definitely fast for the tests you are ,water can be given you are asking for the folate and serum cobalamin blood test I always used metal bowls for Kara as she used to pick her bowls up, and throw them around, :roll: it never reacted to the enzymes we used glass plates are brilliant as they dont ho...

I have confirmed with our founder and researcher, Olesia, and we still advise food fasting for cobalamin (b12) and folate, 8-12 hours

this is on our website If possible, ask for a Cobalamin (B12) blood test to be done at the same time as a TLI blood test is done to save money. A dog must be fasted for 12-15 hours. Texas A&M Gastro Lab is the premier laboratory to test B12 levels. may well be out of date I will find out however...

The one thing to remember is the 8-12 hour food fasting prior to test, it was 12 hours but it has been revised, personally, I would go for 12 to be on the safe side, as to the yellow poops, can you remind me, are you giving Tylan

welcome from the UK Well i would be very concerned about a vet who advised so badly please share anything here with the vets the mantra is food in, enzyme in, the only exeption being water and medication my vets advised against probiotics for the same reson Madelon says, and Kara couldnt tollerate t...

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we are totally international when I started in 2010 it was mainly USA and one in Australia, Craig, who has become our IT person and website guru, and my beloved friend now its every country in the world, and we embrace everything I take my responsibilities as forum director very seriously people are...

hello Faye, and welcome from the UK sorry to be late here, dislocated ankle and 10 days in hospital ! I well remember the fear in 2010 when my Kara became ill, I had a cat with EPI in the 80's and you do not forget the smell so vets, my vet was on holiday so a young one told me she was too young, an...

this is interesting, and thought provoking however, having been through EPI and many related auto immune issues with Kara I learned very early on that you write everything down, and come to realise that the big dog food companies have very deep pockets, the vets sometimes are sponsored by them e.g. ...

Neal they sure arevsent to try us My Kai was very difficult, what turned him round was joining a group of dog walkers from behind them, and slowy getting nearer Thse became his best friends, he never had an issue with dogs but the ownwes were too much for him, we took him to a training group, Ofer t...