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Oh that's very sad for you both. What sort of dog do you have? I ow two Rough Collies a female who is 3 yrs old and a Male who has the EPI and is two yrs old. The male is in forground

EPI is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency basically the pancrease stops functioning and enzymes are needed for life to help the body process the goodness in foods but I am a learner to all this but that seems the basis of it. There are many other things that also help along the way eg B12 shots weekly diet antibiotics for the secondary condition of EPI which is SIBO the story goes on and on and the bills and products. Basically its a long hall of trial and era it seems but they tell me once the condition is stable which could take months the dogs can return to a healthy weight and lifestyle. This is a link I have found helpfull on my journey http://www.epi4dogs.com/

Well everyone seems very passionate here about what they think is right. I just wanted to add that I found this forum because I have a dog who has EPI and SIBO which in short means even though he is getting double the amount of food he should for his age and weight he is litterally starving to death before my eyes. There is nothing more heart breaking than to watch your beloved family pet waist away to skin and bone. The answer to his problems among other things is a grain free diet raw food does not work for my dog and sourcing a grain free kibble in Australia has been hard for me (I must admit I am in the early stages of looking) EPI doesnt seem to be as big a problem in Australia as in America. So any company that offers a grain free variety to me is a god send. Any one else reading this that has an EPI dog in Australia please feel free to contact me and maybe we can compare our stories.