Help With My Dog's Diet

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.
Tuckaboo Pam
Member
Posts: 1345
Country: United States
State: Florida
Pet name: Tucker
My name: Pam H.

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by Tuckaboo Pam » 29 Apr 2022, 23:00

Fran, Tucker takes 1/16 teaspoon tylan every. single. day. Keeps the air nice and fresh, too. If I try to let up, the deadly toots return.
--- Pam
Tucker was a shepherd/lab mix--- TLI 1.3, Folate 9.7, Cobalamin 666, Lipase 38. Took Diane's Enzymes 4 teaspoons/day, Wonderlabs B12 one capsule per day, and Tylan 1/16 teaspoon/ morning (to hold SID at bay). Taste of the Wild High Prairie, 1 1/2 cups/day, with a total of 4 cups of Fresh Pet. Stopped eating everything in sight, and went from 60 to 85 pounds! Tucker was my boyfriend, and my husband was OK with that. Tucker succumbed to hemangiosarcoma, but we cherished every day we had with that wonderful, beautiful boy. I will always, always miss my sweet big boy.

User avatar
jilbert57
Staff
Posts: 2089
Country: United States
State: Washington

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by jilbert57 » 29 Apr 2022, 23:14

Fran, if you are lucky you can find Tylosin powder online at an aviary store without a script. Otherwise you will need a script.

Jill
My name is Jill and we live on the Hood Canal in Washington State. We currently have 2 Jack russells, TJ is 8 and Sadie is 2.

Mickey and his pancreatitis brought me to Epi4dogs.com site in 2012 to help manage it.
He lived from 6/99 - 8/2014

Mickey, Jack Russell. Chronic Pancreatitis. Dianes enzymes, 1/8t 3x/day with meals.

User avatar
FranMac2
Member
Posts: 24
Location: Laurence Harbor
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Pet name: Stella
My name: Fran

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by FranMac2 » 01 May 2022, 21:45

Oh - ok great - thank you Jill and Pam! I am starting the weaning process today - cutting back - she takes pills currently - 200 mg per tablet - was on 4 a day - I am starting to do 3 a day now going forward then to 2.

User avatar
Olesia711
Founder & Research Director
Posts: 3857
Location: North Carolina
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Pet name: Izzy
My name: olesia

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by Olesia711 » 03 May 2022, 11:41

Do they Tylan (pills) reduction by 1 pill a week.... don't rush it..
When you get down to only 1 pill a week... after that week is over.... cut the pill in half and only give 1/2 pill twice a day for a week,
Then try 1/2 pill once a day for the following week .. and then next week, try 1/2 pill every other day.... cross your fingers, paws and pray that this works !!!!!!

And do keep us posted!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

User avatar
FranMac2
Member
Posts: 24
Location: Laurence Harbor
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Pet name: Stella
My name: Fran

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by FranMac2 » 03 May 2022, 11:49

Thank you - that is a slow process but I think its a good one. My Stella is starting to not want her food - so I am getting concerned. She has done this in the past. I think now its because that she isn't starving anymore and wanting to eat constantly, but I was also giving her a lot more food. So I might just cut it back to being a normal amount for now and hope that works.

User avatar
Olesia711
Founder & Research Director
Posts: 3857
Location: North Carolina
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Pet name: Izzy
My name: olesia

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by Olesia711 » 03 May 2022, 12:05

don't ut back to normal... that could be too much of a reduction at once.... SLOWLY reduce the amount of food by maybe only 25% of the increase you were feeding.

The other thing you can also do.... is prepare the food as you normally would (with a "slight" reduction)... but then when you serve it to her... only give her 1/3 of the meal..... let her finish that, and THEN give her the 2nd 3rd of the remaining meal.... if she finishes that THEN give her the final 3rd of the meal..

Sometimes this helps too!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

User avatar
FranMac2
Member
Posts: 24
Location: Laurence Harbor
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Pet name: Stella
My name: Fran

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by FranMac2 » 03 May 2022, 12:14

Thank you - oh yes, I am only go to reduce a tiny bit at a time. It would be a slow decrease.

User avatar
Olesia711
Founder & Research Director
Posts: 3857
Location: North Carolina
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Pet name: Izzy
My name: olesia

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by Olesia711 » 03 May 2022, 12:22

good :)

Keep us posted on how things go....!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

User avatar
FranMac2
Member
Posts: 24
Location: Laurence Harbor
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Pet name: Stella
My name: Fran

Re: Help With My Dog's Diet

Post by FranMac2 » 03 May 2022, 12:43

I will - thank you!

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 242 guests