Dog Nutrition Supplements for Improved Digestion                                                            

As a responsible and loving dog owner, we’re pretty sure on at least one occasion you have looked at your beloved, fury companion with your top lip drawn upward caused by a foul odor and wondered if Fido just run through a rotten egg farm as they, with ears down, gaze back in your direction innocently…You know the look, “who?, Me?” 

Bad gas, sloppy feces and diarrhea are all potential signs of an unhealthy gut.  If your dog has experienced these symptoms, chances are the intestines are battling unhealthy bacteria and lacking the proper amount of probiotics for dogs (good guy bacteria).  Reasons for this can range from food intolerances or dog allergies, exposure to antibiotics, other medications, or poor digestion.  The dog’s digestive system is often the first sign that there may be a potential issue.

 The Dog Digestive System

 In the simplest of explanations, the dog’s digestive system’s primary function is to digest food, chemically breaking it down through the action of enzymes to ensure vital nutrients will later be absorbed by the intestines.  Think of the dog digestive system as having two rival street gangs living in the same community.  There are the “bad guy” bacteria, we’ll call them anti-biotic and the “good guy” bacteria, we’ll call them pro-biotic.  These two types of bacteria are a constant rival and battle for control of the dog’s digestive system.  Bt definition, it may be even easier to understand; "anti" means "against", while "pro" means "for" and "biotic" defined means "life", therefore, probiotic, literally translated means "for life".  If perscribed an antibiotic to kill negative bacteria, it is also advisable to take a probiotic simultaneously to balance the attack and keep for that healthy gut.  

The environment of the dog digestive system, also known as intestinal flora, can be a hostile place when the bad guy bacteria are the dominant force causing disease and illness.  When the good guy bacteria are in command, your dog will generally experience good over-all health.

Bacteria lives naturally in the gut or dog’s digestive system. The good, probiotics in dogs, are essential to the general well being of your dog  make certain key B vitamins, assist immune functions, and protect intestinal cells from invasion by harmful lurking bacteria.

Enter Probiotics for dogs!

Keeping the good, probiotic for dogs bacteria happy and doing their jobs is essential for a healthy dog digestive system. Like humans, they need the right environmental conditions and food supplies.  Health in a large part is determined by what your dog eats all the way down to the simplest of life forms, bacteria.  What your dog eats will either befriend the good bacteria or give ammo to the enemy. This is the reason proper dog nutrition and probiotics for dogs is so important for a healthy gut and optimal running dog digestive system.      

The best way to enhance proper dog nutrition and make sure there is enough good guy, probiotic bacteria for an optimized dog digestive system is a well balanced diet and appropriate, specific supplementation.  The easy to use all-natural dog supplements in this category were specifically selected to enhance a healthful, well functioning dog digestive system and are easy to use and the best part is that dogs love the taste!