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The Importance of Digestive Enzymes and Probiotics

Does your pet have digestion problems, diarrhea, skin problems, food intolerances, or other chronic health problems? Supplement with a high quality pet probiotic to restore your pet’s healthy gut, and chances are you’ll improve your pet’s health.

A probiotic, sometimes referred to as good or friendly bacteria, is a microorganism necessary for a healthy and balanced intestinal tract. There are two types of bacteria found in the intestinal tract, good and harmful bacteria. Good bacteria, or probiotics, ensure good health as they are absolutely vital to help:

The Benefits of Probiotics

Improves animal health and performance
Protects the animal from disease - overpowers bad microorganisms/pathogens like salmonella and E-Coli
Improves growth
Aids digestion and nutrient absorption
Reduces flatulence
Reduces internal gas - especially important for medium/large breed dogs, horses and other animals prone to bloat
Reduces and eliminates stress-related vomiting and diarrhea
Produce natural antibiotics, which can fight harmful bacteria
Regulate and increase hormone levels
Manufacture B group vitamins, biotin and folic acid
Stimulate the immune system
Reduce food intolerance
Increase energy levels
Enhances appetite
Inhibit the growth of some yeast
Increase digestibility of food
Reduce inflammation
Absorb nutrients, antioxidants and iron from food that is eaten

Several things can destroy the intestinal bacterial balance in a pet’s gut. Overuse of antibiotics destroys good bacteria as well as bad. Moreover, stress, poor diet, pollutants, environmental changes, and prescription drugs can also deplete beneficial bacteria.

Other culprits of good bacteria include chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and soil sterilizers in agriculture which damage the soil ecosystem and the natural flow of bacteria found in the food chain. These chemicals, as well as chemicals in the water supply, reduce the good bacteria in the gut. This allows harmful bacteria to multiply and produce large amounts of toxins and carcinogenic agents. These toxins inhibit the normal function of the digestive system and increase the demands placed on the liver and kidneys. Consequently, this speeds up the aging process and leads to various diseases and digestion problems.

When to Use Probiotics

At Birth, the intestinal tract of newborns is basically sterile, which provides the best opportunity for introducing the beneficial bacteria found in Probiotics.
At Weaning, a young animal's digestive system is not fully developed to efficiently change from (mother's) milk.
Handling (shipping, vaccinations, grooming, weather changes and extremes, surgery and other situations) can put stress on the animal. This results in reduced appetite and feed intake, which leads to possible weight loss.
Antibiotic Treatment often lowers the number or growth of Lactobacillus and other beneficial microbes in the digestive tract. Probiotics assist in the replenishing of these beneficial bacteria, resulting in a quicker return to a balanced intestinal microflora.
Since many stressful situations can not be anticipated, daily feeding of a Probiotic is recommended as a preventative measure.

Pets with large amounts of beneficial bacteria are better equipped to fight the growth of unhealthy organisms. So, if pets are to maintain a healthy body, they need large quantities of friendly bacteria. Supplement a well-balanced diet with a high quality pet probiotic and give your pet the health that he most certainly deserves.

With any cooked or commercial food, it is essential to add digestive enzymes. Plant-based enzymes work in the widest range of pH and temperature, and are better for the majority of animals than pancreatic enzymes or pancreas extracts. There may be a few instances where pancreas products work better, but these should be prescribed by your veterinarian. It does not take much, just a little bit with each meal.

Probiotics, which include L. acidophilus as well as a number of other beneficial bacteria, are of special importance in animals with any type of digestive problem as well as animals who are, or have been, taking antibiotics. They help keep the bacteria population in the gut balanced and healthy, and prevent "bad" bacteria from gaining a foothold. Live-culture yogurt, which contains a small amount of acidophilus, while not harmful, is not an adequate source of probiotics for the average animal.

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