The bacterial richness of the dog’s gut has become the leading area of focus for dog supplements, dog food and unfortunately veterinarian visits. Evidence indicates the dog’s diet is essential to their well-being and is the foundation for a majority of their health conditions, including the common development of allergies. For this reason numerous dog food brands and pet supplements are offering probiotic focused formulations. The VitaHound organization specializes in the area of canine nutrition and has developed the leading supplement formulation for a dog’s gut health. VitaHound’s long standing research in the area of microbiome is credited for their supplement’s success in remedying the short comings of the canine digestive system and the food we feed them.
Microbiome is the study of all manners of microbes and their genetic elements that are involved in the animal’s physiology. VitaHound has found the combination of bacteria and other microbes to function in aggregate and the decomposition of this blend dramatically diminishes their benefit. For example the supplementing of the bacteria lactobacillus is beneficial in producing lactic acid in the gastrointestinal track inhibiting pathogens, however with out the presence of a digestive type bacteria such as bifidobacterium the GI tract will fail to absorb nutrients.
Researching probiotic and enzyme functions in context of the dog’s microbiome provides for the consideration of the link of multiple organ systems via the mirco organism that operate as they move throughout the body. VitaHound’s supplement formulation starts with addressing the lack of digestive enzymes in the dog’s saliva then provides compounds to strengthen the health of the mucosal lining of the GI tract providing for high nutrient absorption, further formulation elements prohibit cells in the tissue from expressing inflammation, and finally a couple ingredients remove moisture in the contents of the large intestine dramatically reducing pathogens. The point is, in order for a supplement to provide a true health benefit it needs to improve the function of a biological process not just increase the level of a individual elements concentration.
An animal’s body is highly adaptive and will compensate for the lack commensal elements in it’s physiology, however the result is elevated levels of physical stress that presents as disease or various chronic health conditions. While your dog’s health is multi dimensional, the food they eat is vital, therefor adding the correct supplement into a dog’s diet is fundamental to their physical health and directly determines the level of nutrients, enzymes, bacteria, vitamins, minerals and hormones available for optimal health.