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@Olesia711, I totally believe prednisone will be helpful, thanks for the suggestion. I'm choosing not to start treating Cody with any medication until first identifying the underlying disease that's causing the PLE. When he is given prednisone, it'll be within the context of a treatment plan targete...

Patsy, That's a good point to not fully rule out EPI in the future. If his prognosis is good, then for several years I will continue to do blood tests and perhaps an annual TLI just to make sure. I hear you about Vets and finding a good one. It's my first dog and my first Vet experience and it felt ...

My vet called me and said she called the ER Vet and reviewed all the tests the ER performed...Comprehensive blood work panel, the TLI test, and the ultrasound...and especially after reviewing the ultrasound she's confident it's something called Protein Losing Enteropathy (PLE). I can either get an e...

Jean wrote: ↑01 Aug 2022, 12:29 welcome from UK

did you defintely food fast for 12 hours before the blood test

@Jean - yes. Definitely fasted

Ugg, his TLI test came back negative for EPI. Makes me question my sanity. TLI = 9 Cabalamin (B12) = 361 Folate = 11.9 Outliers in his bloodwork were: Albumin = 2.6 (low range = 2.7) Cholesterol = 88 (low range = 131) SDMA = 17 (high range = 14) Free T4 ng/dL = 4.0 (high range = 3.7) Free T4 pmol/L ...

I read your responses right away, @Olesia711 & @TuckabooPam, and I got to work on this stuff right away. Your info has kept me occupied and I feel more in control. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! The enzymes are purchased and shipping now, and I'm looking into B12 supplements. I do th...

It's been a frustrating couple of months trying to figure out what's wrong with my dog, Cody. He's had symptoms of EPI ever since I got him, but I chocked it up to other things - allergy, eating something he shouldn't have, just a stomach bug, etc. But things have escalated recently and he's droppin...