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by JRussell
19 Jan 2022, 15:35
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

Thank you! I am going to make a food change to one of the recommended options and see if that helps. I did also want to ask, do most EPI dogs ever stop eating their poop? Howie definitely is still very much interested in eating his own poop, but I will say it only seems to be if he finds piles from ...
by JRussell
18 Jan 2022, 19:50
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

He is currently on Hill's Prescription Diet Digestive Care i/D, which is basically prescription chicken and rice, as my vet recommended a low fat food. I've read that chicken can give them yellowish poop, so I'm wondering if that is the cause. The food is also lighter in color. It sounds like once d...
by JRussell
18 Jan 2022, 17:18
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

I'm back with more questions! After a recent hospitalization at the emergency vet for severe gastroenteritis from suspected dietary indiscretion (I still have no idea what he could have gotten into), Howie is back to his rambunctious self! I would say his poops are most often between a 3 and 4 on th...
by JRussell
24 Dec 2021, 21:59
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

I’m back with another question! Is it normal to see an increase in thirst after starting enzymes? Howie has been drinking a lot more than usual the past few days and actually woke us up 3 times last night to go outside to pee when he can usually easily make it through the night. Just wanted to see i...
by JRussell
23 Dec 2021, 11:54
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

The vet did do some scrapings and ended up putting him on some antibiotics for it. The scabs do seem to be healing, so maybe it was just a reaction from not getting the proper nutrition over the last few weeks? I'm not sure. Over the last few days I have been experimenting with his food and incubati...
by JRussell
22 Dec 2021, 14:48
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

Here are some pictures. His one eye was always the worst, but the scabs have since fallen off...so I'm hoping that's a good sign and its starting to heal. It's hard to see, but they pretty much are hard, dry scabs in both ears, eyes, and testicles. His lips were the same but have since cleared up. H...
by JRussell
22 Dec 2021, 12:13
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

Re: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

Thank you all! I really appreciate the advice. I soaked his food with the enzymes for 30 minutes this morning and he definitely ate more than last night. He's still not loving it, but I did sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top (I read this sometimes help masks the smell for picky eaters)and it actua...
by JRussell
21 Dec 2021, 19:18
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: New EPI Diagnosis - Help!
Replies: 23
Views: 3513

New EPI Diagnosis - Help!

Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found this group, as my 8 month old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Howie, was just diagnosed with EPI last week. Just to give you some background...the week before Thanksgiving Howie began having very frequent and loose diarrhea. I took him to the vet a few days later where he was ...