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I Thought We'd Have to Put Her Down... Until I Discovered What Was REALLY Causing my Dog's Constant Diarrhea
Sarah M. from Portland never imagined she'd be publicly discussing her dog's bathroom habits. But after what happened with her 6-year-old Lab mix, Luna, she made me promise to tell other pet parents.
"For almost a year, I lived in what felt like a nightmare," Sarah confessed. "Luna had diarrhea that just wouldn't stop. Not for a day or two—for MONTHS."
The constant accidents around the house. The middle-of-the-night clean-ups. The look of shame in Luna's eyes when she couldn't make it outside in time.
"The worst part? Watching her energy drain away. My playful, goofy girl who used to race around the dog park barely wanted to get up from her bed."
Sound familiar?
If you're dealing with your dog's chronic diarrhea right now, you know exactly what Sarah was going through.
The Expensive Vet Merry-Go-Round
Like any good pet parent, Sarah did everything the experts told her:
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- $680 for initial tests and examinations
- $220/month for prescription food that Luna hated
- $45/week for probiotics that provided temporary relief at best
- $340 for more advanced testing
- Countless hours researching online
"The vets were wonderful, but they kept treating the symptoms, not the cause," Sarah explained. "Each new medication would work for a few days, then we'd be right back where we started."
After 8 months of this cycle, Sarah was at her breaking point. Luna had lost 12 pounds. The vet started discussing "quality of life decisions."
The 3 AM Discovery That Changed Everything
That night, unable to sleep after cleaning up another accident, Sarah found herself scrolling through an online forum for dog owners.
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A post caught her eye: "My dog's chronic diarrhea wasn't just a digestive issue—it was her entire gut microbiome collapsing."
The term was new to Sarah. But as she read more, everything started making sense.
What the thread revealed: Over 90% of a dog's immune system is controlled by their gut microbiome—the complex ecosystem of bacteria living in their digestive tract.
When that system falls out of balance, it doesn't just cause temporary digestive issues. It creates a cascade of health problems that conventional treatments can't fix.
The Science That Veterinary Medicine Is Only Now Catching Up To
Sarah learned that gut health science has advanced dramatically in recent years—but many traditional treatments haven't caught up.
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"I discovered that giving Luna antibiotics for an ear infection last year likely wiped out the good bacteria in her gut along with the bad," Sarah said. "Without those beneficial bacteria, her entire system couldn't recover."
This explained why nothing was working long-term. Each new medication was just a temporary band-aid on a fundamental imbalance.
Then Sarah found a link to AnimalBiome's Gut Restore Supplement.
"I Was Skeptical, But Desperate Enough To Try Anything"
Unlike the generic probiotics Sarah had tried before, this wasn't just throwing random "good bacteria" at the problem.
AnimalBiome's approach was different:
✓ SCIENCE-BACKED FORMULA: Developed by microbiome scientists specifically for dogs' unique gut needs
✓ RESTORATION, NOT JUST RELIEF: Rebuilds the entire microbiome ecosystem instead of masking symptoms
✓ PRECISION-TARGETED: Contains the exact beneficial bacteria species depleted in dogs with chronic digestive issues
✓ EASY ADMINISTRATION: Just sprinkle on food—no pills to force down or messy liquids
"I ordered it that night. At that point, we had nothing to lose," Sarah recalled.
"The First Thing I Noticed Wasn't Even Her Stool..."
Sarah expected it would take weeks to see any change, if at all. She was wrong.
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- "On day 4, I realized Luna had started greeting me at the door again when I came home. That hadn't happened in months."
By the end of week one, Luna's stools were starting to firm up. By week two, they were nearly normal.
But the most dramatic changes weren't just in her digestive symptoms:
- Luna's energy returned
- Her dull coat became shiny again
- The persistent "doggy smell" disappeared
- She started playing with her toys again
- Her appetite improved dramatically
"It wasn't just about stopping the diarrhea," Sarah emphasized. "It was like getting my dog back."
Why Most Dog Diarrhea Treatments Fail (And How This One's Different)
Most conventional approaches to canine diarrhea focus solely on slowing transit time or reducing inflammation—treating symptoms rather than root causes.
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AnimalBiome's approach targets the fundamental microbiome imbalance through:
1. RESTORE Phase
First, the specialized prebiotic fibers create the optimal environment for beneficial bacteria to thrive while crowding out harmful ones.
2. REBALANCE Phase
Next, the proprietary blend of canine-specific probiotic strains repopulates the gut with the exact beneficial bacteria your dog is missing.
3. REBUILD Phase
Finally, the supplement's postbiotic compounds repair the gut lining damaged by chronic inflammation, strengthening the barrier that prevents toxins from entering your dog's bloodstream.
This 3-phase process doesn't just stop diarrhea—it fixes what caused it in the first place.
The Science Behind The Solution
AnimalBiome was founded by scientists from UC Davis with over 15 years of research into the canine microbiome. Their breakthrough came when they identified the specific bacterial strains that healthy dogs have but chronically ill dogs lack.
Their Gut Restore Supplement delivers these exact missing pieces:
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- Bacillus coagulans: Produces lactic acid that creates an environment where beneficial bacteria thrive
- Enterococcus faecium: Helps break down food and absorb nutrients properly
- Lactobacillus acidophilus: Strengthens the intestinal barrier and supports immune function
- Proprietary Fiber Blend: Feeds beneficial bacteria while gently moving waste through the system
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT)?
A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also called fecal transplant, is the transfer of stool from a healthy donor to the GI tract of a sick recipient. The stool from the donor contains a diverse, well-functioning community of bacteria that take up residence in the recipient’s gut. FMT is the best known approach for restoring a balanced gut microbiome and has proven to be an effective treatment in both humans and companion animals.
FMT has been used for hundreds of years in veterinary medicine and for over a thousand years in human medicine. Though modern regulatory entities like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are still determining how to classify it, FMT continues to demonstrate beneficial results for a growing list of human health conditions. For example, FMT is routinely used to treat Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections. And it provides a promising solution for the low gut bacterial diversity associated with Crohn’s disease (a form of IBD).
What are Gut Restore/FMT capsules (poop pills)?
An FMT can be delivered via colonoscopy or enema, but for cats and dogs, those procedures generally require sedation. Our Gut Restore Supplement is an oral FMT capsule that gives your dog the benefits of FMT without the need for surgery or sedation. Containing a proprietary mixture of carefully screened, cryoprotected, freeze-dried donor stool, the Gut Restore capsules (aka “poop pills”) offer a noninvasive, affordable, at-home alternative for pets suffering from digestive, skin, or immune system issues.
How can the Gut Restore Supplement improve my dog’s health?
By seeding your dog’s microbiome with all the right bacteria in the right proportions, the capsules can help reestablish balance and resolve symptoms. While it varies depending on underlying health conditions, positive results—such as better formed stool, improved appetite, and less itching.
When dogs with digestive symptoms, skin issues, or immune system problems turn out to be missing certain important gut bacteria, we need to add those missing members to the microbiome and help the new populations grow and thrive.
The Gut Restore Supplement provides a whole community of healthy dog-specific microbes. The capsule’s enteric coating prevents it from dissolving until it reaches the intestines, where the contents “seed” your dog’s gut with a diverse array of healthy bacteria, restoring any missing groups.
Where do you get the material for Gut Restore Supplements?
Our Gut Restore Supplements for dogs are derived from stool donated by healthy pet dogs that live in homes and have been carefully screened for health, age, fecal consistency, behavior, and microbiome composition (based on DNA sequencing).
Donor stool samples are submitted for parasites and pathogen screening to the Idexx Reference Laboratories, the leading veterinary diagnostics company, which has stringent quality control guidelines and well-validated standard operating procedures.
All dog donor material is regularly screened for parasites and pathogens:
- Dogs are screened for the following pathogens via PCR: Clostridium perfringens CPnetEF toxin gene, Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Gene, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, canine distemper virus, canine enteric coronavirus, canine parvovirus 2, canine circovirus, Clostridium difficile toxin A, Clostridium difficile toxin B, Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., Salmonella spp.
- Dogs are screened for the following parasites via ELISA: Hookworms, Roundworms, and Whipworms
- Dogs are screened for ova and parasites using fecal floatation.
Is the supplement right for my dog?
An extremely wide range of dogs have benefited from the Gut Restore Supplement, ranging in age from 2 months to 17 years. The vast majority of dogs see improvement in their digestive issues, food allergies and intolerances, and/or skin issues.
While this supplement is natural and intended to gently repopulate the microbiome, it does contain high numbers of healthy bacteria that can be overwhelming to medically unstable dogs. If your dog is severely underweight or requires frequent hospitalization, we recommend checking with your veterinarian to see if the supplement is right for your dog.
Still have questions? Please contact us. We are happy to work with you and/or your veterinarian.