Millions of microorganisms live inside your dog’s intestine and digestive tract. This group of digestive tract bacteria is called a Gut microbiome. This controls weight, digestion, nutrient absorption and even mental health.
An unbalance in the gut microbe and make your dog’s life havoc. It could
lead to a disorder such as inflammatory bowel disease. IBD impairs your dogs’ intestines to absorb nutrients and pass waste normally from their system. This can affect your dog’s well-being as it can lead to diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, lethargy, fever and loss of appetite. and hence you need to check your dog’s gut health.
Ways to Improve your Dog’s gut health
1) Raw Food can be very helpful
A raw food diet can bring immediately improve your dog’s gut health almost immediately. Although raw food has many nutrients it is imperative to be very careful when choosing raw food for your dog as it can be expired or contaminated quite easily.
2) Probiotics
Probiotics are great bacteria that stick onto the gut microbe and eventually live in the dog’s gut. These healthy microbes can help your dog’s gut to improve vitamins, fatty acids and overall nutrient absorption. Probiotics also help your dog’s overall immune system and can fight urological infections and respiratory troubles.
We recommend Dog Intestinal probiotics to ensure overall maintenance of Gut Health.
3) Fermented Food
Fermented Foods are full of antioxidants and build a network of good bacteria that promote gut health eventually. A diet rich in fermented food can help your dog’s overall health and digestion.
Studies have found that the addition of fermented foods such as turmeric and glasswort can reduce inflammation and regulate bowel movements.
4) Use Herbs instead of Dewormers
Getting ticks, pests, tapeworms and parasites can be a common problem for dogs. Most veterinarians recommend dewormers as they are hassle-free and get the pests out quickly. The issue lies in the dewormer ingredient list. The heavy use of chemicals can kill one of the most important bacteria in your pup’s gut health. Avoid harmful chemical ingredients and use herbs such as Diatomaceous Earth, Oregon Grape and Chamomile to ensure a safe way to remove ticks and promote gut health.
5) Go Grain-Free
Grain Free dog food is the new craze with dog companies worldwide. A lot of grains have been found to be irritating bowel movements due to several allergies to grains.
6) Reduce Stress
Dogs who struggle with stress and anxiety always end up chewing on things and licking their paws or acting in a self-harming way. This can affect their mental health and gut health as well. germs from their paws and lack of selectiveness when ingesting food can cause harm to gut health. Hence, it is advised to keep your dogs happy and active to ensure overall health.
Promote a healthy gut health life for a dog
Your dog will thank you for incorporating the above steps into their lifestyle. Not only will their Gut life improve but so will their overall happiness. Their immune system will be thriving and they will overall feel much happier.
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