Re: Allergies to enzymes
Posted: 12 Aug 2019, 11:29
Oh my goodness.... i am so so SO sorry to hear that you have such a severe reaction to the enzymes.... YIKES! and i too would be petrified of having my child try feeding the dog with the enzymes if he too showed any type of allergic reaction. *sigh*.....
I have a couple of thoughts.... my first suggestion is to re-read (and even read again!) Patsy explanation about CREON... she covered ALL the issues and itty bitty details you need to know about giving CREON to an EPI dog (Thank you Patsy, excellent post!!!!!!!!!)
My next suggestion... is to "try" Jean's suggestion regarding raw pancreas (Excellent suggestion Jean!).... as the powder enzymed little particles are easily inhaled.... maybe whole, fresh raw pancreas might work.... the only reason why i am wondering about this is because my mom had a pork allergy....she could handle the raw meat... but..... she could not cook it... she once had such a highly allergic reaction to the fumes of cooking pork that she actually coded in the doctor's office.... (we brought her to the dr because her entire body became covered in welts within a few minutes of cooking the pork)
Next.... what you are describing... the yellow, the bile... the loose stools.... this leads me to believe that the enzymes ARE working... but that your dog is dealing with uncontrolled SID. We see this happen often. WHere people think the enzymes are not working when in reality what they are seeing are SID symptoms.
How much does your dog weigh and how much and how often are you giving the Tylan???
Also, i think you are probably correct ......you might have to make a food change....BUT... don't do this just yet..... ONE THING AT A TIME.... my thought is too clear up the SID and then do a process of elimination (with food) to find out if this is what triggered things.
Regarding the CREON..... as Patsy mentioned... trial and error.... so you may or may not have happened on the right CREON technique for your pup.... but please know, that CREON does and will eventually work......but because of your poo description, i strongly suspect the main issue here is uncontrolled SID or some sort of gastro/gut imbalance/infection.... get that resolved first and then you will be able to focus the enzyme technique with CREON.....
Hope this helps and if you can let me know weight and Tylan dosing regimen.... AND how long has your pup been on Tylan....this time around.............. that would be really helpful.
I have a couple of thoughts.... my first suggestion is to re-read (and even read again!) Patsy explanation about CREON... she covered ALL the issues and itty bitty details you need to know about giving CREON to an EPI dog (Thank you Patsy, excellent post!!!!!!!!!)
My next suggestion... is to "try" Jean's suggestion regarding raw pancreas (Excellent suggestion Jean!).... as the powder enzymed little particles are easily inhaled.... maybe whole, fresh raw pancreas might work.... the only reason why i am wondering about this is because my mom had a pork allergy....she could handle the raw meat... but..... she could not cook it... she once had such a highly allergic reaction to the fumes of cooking pork that she actually coded in the doctor's office.... (we brought her to the dr because her entire body became covered in welts within a few minutes of cooking the pork)
Next.... what you are describing... the yellow, the bile... the loose stools.... this leads me to believe that the enzymes ARE working... but that your dog is dealing with uncontrolled SID. We see this happen often. WHere people think the enzymes are not working when in reality what they are seeing are SID symptoms.
How much does your dog weigh and how much and how often are you giving the Tylan???
Also, i think you are probably correct ......you might have to make a food change....BUT... don't do this just yet..... ONE THING AT A TIME.... my thought is too clear up the SID and then do a process of elimination (with food) to find out if this is what triggered things.
Regarding the CREON..... as Patsy mentioned... trial and error.... so you may or may not have happened on the right CREON technique for your pup.... but please know, that CREON does and will eventually work......but because of your poo description, i strongly suspect the main issue here is uncontrolled SID or some sort of gastro/gut imbalance/infection.... get that resolved first and then you will be able to focus the enzyme technique with CREON.....
Hope this helps and if you can let me know weight and Tylan dosing regimen.... AND how long has your pup been on Tylan....this time around.............. that would be really helpful.