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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (view source)
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**the animals may also benefit from readily hydrolysed and absorbed medium chain triglycerides within the diet
**the animals may also benefit from readily hydrolysed and absorbed medium chain triglycerides within the diet
===Vitamin supplementation===
===Vitamin supplementation===
===Antibiotic therapy===
Levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and vitamin E (tocopherol) are often found to be low.
*Tocopherol should be supplemented for 1 month (5-25IU/Kg bodyweight orally)
*Cobalamin weekly for several weeks (100-250µg i.m. or s.c.). Long term monitoring should be carried out in cats. ===Antibiotic therapy===
Dogs with EPI often have Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). This can be treated with oral oxytetracycline, tylosin or metronidazole.
===Glucocorticoid therapy===
===Glucocorticoid therapy===
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==