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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New Page on "possible" Cost Savings with enzymes
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Olesia711 » 11 Apr 2024, 15:00
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First i want to thank all those that contributed and shared their experiences with using regular porcine pancreas powder in enteric coated capsules. I created a new page, COST SAVINGS ENZYME TIP that is in the 'MANAGING EPI...
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Oooh...I didn't realize there was a recommended dose for canned food. That might help!! Thanks! can try that maybe. But then raw meat probably has a higher fat content, which could complicate things.
We've had another...
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Last post by Chance
28 Apr 2024, 00:55
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April 26, 2004- Forum is VERY SLOW ....
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Olesia711 » 26 Apr 2024, 11:21
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Hi everyone,
Please accept our apologies.... we have been having intermittent downloading & uploading issues with our FORUM the past couple of weeks.... one day we get it fixed and then a few days later it is back to slow...
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Oh, I thought it was just me :)
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Last post by Chance
26 Apr 2024, 11:25
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Samples Needed!!!!
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Olesia711 » 07 Feb 2024, 12:30
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We are very pleased to announce that Epi4Dogs will be working with the University of Georgia geneticists, Dr. Leigh Anne Clark and Thais Fontenelle Carvalho Leme. They are looking in a new direction for the possible genetic...
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Hi Doc,,
You might want to contact Thais directly (she is the intern that is working with Dr. Leigh Anne Clark, the geneticist) and ask her directly...
Thais's email is:
[email protected]
SOmetimes they are able to use...
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Last post by Olesia711
17 Apr 2024, 16:05
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March 2024 TLI test results update !!!
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Olesia711 » 26 Mar 2024, 16:18
Texas A&M Gastro Lab has firmed up the TLI test results numbers and interpretation:
INTERPRETATION
Canine trypsin-like immunoreactivity assay
IMPORTANT (updated 3/14/2024): new reference interval and decision thresholds...
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Last post by Olesia711
26 Mar 2024, 16:18
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TLI is LESS than 1
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M&BCutter » 22 Apr 2019, 14:06
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Hi,
Our GSD Kona's TLI came back today at less than 1. This is a new diagnosis and are wondering if there are other success stories of dogs with such a low TLI??????? Please let us know!!
Kona's Dad
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glad to hear that he is responding nicely!!!
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Last post by Olesia711
27 Apr 2024, 23:44
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TLI changes?
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Harper » 26 Apr 2024, 21:05
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Hey all,
I have a 4 year old blue heeler who was diagnosed with EPI nearly 3 years ago. I will put our regimen at the end of this. She has been mostly stable but we do have the occasional flare up and over the last few...
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hi Alexis and thanks for writing in.... you have been given great responses to your questions and i will strongly reiterate that you are correct.
Once a dog has EPI, it has EPI... the enzymes will never reduce the EPI, but...
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Last post by Olesia711
27 Apr 2024, 23:20
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New Labs
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Ditexas » 27 Apr 2024, 13:22
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Hi,
Hope everyone is doing well.
I received Houston's lab results from A&M. I'm posting her initial and her new ones.
February 20th Results
Trypsin-like
Immuno-reactivity
(TLI)
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1.7 5.0 - 35.0 ug/L L
Cobalamin
(B-12)
b...
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Hi Diane. I am jumping in here just to say, that it would be wonderful to figure out how to get great poops 100% of the time, but for me, in five years, this has never happened.
There is a phenomenon where the morning poo...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
27 Apr 2024, 21:24
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3 weeks in, will tylosin be the answer?
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angpat » 27 Apr 2024, 10:52
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I feel like I need to trust my gut instinct on my next move but was looking for any feedback. If I leave out details I'm trying to be as concise as I can so this isn't a novel.
We started our journey on April 6 with bloody...
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Enzymes are deactivated by the cold and killed by the heat, is my understanding. I would think preparing the food ahead, placing it in the fridge & THEN adding enzymes and setting the food out for 20 minutes, might warm it...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
27 Apr 2024, 21:13
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Creating a Signature is Helpful
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Tuckaboo Pam » 24 Apr 2024, 18:50
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Hi All---
I don't mean to overstep, but I would like to point out the usefulness of the signature.
When you go to your profile, there is an option to create a SIGNATURE. Mine is at the bottom of this posting.
In your...
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Pam, thanks so much for reminding us about signatures. It helps us when we don't have to review folks posts all the time.
Andrea, very nice signatures!
Jill
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Last post by jilbert57
26 Apr 2024, 10:46
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When to test...please help advise
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Chance » 30 Mar 2024, 02:39
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I am looking for advice for best time to test. I'm concerned that (IF EPI is possible), it's very early stages, possibly too early for blood levels to catch up? And the cost of the test is much higher than it was a few years...
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Not sure if the ball thrower would work for her. She's not a very independent dog :lol: She always has to be playing with people or dogs!
Vet appointment today. We talked for a long time. I told her I wasn't completely...
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Last post by Chance
25 Apr 2024, 01:49
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What a challenge
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Ditexas » 23 Apr 2024, 19:54
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Hi y'all,
Hope everyone is doing well! Houston has been doing pretty well, but oh my gosh this thing smh....She is having off/on soft poop. Nothing like before the enzymes. She is currently on 2 1/4 c Hills Science Biome...
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Diane---
I don't know any of your background information, but I want to make sure you know this---if she still needs to gain weight, her daily food intake should be 150% of the amount of food she would be eating if she were...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
24 Apr 2024, 18:39
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I'm at a loss. Help, please.
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KellyMae » 08 Apr 2024, 17:35
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Hello,
I was hoping I could get some help. My 10-year-old pup Zoey has never been officially diagnosed with EPI but has shown all the symptoms, and she had lost a ton of weight (down to 4lbs).
After discovering your website...
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You can try the sche-bo quick test to check for EPI. It's a lot cheaper, and you can do it at home. (Testing poop). You can get that from enzyme Diane website. It won't tell you the cTLI numbers, nor B12 or folate levels;...
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Last post by Chance
23 Apr 2024, 02:16
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Enzyme Diane still the best price/quality?
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mtndoggracie » 26 Mar 2024, 13:01
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Hi all,
We are three years into our EPI journey with our dog Gracie and have very few exciting updates—no news is good news with an EPI dog!
I've just purchased another kilo of enzymes from Enzyme Diane and couldn't help...
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Thank you, Olesia!
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
21 Apr 2024, 06:37
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Unopened pancreatic enzyme available due to death of our Dharma
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tcolyer » 07 Dec 2023, 00:58
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D at C.jpeg We recently lost our 12½ year old GSD Dharma. She was an EPI survivor who healed and flourished after being rescued at age 3½ years from a life in a pen 24/7 with regular beatings and no treatment for her genetic...
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Thank you Terry for offering her enzymes.
Safe travels.
Jill
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Last post by jilbert57
20 Apr 2024, 16:25
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NINA
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Tuckaboo Pam » 24 Mar 2024, 11:25
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This will be a bittersweet and lengthy post, about two well-loved EPI doggies. Some of this will be a repeat, but as the day draws near, I'm a little nervous & I could use some support.
Some of you know that last November I...
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THAT's the conondrum!
I can just rudely hold all my dogs' mouths open & stick a butter-covered pill in the back of their throat, but I'm not so sure about Nina, and I am so pleased by how well she's doing, I don't want to...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
20 Apr 2024, 13:26
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Kidney issues
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daizyduh911 » 04 Apr 2024, 03:25
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First I would like to start by saying thank you for reading. I will make this as short as possible. Kai has recently started to not want to eat and her water intake has massively increased.
Took her to the vet and got blood...
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First I would like to start by saying thank you for reading. I will make this as short as possible. Kai has recently started to not want to eat and her water intake has massively increased.
Took her to the vet and got blood...
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Last post by Melysa20
20 Apr 2024, 04:43
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TLI back to normal range!!!
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lylzzf3841 » 31 Jan 2024, 22:18
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I don't know how this happened, but long story short, Leo retested his TLI, B12 etc. on Monday, and the result just came back - now his TLI is 14.7, and B12 is 928 . This, even based on the TAMU's updated intervals, is...
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Another thing you can do is talk to your vet about trying Spirulina to reduce dysbiosis/inflammation.
I know this is a study on rats
Spirulina platensis alleviates chronic inflammation with modulation of gut microbiota...
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Last post by Olesia711
17 Apr 2024, 16:42
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PAN-TENEX QUESTION- NEW AT EPI
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GingerBella » 02 Apr 2024, 13:07
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Hello
I have a German Shepherd that will be 4yrs old this month. On February of this year he was diagnosed with EPI- He was 53lbs before he was diagnosed and was put on prescription food- He is eating EN GASTROENTERIC by...
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Klaudia, Please don't apologize. The forum is for asking questions, and we all learn from reading each others' stories.
I looked at the Merrick food, and it looks great, but it's out of my price range. Sometimes, though,...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
16 Apr 2024, 16:53
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Elvira, 10.5 month old GSD, recently diagnosed.
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TheFatCampKid » 13 Mar 2024, 13:52
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Hi,
We are new here.
After a month's worth of diarrhea, negative blood work, fecal floats, cultures, and a change of food, I requested an EPI test last week.
The results came back on Monday, February 11, 2024, and she is...
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Hi Julie. It's such a bummer, when the poo goes south. I am so sorry. These things can happen, though, and the good people on this forum will help you get Elvira back on track.
To add my two cents to what Olesia wrote, my...
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Last post by Tuckaboo Pam
16 Apr 2024, 14:40
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newbie here in need of advice
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mburtch1 » 18 Jan 2024, 20:24
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my name is mark and my fur buddie is a pomeranian , my vet has no idea whats wrong with him , he said it was beyond his skills , the systems Hachi has is 1. smelly diarrhea sometimes watery 2. throwing up 3 smelly farts 4...
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OMG... what a precious little cutie!!! and thank you for listening to your wife and opening our heart and home to this little pup.
I know you will give it a great 2nd chance at a wonderful life, but it is understandable...
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Last post by Olesia711
15 Apr 2024, 22:55
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Looking for advice
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bereau » 14 Apr 2024, 12:16
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Hello all,
I have been going through months of vets visits and spend thousands of dollars and I’m completely at wits end. I have a 3.5 year old border collie/heeler mix who started having yellow diarrhea, eating poop and...
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Sorry i am late to the forum and responding to this, but you have been given perfect advice.
The TLI test evaluations have changed, as mentioned, and according to the new test range, your dog most likely has EPI and should...
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Last post by Olesia711
15 Apr 2024, 22:49
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Approx 400gr of 6x Enzyme Diane powder avail
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BeateH » 14 Apr 2024, 12:58
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Hello,
Our sweet Sachio recently crossed over the rainbow bridge. He lived a full 14 years and EPI did not hold him back - thanks in part to all the info that is available on this website and forum!!!
2021-12-31...
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Hi Beate,
So sorry that you had to say goodbye to Sachio... what a beautiful dog.... i know your heart must be broken... BUT thank you so much for thinking of others during such a difficult time struggling with this loss...
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Last post by Olesia711
15 Apr 2024, 22:40
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B12 & Folate follow up
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Greyden » 11 Apr 2024, 13:49
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We are taking Dot on for follow up test for B12 & Folate.
We stopped the B12 a week ago.
Our question:
Does she need to be fasting?
If so, for how long?
We called the vet’s office - they had no clue! Supposed to ask a...
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if you can, please let us know the test results. Paws and Fingers crossed for good results!
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11 Apr 2024, 23:09
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Sushi's Saga
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Beatrice » 20 Aug 2022, 16:47
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Sushi, my 3 y.o sheepadoodle started to have big piles of yellow/orange soft stools in June and intermittently, leaked yellow/orange liquid from her anus. She had bowel movements up to 6 times a day. Her weight was 20kg. (In...
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Okay.... so i am probably going to make your head spin even more............. different types of fat can also make a dramatic difference.
And i swear there is something about beef fat...my current dog, who is not an EPI...
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Last post by Olesia711
11 Apr 2024, 23:08
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I'm at a loss. Help, please.
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KellyMae » 08 Apr 2024, 17:34
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Hello,
I was hoping I could get some help. My 10-year-old pup Zoey has never been officially diagnosed with EPI but has shown all the symptoms, and she had lost a ton of weight (down to 4lbs).
After discovering your website...
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those are plant enzymes and that is why they don't work....
Just a FYI.... this thread was posted twice.... so there are more in-depth responses to the other duplicate post ...
i was going to delete this post to avoid...
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10 Apr 2024, 17:39
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