Layman's observations of EPI
Posted: 04 Nov 2019, 09:44
I have one dog with EPI and it's been well managed for about 7 years. She just recently earned an AKC Senior Hunter award at age 9 so we are proud and are familiar with EPI treatment.
Last Friday we took in a rescue dog for foster care until a permanent home can be found. He's quite thin and I'm feeding 2.5 cups of food twice a day. That's about 3 cups more than the std fare. This is short term but he's not gained an ounce. In the vet's office there is a chart showing the 5 stages of weight in a dog from 5 which is really fat to a 1 which is downright skinny. He's a 1.
He has a really excessive thirst. I'll put down a quart pan of water and he drinks it . . . 3-4 times a day. Even the water doesn't seem to bloat him. I have an appointment for him tomorrow. Is the excessive thirst as well as his scrawniness possible signs of EPI. I've not been able to get a stool sample yet because with 5 dogs and one already with EPI, I can't tell them apart.
Last Friday we took in a rescue dog for foster care until a permanent home can be found. He's quite thin and I'm feeding 2.5 cups of food twice a day. That's about 3 cups more than the std fare. This is short term but he's not gained an ounce. In the vet's office there is a chart showing the 5 stages of weight in a dog from 5 which is really fat to a 1 which is downright skinny. He's a 1.
He has a really excessive thirst. I'll put down a quart pan of water and he drinks it . . . 3-4 times a day. Even the water doesn't seem to bloat him. I have an appointment for him tomorrow. Is the excessive thirst as well as his scrawniness possible signs of EPI. I've not been able to get a stool sample yet because with 5 dogs and one already with EPI, I can't tell them apart.