Epi4Dogs

So the results are in.

Looks like no EPI. TLI was normal. However B12 and Folate were both elevated.

TLI - 22.9
Cobalamin - 791
Folate - 15.7

Our vet suggested powdered Tylan and a hydrolyzed food. I guess the trial and error will continue a little longer. Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Here are Cobalamin and folate levels for dogs:

https://vetmed.tamu.edu/gilab/service/assays/b12folate/

Range:

Cobalamin: 251- 908
Folate: 7.7- 24.4

Can you have the vet send you the test results .pdf?

Yours look in range to me.

Jill

I have it. It’s from Antech. The value ranges are as followed.

Cabalamin 249-733
Folate 6.5-11.5

I would much rather go with TX AM than Antech on this. So maybe it’s just food sensitivity. Think we may still try the slippery elm bark and see what happens. Still concerned we can’t get him to gain weight.

Not sure why Antech and TAMU folate are so different. My vets use IDEXX and they are in line with TAMU.

JILL

Hi there. It looks like the folate and B12 are with in normal range so I don't think you are looking at food sensitivities. If the Folate were higher than reference range it would be an indication of SID if there were other symptoms displaying as well. I'm not sure why Antech has different reference ranges but I would use the reference ranges from Texas A&M.

If your dog continues to have symptoms of weight loss, diarrhea etc. then I would talk to your vet about other possibilities such as IBD, etc. That being said it takes time for the pancreas to atrophy soooo it's possible your dog was tested early enough that the pancreas is still functioning - that happened to me. Doc was tested at 3mos because of yellow cow pie poop - it was negative for EPI and he was treated for SID - he was fine until 10mos old he started to slowly lose weight - he was tested again at 13mos old and it was definite EPI. So if the symptoms pursue and other things have been ruled out, you might want to test again.