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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (view source)
Revision as of 13:44, 7 August 2009
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EPI can be managed with the supplementation of pancreatic enzymes from dried pancreatic extracts. A starting dose of 2 teaspoons per 20Kg of bodyweight per meal is usually effective. Meals should be fed twice a day to allow weight gain. Many clinical signs resolve within 5 days. Doses can then be lowered to a minimum effective dose which is different for each animal. Cheaper alternatives include chopped raw cow or pig pancreas (100-150g/20Kg bodyweight).
EPI can be managed with the supplementation of pancreatic enzymes from dried pancreatic extracts. A starting dose of 2 teaspoons per 20Kg of bodyweight per meal is usually effective. Meals should be fed twice a day to allow weight gain. Many clinical signs resolve within 5 days. Doses can then be lowered to a minimum effective dose which is different for each animal. Cheaper alternatives include chopped raw cow or pig pancreas (100-150g/20Kg bodyweight).
===Dietary modification===
===Dietary modification===
*Diets containing high volumes of non-fermentable fibre should be avoided
*Low fat diets should not be fed
*Certain studies show that:
**animals may do better with a highly digestible diet
**the animals may also benefit from readily hydrolysed and absorbed medium chain triglycerides within the diet
===Vitamin supplementation===
===Vitamin supplementation===
===Antibiotic therapy===
===Antibiotic therapy===