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Montgomery
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Country: Canada
Pet name: Montgomery (I'm a CAT!)
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Re: Questions for Vet

Post by Montgomery » 17 Oct 2020, 11:20

Traveling with an EPI animal hasn't been an issue for me. Montgomery goes everywhere I go, I just make sure I have his things with me. His bag holds a container of encapsulated enzymes, a container of encapsulated Tylan, syringes, a bottle of Ovol, a tube of hairball remedy, his wet food and his dry food. We also travel with training pads, wipes and a small flashlight. He travels very well. I know the thought of having a pet with EPI can be overwhelming, but once you get into a routine it isn't difficult.
I've never left Montgomery with anyone before, but his veterinary clinic does do some boarding, and I know that isn't uncommon. I can think of one company in my area who does boarding and in-home care of animals who are very good at keeping a routine and giving medications, and something like that may exist near you as well.
I'm glad you found EPI4dogs!
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He eats extra lean ground chicken, lean ground pork and lean ground beef completed with Alnutrin and freeze-dried chicken liver, with hard-cooked egg. He gets two size zero capsules of Enzyme Diane's enzymes at each of his six meals, and a size four capsule of Tylan three times a day. He's a fierce little Spitfire with a roaring Merlin engine.
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Tuckaboo Pam
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State: Florida
Pet name: Tucker
My name: Pam H.

Re: Questions for Vet

Post by Tuckaboo Pam » 17 Oct 2020, 21:30

Tucker weighed the same since he was 6 months old, but you could see his ribs. BUT, he had every other single symptom listed. Glad you got the test, and looking forward to hearing what they say. That's a lot of tests you had done! ---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.
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Madelon
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State: Tennessee
Pet name: Doc

Re: Questions for Vet

Post by Madelon » 20 Oct 2020, 21:41

Hi Susan - just wanted to check in and see if you got the test results? My boy lost 20lb before diagnosis but being a German Shepherd and all that fur you could see his hip bones and ribs but not near what a lot of them are - it just depends on what stage of EPI you are at before diagnosis as to how thin they may be. I hope you've been able to get a proper diagnosis and are on the path to recovery. Please let us know and if you have any questions we are here.
Madelon, owned by DOC. DOC dx EPI 5/2015 = TLI < .4, B12 406; Folate >24. DOC taught me so much and together we battled and overcame EPI, food sensitivies, environmental allergies but we lost the cancer battle. DOC was dx with hemangiosarcoma 5/2022 and crossed the rainbow bridge July 24, 2022. He is and always will be the love of my life, my soulmate, my heart dog.
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