Digestion

The Healthy Bark

Digestion plays a key role in health for the entire body. The gut is responsible for most of the immune system. Without proper digestion nutrients are lost from the food. If there is no healthy bacteria within the gut, there is no healthy digestion of the foods.

  You can feed the best there is, but without a great flora the nutrients are lost. The upper and low digestive track needs to be nourished for the food to be absorbed. This is where probiotics come to the rescue. Probiotics feed the healthy bacteria so they can balance the digestive system. Without good bacteria the body is in constant struggle to stay disease free. They help with upper and lower digestion, keep the body balanced, fight off bad bacteria, and help your pet to get the most it can from the food.

Ways of keeping a good flora:

• Raw Goat Milk/Kefir-200+ strains of good bacteria
• Use Digestive aids-Digest All-Plus
• Coconut Oil-Cocotherapy Organic Oil
• Feed a species appropriate diet-Raw or homemade is best
• Stop feeding grains and by-products
• Let your dog fast once or twice a month for a day
• Feed real food

  Bad breath in a dog or cat is another example of the flora not being balanced. Besides teeth, the stomach can make breath stinky. Gas, upset stomach, sensitive stomach, bouts of diarrhea, urinary tract infections,and anal gland issues are all symptoms of a imbalanced digestive tract. Even allergies are a sign of poor digestion. So as you can see the digestive tract helps keep the body healthy.

  When the lower tract of the digestion system is out of balance, you usually see loose stool or bouts of diarrhea, this can lead to food intolerance/allergies. The lower part is where the food absorbs into the body, with the intestines losing the lining with each bout of diarrhea, foods end up going into the body unbuffered. This in turns causes the body to think it is being attacked, so the body is fighting the foreign proteins. Next step is the body decides it can no longer tolerate and begins to show signs of being allergic to that food. This is what people think of when their pets starts showing signs of food allergies, where in fact it is an intolerance to the food because of poor digestion.

So yes, a healthy digestive tract makes for a healthier pet. Supplements, Raw Milks, and real food can make all the difference in the world for your pet's digestion.

Next in the series: Immune System

You can see all Digestive Aids here: Digestive Aids and Coconut Oil