Epi4Dogs Foundation Inc.’s mission is the advancement of science and education relating to EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency), yielding useful insights and positive outcomes in better managing EPI in dogs and cats. Our goals are to support and/or collaborate with veterinary EPI research and researchers, and to promote EPI awareness by educating the general public, pet owners, pet organizations, rescue and shelter organizations, veterinary schools and veterinarians.
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Announcements
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Mister Admin » 13 Dec 2018, 16:20
To make the forum easier to read all announcements with now appear in their own ' Announcements ' section.
Please visit Announcements to read important information.
While you are there, click the 'spanner' menu item to...
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13 Dec 2018, 16:20
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Bio Case Enzymes
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Jean » 06 May 2022, 10:07
Just a heads up.
The company Thomas Labs are no longer producing Bio Case enzymes, and the majority of the retail sources are now out of stock.
We suggest Enzyme Diane who has been supplying for many years as an...
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Last post by Jean
06 May 2022, 10:07
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NOTIFICATION OF REPLY TO POSTS
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Jean » 13 May 2021, 04:53
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Good morning all
Just a reminder so that you know when you get email responses to your posts
Go to below the submit button, and towards the left
You will see a line that says NOTIFY ME WHEN A REPLY IS POSTED, please...
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this is a great feature and thank you for reminding folks about it !!!!!!!!!!!
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Last post by Olesia711
03 Jun 2021, 12:57
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Zypropan Company Not Responding
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Willoughby » 06 Aug 2022, 07:57
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I've been following this group for ten years since my Westie was first diagnosed. It was through members here that I found the company I've used ever since for enzymes. Current brand name is Zypropan, the previous one was...
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Team Enzyme Diane , here! Great customer service, wonderful product.
Thank you!
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Last post by Willoughby
08 Aug 2022, 07:02
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Pre and Probiotics for SIBO?
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maya193 » 02 Aug 2022, 12:49
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Hello everyone! So I found this article from dogs naturally magazine and wanted everyone's input. I was intrigued when I saw an article on EPI and SIBO in dogs. According to this article, dogs with SIBO need what they call...
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gotta love those poop pictures... they sure tell a LOT... but i am waiting for the day when the internet gestapo flags us for indecent photos..........hahahaha!
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Last post by Olesia711
07 Aug 2022, 20:33
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Hi all new member here 👋🏼😊
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Tara » 05 Aug 2022, 13:18
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Hi everyone, I’m Tara and my dog recently diagnosed with EPI is Toby. He’s a cavalier King Charles spaniel, 10 years old (11 at the end of the month) and we live in the UK.
Toby’s currently having weekly injections of B12 -...
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Hi Tara---
Welcome from Florida. I admit I just skimmed through your post, so I don't know whether this was mentioned---
Toby needs to eat 150% the amount of food that is recommended for his IDEAL weight, broken up into...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
07 Aug 2022, 19:07
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Which Probiotic/Prebiotic to start with
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jleach04 » 05 Aug 2022, 13:37
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There seems to be a ton of information on pro/pre biotics helping SIDs but I am at a loss as to which one to try first. Prior to his dx, we did use fortiflora for a time, which seemed to have some positive impact on his...
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Slippery elm works as a prebiotic, so there is no need to add an additional one if you are using it. Three of the probiotics that are recommended here are Dr. Mercola Complete, Visbiome, and Proviable. Whatever probiotic you...
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Last post by Jane&Clyde
06 Aug 2022, 22:23
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Obedience training
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danwh » 29 Jul 2022, 15:20
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Hi all -
I know that there is a range of philosophies when it comes to training, but with our new dog being a bit higher drive (GSD) I wanted to have a more thorough training program for him than I have done previously....
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WOW!!! What a great lit of recommendations... thanks you so much !!!
Interesting though is the fact that you self-learned these things via training Johnny yourself to be a serviec dog.
The top 3 items are exactly what i...
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Last post by Olesia711
06 Aug 2022, 13:19
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Adjusting Enzymes
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Buddy15 » 04 Aug 2022, 10:18
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Hi Everyone,
Super new to the EPI world. Our 2 year old, long haired German Shepherd, is awaiting his TAMU tests for EPI diagnosis but has already begun enzymes and B12 injections. His BMs have improved after just 3 days on...
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Hi Jenn. Welcome to you and Buddy. Sorry he's not doing great. Since you haven't got the results of his tests back yet, I'll just give you the abridged version---
(Did Buddy fast for 12 hours before his blood draw?
Three...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
05 Aug 2022, 13:17
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Feeding Raw Pancreas
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Koda101020 » 03 Aug 2022, 15:02
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Hello,
We are just coming up to our year mark with Koda being diagnosed with EPI. We started with Pancreplus and prescription GI food, but it become really expensive and I never found the right dose of Pancreplus to harden...
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Montgomery is on a home-cooked diet, too, and boy, has that made a difference. I like having the ability to tailor it to his needs. I use a completer by Alnutrin. They make these things for dogs, too, for raw or cooked diets.
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Last post by Montgomery
05 Aug 2022, 01:03
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Autoimmune issues causing EPI?
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louisamurray19 » 02 Aug 2022, 19:22
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I wanted to see if anyone has experienced autoimmune issues with their pup prior to being diagnosed with EPI. About a year ago, our Pembroke Welsh Corgi Belle, at age 6 years, was diagnosed with what out vet thought was...
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Thank you for the welcome, Olesia. While, as you say, I would rather not be here, I am so thankful that this site exists. It has provided a wealth of information on a condition, that up until 3 weeks ago, I had no idea even...
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Last post by louisamurray19
04 Aug 2022, 19:05
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EPI Dog with intermittent swollen lip
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jleach04 » 03 Aug 2022, 16:05
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Bruce is a 6yr Shepherd/Malinois mix. He was diagnosed with EPI about 2-3 weeks ago. We feed him RC HP (mostly dry but add some soft). He is on 6X powder and takes mycophenolate for IMHA. The only other food he gets is raw...
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I will add follicle cyst and obstructed saliva gland to the list of questions for the new vet. I would think if it were a cyst it would not go away so fast. Obstructed saliva gland might come and go, it has been really warm...
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Last post by jleach04
04 Aug 2022, 14:39
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Unwell GSD
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LauraF » 14 Jul 2022, 04:49
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Hi,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help me understand what is going on with my very sick 5YO GSD.
She has been showing symptoms such being lethargic, glassy eyes, slow cognitive function, slow motor functions (unsteady...
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I am so sorry you and Rosie are going through all this. Please let us know how she is doing. It sounds like you may be getting an answer to her recent symptoms, but certainly not the answer you would like to have.
We are...
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Last post by Barb
04 Aug 2022, 13:57
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Aksel - loss of appetite and weight loss
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AkselMason » 27 Jul 2022, 21:16
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I am new to this forum but have referenced it many times throughout the 4 years that my GSD Aksel has been diagnosed with EPI. He is now 6 yrs old and recently not eating and after we weighed him since May has lost 10 lbs....
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Sorry if I’ve been confused. I thought the gut health issue would have been addressed initially with the normal antibiotics irrelevant of the poop.
Hydrolysed food is extremely bland . If he won’t eat eat a handful of raw...
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Last post by Patsy
04 Aug 2022, 06:09
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Diarrhea once again
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henderson » 21 Jul 2022, 02:51
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Hi all
Not had any problems with our Zak for a long time, until now..... over the past 3 weeks or so he has once again started to get diarrhea. It seems to be mainly in the morning and late at night. His poo during the day...
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Had phone call with vet... they are gonna give him a Probiotic, i pick it up tomorrow and Monday they gonna take bloods and check his B12 levels. She also mentioned because hes been on Oxycare for so long, to wean him off...
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Last post by henderson
03 Aug 2022, 13:09
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Help!! Not seeing improvement
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Shiloh18 » 30 Jul 2022, 16:05
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Hello, my dog Shiloh had very loose stools, was very lethargic, ravenous, and was losing weight depsite feeding her more. She is a 50lb dog and went down to 44lbs. After bringing her to the vet twice, and a hospital stay,...
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Good morning everyone,
I wanted to give an update and ask a few questions. We began trialing just the Ollie lamb food on Monday and since then her poops have gotten better and better each day. This morning she may have had...
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Last post by Shiloh18
03 Aug 2022, 09:30
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Awaiting Test Results
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mrockwoo » 26 Jul 2022, 15:22
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It's been a frustrating couple of months trying to figure out what's wrong with my dog, Cody. He's had symptoms of EPI ever since I got him, but I chocked it up to other things - allergy, eating something he shouldn't have,...
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Barb I agree 100%!
I'm looking up all these letters & learning so much, from just Mike's thread.
Mike, I hope you will keep us posted, and best luck!
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
02 Aug 2022, 20:15
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Vomiting
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danwh » 28 Jul 2022, 19:58
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Hi -
On Monday we got delivered our wonderful new dog who came to us as a rescue. His foster did an incredible job bringing him back to health and we want to continue his improvement now that he’s in our care.
* He was...
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This is a good idea, Jean. I recently found out that a plant I had in the sunroom was in the Lily family, which is also toxic to dogs. There are so many varieties of Lily plants inside and out.
Barb
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Last post by Barb
01 Aug 2022, 10:22
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any experience/advice mixing powdered enzymes with raw food?
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jm4706 » 28 Jul 2022, 20:10
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hello,
I am experimenting with supplementing my EPI Milo's diet with raw food (Halshan Premium Raw Food/beef blend) and beef pancreas. He normally eats dry kibble ground up in a blender, mixed with Enzyme Diane enzymes...
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Fuzzy was raised on prey model raw from weaning. Once he got the EPI chicken thighs, legs, (bone inclusive) became an issue to digest. Always results in soft poops.
He does great on raw blend that contains ground bone, even...
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Last post by Fuzzysmom
29 Jul 2022, 21:50
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Cushings support
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Jd3dortch » 27 Jul 2022, 08:56
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Does anyone know of a source of similar support/info for Cushings as what we have all found here for EPI?? Our 2nd dog was just diagnosed with Cushings so we now have 2 complicated expensive dogs. Have yet to find a good...
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My friends dog did well over three years along with Support from Olesia
good luck
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Last post by Jean
29 Jul 2022, 07:21
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new here, talking about my dog
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shirleyfang » 10 Apr 2019, 04:08
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Hi there,
My 3-year-old German shepherd, Caesar, was diagnosed with EPI last November. He began to gnaw at his skin and lose weight last July.His TLI-result was 3.7ug/l，and losted 5 kg of weight.
When I searched for...
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So sorry for your dog! I hope he feels good and will recover as soon as possible. I’m not a vet, just a common dog owner. When Nix (my dog) lost a lot of weight, he suggested giving hr hemp, enzymes, and vitamins
I won't...
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Last post by MaysonCallson
28 Jul 2022, 05:21
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Newly diagnosed EPI dog
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jleach04 » 27 Jul 2022, 16:04
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Bruce Wayne is a malinois/german shepherd. He has always been lean and active. One month into the pandemic lock down our lives changed dramatically. Not just because we were working/schooling from home but our dog who is the...
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Hi Jen, welcome to you and your pup. He has been through a lot.
Glad you finally got a diagnosis and can make some progress!
It helps if you can keep a daily journal also:
Let us know how the enzymes work.
Jill
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Last post by jilbert57
27 Jul 2022, 21:47
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Fun News about Tucker
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Tuckaboo Pam » 26 Jul 2022, 19:32
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I took Tucker to the vet today, to have a couple of lumps looked at. Good news. One is a lipoma, and the other a granular something or other, caused by his OCD licking. This boy.
BUT, when he got on the scale, it...
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My vet being a mobile one, we only get Tucker weighed when we need some kind of test that she can't provide. Last year when we had the blood draw for his EPI test, he weighed 80, which was awesome. The reason I was floored...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
27 Jul 2022, 07:30
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HELP!!!! new memeber
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porellanatosi » 25 Jul 2022, 17:34
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Hello.
My name is Pedro from Ecuador, I'm really new here and I need some help.
First of all, I really want to thank the members of this forum, just reading the information that its available helped me a lot.
My dog's name...
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It took awhile to put weight on Montgomery, and believe me, when you're looking at your pet every day, you almost don't see the weight gain beginning. Most veterinarians are happy to let clients use their scales.
I love...
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Last post by Montgomery
26 Jul 2022, 00:49
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Carrots And Cats
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Montgomery » 22 Dec 2021, 23:48
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We're making changes to Montgomery's diet and I'd like to try the carrot trick with him. Has anyone done this with a cat before? How big should the piece of carrot be, and should I cook it?
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I never did feed him carrot as the naturopath corrected his diet and his digestion corrected itself beautifiully.
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Last post by Montgomery
24 Jul 2022, 23:42
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Shiloh not responding to enzymes
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Kristyn » 24 Jul 2022, 20:42
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Hi all!
It has now been 3 weeks since we have started enzymes for Shiloh. And still no response. She is an interesting case as she hasn’t shown all symptoms of EPI. Poops are fine. But extremely hungry and losing weight.
We...
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the gold standard to confirm EPI is with a TLI test...and the rule of thumb is you can't have pancreatitis and EPI at the same time.... so with the high Lipase value your vet is correct in that this is pancreatitis.... not...
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24 Jul 2022, 23:23
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