isn't eating
Re: isn't eating
Wow!! I had no idea! Thank you for pointing that out.
George was diagnosed with EPI in May of 2018. He eats 2 cups, twice a day of Purina Pro-Plan Lamb for Sensitive Skin and Stomach. He gets 1 tsp of Pantenex per meal and food is incubated for 30 mins. He also gets 2 B12 capsules with intrinsic factor from Wonderlabs and a probiotic.
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Re: isn't eating
You are very welcome.
Of course, giving more enzymes won't help with right now with the inappetence , but on the flip side, insufficient enzymes can encourage SID to become more uncontrolled and with some dogs, when they have uncontrolled SID, they feel yucky. Some get sick (vomit), some lick their lips some have acid reflux, loose stools, slime on their stools, yellowish stools, and some go off their food and then don't want to eat... it can all be a vicious cycle. The trick to managing EPI is all about finding the right balance of the protocol... unfortunately, that is easier said then done in some cases.
ANyway... try camouflaging his enzymes for now, at least see if that helps him start eating, and if the diminished enzymes were part of the SID problem, then by increasing the enzymes, that should (in short order) help George's tummy feel better and that might be another part of the reason why he doesn't want to eat. OR... it might have absolutely nothing to do with it. We honestly don't know, but the best we can do is try some techniques that has worked for some other dogs that were also struggling.
Keep us posted!
Of course, giving more enzymes won't help with right now with the inappetence , but on the flip side, insufficient enzymes can encourage SID to become more uncontrolled and with some dogs, when they have uncontrolled SID, they feel yucky. Some get sick (vomit), some lick their lips some have acid reflux, loose stools, slime on their stools, yellowish stools, and some go off their food and then don't want to eat... it can all be a vicious cycle. The trick to managing EPI is all about finding the right balance of the protocol... unfortunately, that is easier said then done in some cases.
ANyway... try camouflaging his enzymes for now, at least see if that helps him start eating, and if the diminished enzymes were part of the SID problem, then by increasing the enzymes, that should (in short order) help George's tummy feel better and that might be another part of the reason why he doesn't want to eat. OR... it might have absolutely nothing to do with it. We honestly don't know, but the best we can do is try some techniques that has worked for some other dogs that were also struggling.
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.........
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