Dog Candida: how to resolve chronic yeast infections in dogs
Candida albicans maintains itself on a diet of sugar and starch. When your dog eats high-carbohydrate food, such as most kibble, it is consuming everything candida needs to thrive and reproduce. And because dog’s systems aren’t built to process that much starch, there is always plenty of leftovers to sustain a booming population of yeast.
Metronidazole for Dogs Is a Toxic Health Hazard
It’s interesting that a drug NOT approved by the FDA for veterinary use is so widely prescribed in veterinary clinics. In North America, metronidazole is sold under the brand name Flagyl and is routinely used in veterinary medicine off-label. In Europe and the UK, one commercially available product is on the market for dogs & cats, sold under the name Metrobactin. It’s approved for use on pets with bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, mouth, and skin.
Ready to Move from Kibble to Raw? Discover the Right Way to Make the Switch!
It takes time for the microbiotic makeup of your dog’s gut to change in order to account for a new diet. A slow transition helps ensure that the right organisms have time to populate the gut lining before the diet change is complete. This helps avoid diarrhea, excess gas, and gut pain.
Elevating Canine Wellness: Unleashing the Benefits of Rotational Feeding for Dogs
Rotational feeding is based on regularly switching your dog’s food to provide nutritional variety. Rotating the sources of macronutrients (protein, fat, fiber) gives dogs a better chance at balanced nutrition.
Connecting the Dots: The 6 Ways Dog Gut Health Relates to Allergy Epidemic
From pricey, hard-to-get medication to bank-breaking specialty diets, there are a lot of ways to deal with dog allergies these days. But what if I told you the only way to truly help your dog overcome allergy symptoms is by supporting a healthy gut biome? The best part is this can be done naturally without medication or high-priced veterinary diets.
Frontline for Dogs: Is It Really Safe and Effective?
Also worth noting, in many field-type studies, a number of participant dogs died due to tick-borne illness. This would indicate that Frontline is not completely effective in preventing tick bites, calling into question not just the safety of the product, but also its efficacy.