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Anyone know of any stores that possibly have the enzymes powder in stock? Maybe a vet pharmacy might? I’m about to run out of powder, tomorrow actually, and the refill I ordered is having delays with shipping. I have no idea what I’m gonna do if I run out and he’s eating food without the enzymes added. Any suggestions until I get his enzymes in the mail? I’ve got enough for his meals today and tomorrow morning and that’s it. Can’t believe the ones I’ve ordered won’t be here in time. Afraid he’s going to regress with his health if I don’t keep them going. Any feedback is appreciated. I’ve been calling around and haven’t been able to find any place that has them in store or stock. I’m in the Dallas, Tx area. Thanks!!

Yes, it is scary when your dog runs out of the powdered enzymes.

The short answer is "No" we are not aware of any "over-the-counter" correct potency (with approx 71,400 USP units of Lipase enzyme powder, with Amylase and Protease in the 400,000's of USP units )... you often can order almost comparable enzymes online... but you already are waiting for an order to come in.

In these situations....what we recommend is a couple of things:

1. Talk to a drug store pharmacist and ask them if they have ANY product in the store that uses 4x pig pancreas enzymes... if so, although not strong enough, you can try giving 1 or 1+1/2 times the amount to carry you over until your order comes in.

.2. The next thing is to go to a drugstore or walmart, GNC or health food store that carries supplements and look for plant digestive enzymes. Again, although not potent enough, better than nothing. First try giving 1+1/2 or 2 times the amount....and watch the poo... this should help somewhat. It most likely won't be perfect, but better than nothing.............
Here are some examples that we posted about year ago.....
https://epi4dogs.com/emergency-enzymes/

If you go to the EnzymeDiane.com website, click on Emergency Enzymes. Diane lists several human supplements, where you can get them, and how many of each you will need to equal a teaspoon of enzymes. You will need quite a few, but it's better than running out.

Thank you both!! I’m checking into the options you gave me now.

Hey Nic---Sorry if this is redundant, but I got my last batch from Diane in just a couple of days.

https://enzymediane.com/shop/

I don't know where you usually get your enzymes from, but your veterinary clinic may have them in stock, or try your local emergency/referral clinic. Good luck!

good luck from me too, can you get raw pig pancreas from a butcher or slaughter house anywhere ?

I was able to get some of the pancreatin pills from Vitamin Shoppe until his powder comes in the mail. After crushing up the pills, do they need to sit in water/food for the incubation process like the powder does? Or are they ok to be ingested immediately?

i will ask that question

Hi Nick. Please look on the bottle to see if the tablets are enteric coated. Mickey was on a tablet that was meant to survive the stomach acid. Please look on the bottle and post a link to the site with the name of the product.
Thanks
Jill