The digestive tract of your dog is home to hundreds of bacteria. The gut microbiome is a collection of bacteria and microorganisms found in the digestive tract. Weight, digestion, nutrient absorption, and sometimes even mental health are all affected by your dog’s microbiome.
Inflammatory bowel illness can be caused by an imbalanced microbiota. You must strengthen your dog’s gut health and digestion in order to prevent problems. We’ve compiled a list of ten suggestions for improving your dog’s digestive health.
1. Food that is raw
Raw food could be a very nutritious, nutrient-dense meal for your dog. However, if you prefer to feed your dog raw food, you must exercise extreme caution because it is readily contaminated. The FDA issues a warning and provides recommendations for safely preparing raw food for dogs.
According to a survey, 98.7% of dog owners who fed their dog’s raw food reported an improvement in their dogs’ health. 16.2 percent of the dogs had bones or raw food as part of their primary meal, according to their owners.
As a result, feeding raw food to your dog can be quite costly. This study demonstrates that by adding a bit of raw food to their regular diet, they can still receive the benefits.
2. Prebiotics and Probiotics should be introduced
This would be ideal if you could make your dog food all of the time, but that isn’t always possible, and yet you still want them to be healthy, correct? We strive to guarantee that your dog’s health will be at its best as pet parents ourselves. To help them enhance their gut microbiome, we recommend taking prebiotic and probiotic supplements.
Prebiotics can be added with Dig-In Digestive powder. Prebiotics promote the growth of probiotic bacteria in your dog’s intestines. We typically imagine it as a garden, with prebiotic soil and probiotic vegetation. You must manage both… particularly the soil, for plants to thrive and be healthy.
3. To increase nutrient uptake, add bone broth to their food
Collagen is provided via bone broth, which is made up of easily digested liquid gelatine. Collagen includes antioxidants, primarily glutathione, which aid in liver detoxification and gut lining restoration. Adding bone broth to your pet’s food improves nutrient absorption and offers the ideal habitat for gut bacteria to flourish.
Because this is made by slowly boiling whole bones, including cartilage and joints, Primal Broth is high in glycosaminoglycans. Also, it is high in amino acids, such as glycine, which has anti-ageing properties. Bone broth also helps your cat get the moisture they need regularly!
4. Fermented food
Fermented foods boost antioxidant levels and promote the growth of beneficial microbes in your dog’s intestines. Fermented food supplements include a high concentration of living bacteria that can aid digestion in your dog.
Fermented turmeric, glasswort, and Ganghwa mugwort were proven to have a favourable effect on strengthening the immune system, reducing sickness and extending the life of your dog, according to a study. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties are also known to be present in certain foods.
5. Herbs should be used instead of dewormers
Tapeworms, whipworms, and parasites are all very common in dogs. Dewormers are commonly recommended by veterinarians because they successfully eliminate worms quickly. However, many dewormers contain toxic substances that can cause serious digestive and stomach problems in your dog.
Herbs are increasingly being recommended by veterinarians as a natural way to kill worms. The following are some of the best herbs for worms:
- Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
- Oregon Grape
- Chamomile
- Black Walnut
- Wormwood
6. Exercising and playing can help them relax, sleep better, and lose weight
Do you and your dog enjoy going on walks? Maybe they want to go for a swim at the beach right away, or maybe they just want to play fetch with you? Exercising your dog is an important component of his daily routine. Dogs are designed to be active, and keeping their bodies moving provides them with numerous advantages. Exercise, managing stress, adequate sleep, and perhaps even gut health have all been linked in studies. Exercising your dog also helps them manufacture feel-good neurotransmitters, which is beneficial to them and strengthens your bond. Everything is good!
7. Appropriately feed your dog
We all lead busy lives and are guilty of opting for the quick, less healthful alternative for the sake of convenience. This is the same for our dogs. Kibble and tinned dog food are convenient options, and so many dogs’ diets consist primarily of this sort of food. These, on the other hand, are frequently harmful to our pets’ gut flora. Dig-In designed Dig-In Fresh to address this issue. It assists dog owners in preparing tasty and nutritious meals for their pets. It guarantees that your dog gets an adequate amount of all the essential nutrients he or she requires to stay healthy. But also because you create it yourself, you know precisely what goes into it.
8. Pay attention to the information on the package
This is almost self-evident. If the list of ingredients in the dog food is full of numbers rather than actual substances, you may be doing more damage than good. Unfortunately, commercial dog food manufacturers have mastered the art of obfuscating contents and utilising wholesome-looking packaging that can be deceiving. Dig-In designed ‘Dig-In Fresh,’ a means to add all the vital nutrients to your dog’s meal as you cook at home for the maximum degree of care for your dog, to help you produce exceptionally delicious dog food without any of the nasties.
You shop for the ingredients, prepare the meal, and know exactly what your dog is eating. Furthermore, there’s a whole number of “fresh dog food” companies that may feed your dog with excellent nutrition without the garbage found in conventional dog food. When you’re short on time but want the best, a few of these producers could be a good fit.
9. Feeding Human Food is not a good idea
This has been the most obvious advice on our list, but it’s also the most difficult to follow. Allowing your dog to clean up the dinner scraps will cause serious problems with their stomach, digestion, and maintenance of health. Pets who eat solely dog food regularly have superior body conditions.
Dogs who are not given human food are less prone to consume harmful substances. We rely on more than a decade of veterinary competence and first-hand experience, despite the lack of scientific data.
10. Vaccines that aren’t necessary should be avoided
According to studies, all of your puppy’s basic immunizations are enough to safeguard them for 7 to 15 years, which is longer than most dogs’ lifespan. Every vaccination after then is optional and can result in stomach problems, tiredness, allergies, or perhaps even death.
