Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Ridgeway,Va.
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A friends dog has lost 20 pounds,and the vet said that the blood work results show a low B-12 count. The dog is active and put on puppy food. Any advice and thanks in advance.
The vet stated that the dog was not absorbing nutrients from the food?

Robert Fisher
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Sounds like a Malabsorption disorder ....
In the digestive tract.. (small)
IBD,EPI,or leaky gut, is what I would start researching .
Give pre&probiotics is a start.

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A bowel obstruction will have Malabsorption symptoms also...
Had 1 die even after surgery .
Good luck

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Did they check him for hook or whip worm give hi m a shot of vitb injetable

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Originally posted by fisher
A friends dog has lost 20 pounds,and the vet said that the blood work results show a low B-12 count. The dog is active and put on puppy food. Any advice and thanks in advance.
The vet stated that the dog was not absorbing nutrients from the food?

Robert Fisher
276-340-0652

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Registered: Sep 2007
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I will advise the owner of the information .
Thanks Again,

Robert Fisher

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