I haven't stopped recommending animal biome and FMT since my dog's gut issues resolved. This is not a "supplement": it's research backed science in a bottle. My dog started with a resistant hookworm infection that took 13 months to eradicate. He had gotten giardia a few times and was treated with antibiotics. While these necessary treatments tackled the parasites- they also created dysbiosis in my dog's GI tract.
His BMs were pink, jelly-like, frequent (5-6x daily) and just scary. My mind spiraled and I feared the worst! After running diagnostics and everything coming back "normal" my vet team and I were suspicious of dietary indiscretion and colitis but I really felt like there was something deeper going on.
I read several peer reviewed studies about GI health in mammals and spoke with a microbiologist who told me about FMT treatments in livestock. I dug deeper and found animal biome.
I figured that it wouldn't hurt to try and we had nothing to lose at this point. So we started a 60 day capsule treatment. We did one capsule/day because my dog was less tolerant of 2/day.
I read the research and I was very hopeful that in the first 2 weeks I would see progress. Truthfully.. the initial improvement was not significant; I reached out to the support team to ask some questions.
Every question I asked was answered! Despite my skepticism- we kept going. By day 25 my dog's BMs were consistently solid with occasional flares. By day 40.. I had never seen a more normal poop from this dog! By day 60... Everything and I mean everything was fixed.
About 3 days after treatment we did the microbiome test and it took about 2 weeks to get the results. I was disheartened at first because it still showed imbalance. (Or that's how I interpreted it). But his symptoms had only improved even after the FMT stopped!? How could this be?
I had a 15 minute (free) consultation with animal biome to go over the results. She explained what the results meant and that my dog's microbiome is actually quite diverse, there's no harmful bacteria, and the two elevated strains were actually due to my dog gulping big chunks of protein and fats! (Cool!).
I honestly don't think there's anything closer to magic when it comes to dog health. Animal biome was supportive, educated, research backed, affordable, and it felt like I wasn't just being sold something.
It's been about a month since we officially finished the capsules and my dog is still doing very well.
My advice to you, pet parents, if your dog has constant GI issues or just finished intense treatments with antibiotics..mention this company and FMT to your vet. Lots of GP vet teams are familiar with FMT and I believe this will be at the forefront of GI treatment soon.
If you would like to see our poop journey (from a normal dog owner not an influencer/paid sponsor) check out our IG. I posted daily poop pictures that show all our progression! @worthwhile.wee.woos