Digestive Enzymes

[sas]

Heya,

I'm looking for product reccomendations for Digestive Enzymes.

I have only been able to locate 2 products for dogs in Australia?

1) ENZYPLEX

2) Rufus & Coco Odour Fender

Are there are others I may have missed? Do you have a reccomendation?

[stormie]

Heya,

I'm looking for product reccomendations for Digestive Enzymes.

I have only been able to locate 2 products for dogs in Australia?

1) ENZYPLEX

2) Rufus & Coco Odour Fender

Are there are others I may have missed? Do you have a reccomendation?

Enzyplex is probably the most commonly used for pancreatic unsufficiency but I think there's also pancreatic enzymes derived from pigs? Though I remember SV looking that up once when someone on DOL told us the porcine one was better and we found no evidence to suggest that.

I used to use them myself - just used to get them from an online health food store type thing.

[Erny]

I've only ever used EnzyPlex - for my previous avatar girl as well as for my current boy. It's been recommended to me by a few different Vets, so by the sounds of it, it is the one that is favoured - or perhaps it is that it is just more well known than any other.

ETA: From memory, I think Mandela's naturopath had him on different digestive enzymes. If I can hunt down the name of them (I don't feed them to him any more for the time being) I'll post back here. I've a feeling they were in capsule form and I used to administer them a certain amount of time before his meal. There might also have been a Chinese variation of enzyme as well. Again, I will try to hunt down the name of them.

Edited May 11, 2011 by Erny

[Erny]

I found this amongst a list of Mandela's once upon a time medications. This is the one I would have been recommended by his Naturopath :

Panaxea Australia “Epi-Gastro Enzyme Formula” (capsules) 1 x 2 capsules (prior to each meal)

• Amylase 10,000 IU

• Protease 10,000 IU

• Lipase 1,700IU

• Bromelains 30mg

• Papain 30mg

• Cellulase 40mg

• Extract dry conc. (6:1) equiv to :

Lindera strychnifolio – root 900mg

Lonicera japonica – flower 600mg

Edited May 11, 2011 by Erny

[poodlefan]

The only one I know of (but haven't fed myself) is Thrive D

[Erny]

Ooh yes .... have heard quite a few good responses from people who have used Thrive D.

[sas]

Thanks guys.

I had totally forgotten about Thrive D!

Edited May 11, 2011 by MEH

[dancinbcs]

Sometimes Papaya Enzyme from a health food supplier works just fine and is much cheaper than the specific dog ones.