[nagdu] EPI

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Marsha.
Sorry to hear about Emma's health problem.  Don't beat yourself up about
it.  Stuff happens.  Hopefully, the medication will just be giving her a
pill.  I've had a lot of experience with the daily pill, and it's no big
deal.
Good luck.
Tracy


> Hi Folks,
>
>
>
> I had to take Emma to the vet this morning. For the last 3 to 4 months,
> probably longer, Emma has had reoccurring diarrhea. She eats, wants to
> eat,
> but we will go into periods of the diarrhea, and then fine for a while. It
> affects her work, as she does not feel well. So the doctor thinks she has
> EPI, or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
>
>
>
> I have never heard of this personally. Are there other dogs that have
> this?
> She has lost 11 pounds in the last year and I can't put it back on her.
> The
> vet was taking her blood and going to send this off to Texas A&M for
> testing. But he was 95percent sure that is what she has. Her coat was
> being
> affected too, as she was always itching.
>
>
>
> The vet says it can be treated, and hopefully she will put back on the
> weight. I am just not sure where to go from here. I have read up online
> about it. She will need to be put on a fiber free diet. And if the vet
> does
> confirm that she does have it will be medicine for the rest of her life.
>
>
>
> I haven't really said much to anyone about all of this, but I have been
> planning on retiring Emma at some point in the future. Not because of this
> recent medical stuff, but because my situation has changed. I am traveling
> on Temple campus a lot, and can't hear traffic. My balance is bad. This is
> among other things. I have put an application into a different school for
> a
> third dog that would help with guiding, balance and that could be trained
> for alert, hearing stuff.
>
>
>
> I know I need to call Seeing Eye about this recent most medical issue. But
> I
> am just so devastated, I feel like I should have been able to prevent
> this,
> or I could have taken her in earlier. I also feel like Seeing Eye should
> have known, but maybe they didn't. I am not by any means bashing them. Or
> blaming them.
>
>
>
> Did any of this make sense? Maybe I am just feeling very alone with Emma
> and
> her now EPI.
>
>
>
> *sigh* so if there are other dogs out there that have EPI, please email
> me.
> What fiber free foods are good?
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Marsha
>
> Emma, GSD 6 years old.
>
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