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by Bri S
01 Jun 2020, 13:09
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal won't eat? Why?
Replies: 11
Views: 5453

Re: Opal won't eat? Why?

Blood work results came in! They were overall pretty good, and Opal's vet was pleased. No chronic pancreatitis.... thankfully! Her SDMA levels were higher than we'd expect so the vet is curious about her kidneys. She'd expect her # to be around 6 for her age, but it was 15. Wants to have us take a u...
by Bri S
29 May 2020, 10:53
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal won't eat? Why?
Replies: 11
Views: 5453

Re: Opal won't eat? Why?

Hello, Thank you all for the suggestions! We will make sure to keep up on her B12, she takes Wonderlabs B12 (one per day) with intrinsic factor that you all recommended. We did do gas-x per our vet's recommendation but it didn't seem to help her. That was our first effort. Bloodwork should be back t...
by Bri S
28 May 2020, 16:48
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal won't eat? Why?
Replies: 11
Views: 5453

Opal won't eat? Why?

Something really odd has happened with my corgi Opal, who you all have helped us with issues in the past. The last 3 weeks she's been a stinker about eating her food. We've had to stand right by her repeating to her how good of a girl she is and to continue eating her food, even push her bowl toward...
by Bri S
15 Mar 2020, 00:20
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool
Replies: 9
Views: 3747

Re: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool

We went to Opal’s vet today and her usual vet wasn’t in, we have an appt with her Monday hopefully to get some more answers.... in the meantime Opal is back on endisorb (every time she eats - 3 times a day) and Metronidazole (2 times a day). She seems to be doing better, isn’t asking to go outside s...
by Bri S
14 Mar 2020, 13:09
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool
Replies: 9
Views: 3747

Re: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool

That’s very interesting about the diarrhea panel. I’ll mention that to my vet. Thank you!
by Bri S
14 Mar 2020, 12:41
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool
Replies: 9
Views: 3747

Re: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool

Thank you for the kind words. We appreciate it! ❤️ We are open to a food change, to get her on something that is grain free! Any food suggestions? We’ve been doing lots of research to keep her on a chicken flavor if possible.... here is the GA for her Hill’s food now. I think I’ve been told peas are...
by Bri S
14 Mar 2020, 11:39
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool
Replies: 9
Views: 3747

Opal the corgi - vomiting and bloody runny stool

Hello! I have updated my signature to the meds that opal takes daily, and has done so well with in the past! For seemingly no reason about two months ago she started having squishy stools with blood again. In the past a combo of endisorb and Metronidazole had gotten her back on track. We did one wee...
by Bri S
06 May 2019, 12:14
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?
Replies: 119
Views: 56817

Re: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?

Thanks for the recommendations and words of warning, everyone. I certainly understand that a food rep is not someone with a doctorate and mainly a sales person who wants to push their product, but I do think that trying to feed her the low fat i/d Hills is worth a shot - mostly because Opal had done...
by Bri S
03 May 2019, 12:04
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?
Replies: 119
Views: 56817

Re: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?

Another great idea, I will definitely ask for it to be emailed so I have a digital copy. I have every single vet record and print out at home in a file folder for Opal but certainly doesn't hurt to have it digital too. Hoping to get some answers soon once I talk to the vet more in depth about the pa...
by Bri S
03 May 2019, 11:12
Forum: Epi4Dogs Forum
Topic: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?
Replies: 119
Views: 56817

Re: Newly Diagnosed Corgi w/EPI - Suggestions?

Yes, Judith that was most helpful! I appreciate it so much - THANK YOU!!!! A slight update, Opal had her cbc panel done on Monday and I talked to only the vet tech about her results yesterday as Opal's usual vet will call with detailed results today - but the vet tech said that there were no red fla...