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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (view source)
Revision as of 14:20, 7 August 2009
, 14:20, 7 August 2009→Vitamin supplementation
*Tocopherol should be supplemented for 1 month ('''5-25IU/Kg bodyweight orally''')
*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.
*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.
Dogs with EPI often have Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). This can be treated with oral oxytetracycline, tylosin or metronidazole.