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Epi in dogs diet.
Many dogs with epi thrive on raw diets and some owners find that a raw diet is the only one that works for their dogs.
This in turn causes the nutrients in the food to pass through the body undigested.
There are three main causes of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency including.
Some epi dogs have unrelated food allergies further limiting their diet.
If your dog has chronic pancreatitis this can become epi.
Other dogs cannot tolerate even as little as 12 percent fat.
The same applies to the fiber content.
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Conversely other epi dogs cannot tolerate raw diets.
Most but not all epi dogs require a grain free food.
Effects of diet on clinical signs of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs.
The dog food industry is constantly changing and increasing the availability of many different types of canine commercial diets in this section we have comprised a massive list of brand name foods that many of our members have used successfully however this is no guarantee that a particular commercial diet will work for your epi dog just because it worked for someone else s epi.
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Home cooked raw food or a combination are also options.
Dog food ideas for epi dogs.
Basically a cat or dog with epi is starving to death even as it develops a voracious appetite.
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency epi also known as maldigestion syndrome causes an animal to be unable to break down the nutrients in food.
Bacterial lipase and high fat diets in canine exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
A new therapy of steatorrhea.
Many dogs with epi thrive on raw diets and some owners find a raw diet is the only one that works for their dogs.
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency epi in dogs and cats is when acinar cells atrophy sometimes called pancreatic acinar atrophy paa in the exocrine part of the pancreas and is no longer producing sufficient digestive enzymes.
Some epi dogs have unrelated food allergies further limiting their diet.
Older research suggested that fat should be restricted at below 12 while current research suggests normal amounts of fat some dogs will be able to tolerate more fiber than others or more fat and some may do well with some grains.
When this happens it is especially dangerous because many.
The same applies to the fiber content.
Pancreatic acinar atrphic paa is the most common cause of epi.
Other dogs cannot tolerate even as little as 12 percent fat.
Finding the right food is trial and error every dog is different.
Conversely other epi dogs cannot tolerate raw diets.
