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evaluations taking place at both the two-week and eight-week marks. Of 22 dogs, 16 experienced adequate relief* along with a substantial decrease in their Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (CIBDAI) score at the two-week or eight-week- marks*—overall, a 73% success rate. EL Elemental offers another option in the armament of therapeutic diets that can help dogs gain relief from their CE.
*Due to changes in response, the dogs that experienced relief at the two and eight-week-marks were not the same dogs.
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Alison Manchester, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) Veterinary Specialist and One Health Fellow Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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