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MERCK VETERINARY recommends supplements to aid a dogs digestion
the starches contained in grain based foods is the source for several conditions suffered by today’s dog. However deficient the canine digestive system is in breaking down all non-meat type foods it does not reflect on their bodies demand for a broad spectrum of nutrients. For this reason supplements that aid a dog’s digestive process make available the vast amounts of nutrients infused in modern dog foods.
are secreted) . Dogs lack the inclusion of enzymes in the initial phases of digestion, the heat utilized in manufacturing dog food destroys the probiotic bacteria and enzymes and canine saliva does not contain any enzymes. For this reason mixing a probiotic and enzyme based supplement into your dog’s food fills in the gaps of the dog’s digestive process. Augmented enzymes and probiotic bacteria begins breaking down food in the dog’s fundus(upper stomach) extending the time for the dog’s digestive system to adequately prep the food. Proper digestion breaks down food to a semi-solid chyme, which enables better contact with the mucous membrane of the intestine, thereby facilitating absorption of nutrients. In addition, the stomach is an important site of enzyme production.
MERCK VETERINARY affirms a dog’s limited enzyme variety
Digestive enzymes from the inner lining of mucous membranes are secreted into the stomach at the sight, smell, thought, or taste of food. About 5,000,000 microscopic glands secrete 1.5 gallons of gastric juices every 24 hours. Along with gastric juices in the stomach is hydrochloric acid, an indispensable agent in a dog’s primitive digestive requirements. The dog directly descended from the wolves, their diets is primarily meet and bone, requiring high concentrations of hydrochloric acid to quickly break down the meat, bone, and cartilage of their prey.
The modern dog’s diet includes a broad spectrum of nutrient including grain fillers. Assisting a dog’s digestive process is essential for dogs feed today’s dog foods. Human type enzyme supplements are unsuitable for dogs, the high acid concentration neutralizes the formulation and the typical pill form passes through the dog’s short digestive system. Adding a supplement that contains a combination of acid resistant probiotics and enzymes that quickly break down food is vital to a dog’s physiology. The supplement should be feed with each feeding, the enzymes combine with the food in the dog’s upper stomach, the food is stored for 1 to 2 hours before the stomach passes the food the next chamber of the stomach.
