Topic: Probiotics and Prebiotics for Dogs

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Probiotics and Prebiotics for Dogs

Good Bacteria in Dog Food Enhances Nutrition

By Joy Butler

Probioticand prebiotics frequently come up on the forum, so I searched for agood article to help all of us understand their purpose and the beneficial effects, especially for our EPI fur-babies.

Partial reprint by kind permission of Joy Butler. The full article is at:

http://dog-care.suite101.com/article.cfm/probiotics_and_prebiotics_for_dogs

"Feeding probiotics and prebiotics in the canine diet have been shown to improve digestive function and overall health.

Good nutrition is one of the most important factors in the health and well being of dogs. However, feeding your dog a quality food is only part ofgood nutrition. Nutrients are beneficial only as far as they can be properly digested and absorbed by the dog’s digestive system.

The benefits of probiotics in the diet have long been recognized but onlyin recent years have the benefits of prebiotics been discovered."

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http://dog-care.suite101.com/article.cfm/probiotics_and_prebiotics_for_dogs

Warmest best wishes,

Julie & Angel

Angel,German Shepherd. Diagnosed epi 14th Aug. 09. TLI result 2. B12 *727 -high end of normal range. Folate 12.5 - normal. Has partial moderateliver fibrosis due to epi. Lowest weight 30kg/66lbs. Went up to33.3kg/73.2lbs in ten days. Current weight 38.85kg / 85.4 lbs. Orijendiet. On Total-Zymes, plant-based enzymes and Total-Biotics-pro/prebiotics. Giving L-Glutamine of 1500mg daily. Julie ~ UK

Olesia, owned by Izzy-45lb SWD, Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.3, Stable almost 6 yrs! Once stable, was able to reduce enzymes to only 1/2 tsp of Enzymes with each meal, but after almost 4 years of stabilization... had to increase the amount of enzymes to 3/4 to 1 teaspoon with each meal. Feed various grain-free kibble+real meat, 6x pancreatin enzymes from EnzymeDiane. I give 1 tsp of coconut oil one day and 1 tsp salmon oil next day, and also give canned sardines packed without salt or canned herring for extra omega oils.

January 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM

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