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Originally Posted by thefitpet  Just an observation: I haven't heard of the 3rd ingredient - Montmorillonite.
I did a search and found this:
montmorillonite
1. n. [Geology] ID: 345
[(1/2Ca,Na)0.7(Al,Mg,Fe)4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)47nH20]
A type of smectite clay mineral that tends to swell when exposed to water. Montmorillonite forms through the alteration of silicate minerals in alkaline conditions in basic igneous rocks, such as volcanic ash that can accumulate in the oceans. Montmorillonite is a component of bentonite commonly used in drilling fluids.
See: bentonite, clay, igneous, mineral, silica, smectite
2. n. [Drilling Fluids] ID: 2106
A hydratable, dispersible clay mineral of the smectite group. Montmorillonite is a three-layer, expanding clay with a large surface area and high cation-exchange capacity. Na+ and Ca+2 are the typical exchangeable cations. Sodium montmorillonite, also called sodium bentonite, is a premium clay mud additive. Natural deposits are found in Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah, USA. Calcium montmorillonite is a low-yield bentonite that is more widely distributed and used in many commercial applications, including drilling mud. |
This is what it aides in for animals:
Animals in the wild eat calcium
montmorillonite clay to keep their digestive tracts clean and for the naturally occurring minerals it contains. When an animal becomes sick or eats something poisonous causing them to become sick, they will often leave the herd or flock and go to an area where this calcium montmorillonite clay naturally exists and stay ? returning to the herd once their bodies heal up. This is the same clay featured on Animal Planet/Discovery Channel numerous times.
What the calcium
montmorillonite clay will do is bind to toxins, unfriendly bacteria, chemicals and other poisons, surrounding them and removing these toxins through the elimination process of the body. This clay will also leave behind the naturally occurring minerals and elements it contains, just the way Mother Nature intended.
Calcium montmorillonite clay can be eaten every day to boost the immune system, raise the body pH, as a way to remove the toxins ingested from daily living, keep the digestive tract clean and will also leave behind over 60 essential mineral nutrients (such as calcium/magnesium for bones and teeth), just the way nature designed it.
It actually sounds like something that helps aid in your dogs health. JMO 