Having a bitch that is borderline EPI, and having gone through all the tests, plus on the E.P.I and IBD yahoo groups, I think vets ship the blood to Texas A & M to run them. Until Prada was symptomatic, I doubt her TLI range would have shown anything but in the normal range. She was not diagnosed until she was 5. However---my disclaimer, I am still in the learning stages. Pat Evans On Oct 2, 2012, at 6:00 PM, Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know of anyone routinely checking for this, Sue, but rest assured > that all out dogs will be tested as soon as we get the info. As much for > knowledge as for my peace of mind. And yes, that includes pets, rescues and > show dogs ( who really are pets <G>) > > Ileana > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 2, 2012, at 3:08 PM, zrockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Do you mean the epi test or something else? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 2, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Sue Tomlinson >> <arcturusgermanshepherds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> >>> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================