Oh great! I look forward to hearing the reports from both people trying Micrazym!
If it works as well, I might try ordering some myself to have on hand in case Creon becomes even harder to find.
Cali looks like an absolute sweetie!
New EPI diagnosis
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Chance was my 4 legged soul mate. My mobility assist service dog. Pure yellow Lab, 75 lbs. After struggling with weight all his life, finally dx with EPI. cTLI < 1, folate and B12 very low. Fed Raw. Maintained with Creon, Garden of Life probiotic and intermittent calcium bentonite clay. (Tylosin was a big nightmare for him)!
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
Re: New EPI diagnosis
Hi everyone! So I just wanted to give an update on the micrazym. GAME CHANGER!!!! Cali is doing absolutely amazing! We started with half of the pill (micrazym 25,000) that didn’t quite do it. So then after a week I started the whole pill. Poops are great, she has stopped drinking copious amounts of water, and she has no stink! I don’t know what it is but Cali can NOT do the powders. She hasn’t done well on them since day one. And the creon was great and probably would have been even more great if I had been doing it right from the beginning and not letting it sit. That’s the other amazing part of this, not letting it sit and being able to feed her right away. You actually should have seen her the first time, she didn’t know what to do, she has been waiting for her food to incubate for years.
Anyways if anyone has problems with powders the way Cali always has, I would give this is a try, I love it and hope it doesn’t disappear on me like the creon did.
Anyways if anyone has problems with powders the way Cali always has, I would give this is a try, I love it and hope it doesn’t disappear on me like the creon did.
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Re: New EPI diagnosis
Hi Nicole .... thanks so much for the update and i am SOOOOooooo pleased that that Micrazym is working and working really well for Cali THat is AWESOME... but i also want to say, not only is Cali a real cutie like a mentioned a few days ago....... but i just happened to look back at Cali's picture when you first joined the forum back in 2021 and when she was first diagnosed to now, 2024... and WOW what a HUGE, better and AMAZING difference 
Even if little Cali didn't like the powdered enzymes... you still did an AMAZING job with managing her EPI. Great job Cali's mom!
Even if little Cali didn't like the powdered enzymes... you still did an AMAZING job with managing her EPI. Great job Cali's mom!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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Oh that's great news that Micrazym is working well! That's really encouraging to know that there is other enzyme options out there. Here we have the option to import the power OR get Creon prescribed. Importing was stressful, and expensive! Micrazym still has to be imported, but at least it's non prescription...and Amazon is usually less on import fees!
I'm currently using Creon. But with the shortage on that, Micrazym might be an option if the pharmacy can't get Creon! So thanks for the info!
I'm currently using Creon. But with the shortage on that, Micrazym might be an option if the pharmacy can't get Creon! So thanks for the info!
Chance was my 4 legged soul mate. My mobility assist service dog. Pure yellow Lab, 75 lbs. After struggling with weight all his life, finally dx with EPI. cTLI < 1, folate and B12 very low. Fed Raw. Maintained with Creon, Garden of Life probiotic and intermittent calcium bentonite clay. (Tylosin was a big nightmare for him)!
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
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