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Have an Anxious Pet? How to Help Your Pet
Our pets are as susceptible to anxiety as we are. Just like in people, each pet handles stressors differently. When anxiety is ongoing and interferes with daily life, left untreated it can lead to behavioral and health problems. In this article, we’ll explore how ongoing anxiety may affect dog and cat gut health.
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7 Ways a Healthy Gut Helps Your Pet Thrive
As a loving pet parent you provide your cat or dog with food, water, exercise and lots of affection — but do you keep in mind the importance of a healthy gut as well? From digestion to mental health, your pet’s gut health affects almost every aspect of their health and happiness.
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Zuki the Rescue Dog: Healing Her Itchy Skin from Within
Many dogs suffer from itchy skin disorders like atopic dermatitis — in fact, it is the most common reason dogs visit their veterinarian. The skin is a great indicator of what’s going on inside your pup’s body – especially their gut health.
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How to Naturally Balance Your Pup’s Gut Health
Pet parents are passionate about keeping their fur babies happy and healthy at all times. One commonly overlooked aspect regarding your pup’s health is their gut bacteria. Just like in humans, gut bacteria is critical for the overall health of your puppy.
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My Dog Has Diarrhea, Now What? Veterinarian Tips
When your dog has diarrhea, you need solutions quickly. However, figuring out what the underlying problem is difficult, and it may take some time to arrive at a proper diagnosis. We spoke with Dr. Michael Sterns about questions that come up frequently when dog parents and their pups are facing this stressful situation.
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Fecal Transplants for Dogs with Digestive Issues
Fecal transplants can help dogs with chronic digestive problems recover their health, by helping them build an improved microbiome. The term alone is a conversation-stopper. Fecal transplants? For dogs? Don’t laugh. Fecal transplants are making headlines as a wonder drug for pets and people.
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Gut Bacteria is the Secret to Your Dog’s Health
Bacteria are all around and within your dog’s body (and yours as well). In fact, scientists are just beginning to discover that bacteria actually play vital roles in shaping many aspects of health. Read on to learn about the role of these bacteria in your dog’s health.
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Fighting IBD with a Fecal Transplant: My Dog Emmy’s Story
Meet Emmy, a young pit bull mix who began her life on the street as a tiny, immunocompromised puppy with undiagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Against all odds, she survived and today is an energetic, healthy young adult.
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Healing Your Pet with a Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)
A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) involves the transfer of fecal material (including beneficial bacteria) from a healthy donor to the GI tract of a recipient. Millions of pets suffer from digestive disorders, that’s why we developed Gut Restore Supplements (fecal transplants in a capsule) for dogs and cats.
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Keeping Yuki’s Golden Years Golden
We started AnimalBiome just a little more than one year ago. In the past year, we’ve been fortunate to learn from many of you about your pets and how our efforts to understand the gut microbiome has contributed to improve your pet’s well being.
