!) are to be shipped to:

Clemson University
51 New Cherry Rd
319 BRC Bldg
Clemson, SC 29634

 

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