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The title sounds like hyperbole, but I can assure you it's not. My little chihuahua mix was experiencing major GI issues out of nowhere and it became a debilitating chronic issue, to the point where she couldn't keep any food in and became incontinent. She had multiple vet visits, had gone through an array of extensive testing, with nothing conclusive showing up in the results.
The vet was leaning towards a diagnosis of lymphoma in her GI tract, because that was the only thing that could explain the severity of frequency of her symptoms, but I just had a hard time believing that was the answer based on the results of her tests and the fact that an antibiotic was helping with the diarrhea. But keeping her on antibiotics wasn't a long-term solution.
So naturally, as any neurotic pet parent might do, I scoured the internet, reddit, conferred with friends and other vets, but in a subreddit thread came across DoggyBiome, seemingly positively reviewed and also used for dogs that randomly started manifesting symptoms in a similar manner to my dog. I figured before attempting a biopsy and considering more serious forms of treatment, I'd give this a shot.
It took a couple of weeks, but I'm not kidding you—it was like those nightmarish 2.5 months of my life never happened. I'm so grateful that this supplement exists because if it didn't... the vets were giving her a terminal diagnosis, which I had a hard time grappling with because of the sudden and seemingly random onset.
We're about to start month 3 and I've attempted to see if she can handle not being on the supplement anymore, to see if the FMT has helped restore her gut flora. As far as I can tell, it seems that she'll need to take it 2x/day for the foreseeable future, and I'm okay with it if it means she's healthy and happy.
So if your dog is experiencing extremely severe diarrhea, incontinence, it was a sudden onset, and all other tests come back negative, I recommend talking to your vet about trying this out. As far as this being covered by pet insurance goes, Healthy Paws covered the first claim but then denied the second under the pretense that it's not FDA approved so... take that as you may. They also tripled her monthly premium after this experience, so I'm not particularly thrilled about that.
Also, the pill putty is an absolute must, my dog gets so excited to take her pills because of it!
I always make sure my dogs get fiber with food and especially when the gut is off. However, this particular fiber blend appears to have balanced Max's gut in just 30 days! He seems healthy and feeling good so he is very chilled behaviorally cos his gut is feeling good. He seems to be dealing better with allergies and dermatitis better after the fiber blend balanced his gut and doesn't get flea bite scabs like before. Clearly his immune system is stronger and he is handling the same issues much better with a well balanced microbiome. Love it and giving it to the other dogs now. It does appear to work a lot better than other fiber options I have tried in the past. Impressive!
My Vet suggested Animal Biome testing for my puppy because of his frequent soft stools and diarrhea that would not resolve with medication nor diet change. The test results showed a serious gut dysbiosis. I am so happy that after completing the Animal Biome protocol, including the S. boulardii + FOS Powder for Cats and Dogs, we re-tested and discovered that his biome is now balanced and his diarrhea is completely resolved. Thank you Animal Biome!
My Morkie was having a lot of digestive issues a few months ago. It started out of nowhere; she experienced diarrhea, gas, and vomiting, and was in so much pain. We went to the emergency hospital five times, and they only gave us pain medication and gastrointestinal medication, which only helped for one or two weeks before my dog returned to the same symptoms. I started looking online for anything to try so my dog would not be so uncomfortable and in pain, and I came across AnimalBiome.I'm familiar with the science behind it because I went to nutrition school, so I decided to order Gut Restore and try it because I had nothing to lose. The first two weeks, I started with the pill; it was a little rough waking up during the night because she needed to go to the bathroom. But after those two weeks, I have to say it's the best thing that has helped my dog with her digestive issues. Now she has been diagnosed with IBS, and giving her Gut Restore once a day in the morning after her breakfast, my dog has become regular, and her stool is consistently the same. She goes to the bathroom three to four times a day and Meli is finally feeling so much better.
I definitely recommend it to anyone whose dog suffers from digestive issues because it works; the science is there, and you can inform yourself!
I gave this product 5stars because the company makes great products but this one just didn’t work for my cat. Keeping in mind he is 19 years old and has CKD and Hyperthyroidism so it is probably not the product but his age and health instead.
