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Originally Posted by kjc  This is why I recommended (months ago, on your thread) coconut oil or milk (comes in powder form) because it is plant based and the body metabolizes it differently than oils/fat from animal sources, and it is much less likely to cause issues with the pancreas and IBD.
Amino acids occur naturally in people and dogs. Dogs with gastro (tummy) problems may not have enough Amino acids in their systems to support total, complete digestion, and supplementation would help solve this problem.
Because without the tools (aminoacids and proteins) the food justs rots in their tummies and then they puke it up.
The inflammation in the intestines gives bad bacteria a good place to hang out and create havoc with the whole system.
Adding the supplements will digest the food before it rots and should stop any vomiting.
Probiotics with digestive enzymes contains everything she needs for her body to do what it can't do but needs to do with food.
It will also provide an overload of good bacteria naturally found in a normal intestine which will help to flush out the bad bacteria which makes her sick. |
I have a question though. I have read that coconut oil is best for dogs with ibd and pancreas issues and why i am more comfortable with coconut oil than fish oils for these dogs as fatty acids. Coconut oil is a natural antifungal and anti-bacterial and i use it for hot spots and it is amazing heals fast. I gave to dee dee for a couple years and no diarrhea nor staph infections so it really does work as when i stopped it she got a few staph infections.
I agree with probiotics too for sure but have always learned that probiotics are to be given 20-30 min before food in am and digestive enzymes are to be given with food that is processed or home cooked as you do not need digestive enzymes with raw as they have natural enzymes to digest the food naturally where as cooked and processed foods the natural enzymes are cooked out of it. I just think it makes more sense to separate like this as on a couple dog nutrition groups and this is how they say to do it as the probiotics coat the stomach and intestines prior to food being introduced into the body to keep the good bacteria count higher for dogs with allergies and intestinal issues.
If you mix the two all at once with food it seems the digestive enzymes would kill the good bacteria before it has time to coat the intestines and stomach to protect it.
I want to get your thoughts on this as this is what i have always learned
also learned you do not want to do raw with ibd dogs as the inflammation can cause food to sit in digestive tract too long thus causing things like ecoli or salmonella