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by KarenC
09 Jan 2023, 06:08
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

So we had the acth and glucose curve done. The amount of vetoryl barely made a dent in his cortisol levels so we are raising the dose this week and then back to test in 2 weeks again. His glucose was also high which was disappointing after his last good curve. Our vet seems happy with his EPI and th...
by KarenC
31 Dec 2022, 09:11
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

So, after I posted about Luke's "enthusiasm" or more realistically, mild aggression over food, we had another incident. This time it scared me and it was over an object with food debris. Apparently, the bbq brush that we scrape the grill with fell in the laundry room. He ended up finding i...
by KarenC
20 Dec 2022, 10:10
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

Luke has had a couple of episodes where he has snapped badly at our other dog over food. Twice in particular. Not very often but one of those times was pretty bad. When we got a puppy he snapped badly at him over water. These were all before his many diagnoses'. I used to think it was just ' a dog t...
by KarenC
04 Dec 2022, 11:57
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

Wow! Rico was diagnosed young with Cushing's then? That is still amazing. I am glad for your input on the Cushing's. Researching more about it this morning I now see why we started treatment as we did but that is no longer going to work and it seems that a prescrip is needed. I have read the prescri...
by KarenC
29 Nov 2022, 06:43
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: EPI, Diabetes, CushingsI

A little pupdate on Luke. EPI still seems managed. He has gained a few lbs but I did not change his dosing of enzymes. He is eating well, pooping well so staying the course here. His chest x-ray shows clear now. Tho he still has some sporadic hacking type thing happening. Diabetes is still not manag...
by KarenC
19 Nov 2022, 13:45
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

Ahh Karen, i hear ya..........the last few years of Izzy's life she went all blind in one eye and about 80% blind in the other eye....it broke my heart when she would be "hesitant" when walking in unfamiliar areas.... this was my fearless little dog who tackled everything with heart and c...
by KarenC
12 Nov 2022, 17:23
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

Gosh, it is pretty hard to comprehend why some dogs get dealt all these things. Hurts the heart! I am glad I am aware of this now, though. So far no strange eye movements of any kind so I feel like that isn't what happened but it is something to keep in the back of my mind and watch for. We know he ...
by KarenC
12 Nov 2022, 17:16
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: EPI & Reflux
Replies: 15
Views: 986

Re: EPI & Reflux

Greetings- Brand new EPI mom here. my 18 mo old German Shepherd ‘Bali’s EPI diagnosis is confirmed yesterday. He lost around 8lbs in 3 months while we were trying to figure out the causes of his weird (fluorescent yellow with mucus) stool and chronic diarrhea. We have started on enzymes yesterday a...
by KarenC
11 Nov 2022, 06:34
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

it won't hurt to "try" increasing the enzymes by just a pinch.....but then just watch if you see an improvement or not with his new poo eating habit. The other thing you can do, of course, this is if you are awake enough in the middle of the night to slip this on........ hahahaha! Is get ...
by KarenC
11 Nov 2022, 06:28
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)
Replies: 40
Views: 4591

Re: Diabetic for over a year now has EPI (and more)

I am wondering if he had a Vestibular incident? Low thyroid can be a factor in this as well as other things. Did you notice any side to side eye movement or dizziness and or balance issues? As for poop eating are you seeing undigested food in the poop? Jill Hmm, you mean in reference to the weird i...