Epi4Dogs

I’m trying out putting on photos, so this is for entertainment only.
This was Marti, at about 6yrs old, two years after everything went haywire with Epi and PLE, and she dropped to 17kg,close to death. She lived to 12yrs.
I hope this gives hope to new members !

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thank you Pats

J

Patsy wrote: ↑06 Oct 2018, 15:26 I’m trying out putting on photos, so this is for entertainment only.
This was Marti, at about 6yrs old, two years after everything went haywire with Epi and PLE, and she dropped to 17kg,close to death. She lived to 12yrs.
I hope this gives hope to new members !

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Thank you so much for that, after a tough day I needed that. I wish I could ask you some questions about giving the enzymes in capsules. Our little Lizze seems to be struggling eating the food mixed with the enzymes.

In the US you can get Creon capsules. Not cheap. I’ve no experience of it, being in the UK. Do another post to ask other people about it. You can do a Search, and I believe it is described under the Enzyme section..
The key to EPI is patience, they heal internal weakening first, then muscle, before you get any fat. Some like Marti been so ill that they develop other autoimmune conditions, . If you keep a log of what you feed and dose, and corresponding daily notes of poop, ,energy, appetite, you will see the subtle changes.
If the poop gets more formed, that’s proof that digestion is happening. Some folks use a smear of cat food to trick the fuss pots, I used to spend an hour hand feeding Marti using tricks. Spaniels have very sensitive noses!
I still remember the days of mopping up floods of urine and poo in the middle of the night, days after major surgery, propping myself up on the mop. Everyone on here has a heart wrenching story to tell, so keep talking to us when you’re desperate.

Thank you, Patsy. What a beautiful picture of Marti!

We never know what challenges our pups are going to bring us.

Thank you for sharing that beautiful photo.

Barb

Patsy, thanks for the picture of Marti. What a handsome boy.

Great picture and story Patsy. Hope it will encourage new people on this crazy EPI journey.

I think this is the first picture I've seen of your Marti - what a handsome boy. Thank you for giving encouragement to our new and old members.

Hi Patsy... WOW!!! Marti looked FABULOUS... and what a great encouragement for those just embarking on this EPI journey to see how great Marti looked 2 years AFTER being diagnosed with EPI+++.......

And you also captured what it takes to handle EPI ... "Patience"

It sure takes patience to discover what the right balance of the recommended protocol is, but my goodness, once you find the right balance for that individual EPI dog... the recovery is amazing- -well worth the wait/patience! And so many can attest to the fact that once the right balance is found, many of these dogs need to be placed on diets... such a lovely problem to have with and EPI dog, eh?!