Thanks Olesia Yes cTLI, folate and B12 were run. I suspect folate might be close to normal now since she's been on Tylosin. I wonder where it would have been last week though. Since there was evidence of SID (without diarrhea though) she has been on Tylosin. Chance's folate was always low. Despite k...

Rylee went in for her testing this morning. So now we wait! In the meantime, I have sent pictures of the poops, and how they've progressed since enzymes. She took a look and was quite surprised at how much less food is being lost. I asked if severe food allergy could have responded that well. She sa...

BTW, I forgot to say thank you to both Pam and Olesia for the kind words and encouragement. It's true that sometimes what we first see as bad luck actually turns out to be good luck. As was definitely the case with Izzy! It is very encouraging to know that getting her stable would likely be easier, ...

I am happy to hear that Bonnie is doing so well without enzymes or Tylosin! I'm assuming that they are not considering "exploring" more now during the spay procedure. I'd be hesitant to do that, as it would mean a longer and more difficult recovery. And not sure that they could see anythin...

Yeah; I could not return Rylee because of EPI. I just hope it's nothing worse! Catching it early would be very lucky! The vet knows little about it; and freely admitted that she knows less than I do. But I do have to give her credit for even thinking it when she saw all the food pooped out. Poop thi...

I can understand the "last minute regret". But I don't think its regret so much as excitement and worry. And yes, if you didn't take her, you would have regretted it and perhaps never forgiven yourself. Rylee is doing much better than she was before enzymes. Still some food in the poop, bu...

Ok. Thanks. That makes sense. That's why it took Chance so long to become somewhat stable. He went undiagnosed for far too long. She's early in terms of symptoms. If treated properly, she might be much easier to get stable. But then basically by that logic, even if she doesn't have EPI, I have to ke...

Thank you Olesia. I will try to get her in on Tuesday morning. I did think weight would pretty much always be the first symptom. Perhaps I am wrong. I am not giving B12 before the test; I want to know the numbers before. Are you suggesting that I not inject at all before results; or should I give on...

Sorry, my initial message should read "I don't think an EPI dog could *maintain* weight" she has not gained weight. (Only lost a couple pounds. But her body condition is good).

The enzymes have been an absolute game changer, so far. As of this morning, there's only a couple of tiny pieces of food in the poop. Color is back to normal. It was a perfect size and perfect consistency. (She was very proud of herself for passing that! She looked at it quickly then got the crazy z...