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Good morning and welcome to living with your dog I'm sure like Alex's certified animal behavior consultant 1st on the list today are 2 responses to questions from from you the listeners and this one is about creating got extended probiotics are they functional so the abstract here is a program that is a viable microbial dietary supplement that beneficially affects the host through defects in the intestinal tract probiotics are widely used to prepare ferment to dairy products such as yogurt or really dry cultures in the future it may also be found in fermented vegetables inmates several health related effects associated with the intake to program addicts including alleviation of lactose intolerance and immune enhancement have been reported in human studies. Some evidence suggests a role for probiotics in reducing the risk of rotavirus induced diarrhea and colon cancer pre-biotic are non digestible 2 ingredients that benefit of over spice electively stimulating the growth or tablet pity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon and work with pre-biotic has been limited and only studies involving the in your limb type counts have generated sufficient data for their evaluation regarding their possible use as functional food ingredients at present claims about reduction of disease risk are only tentative and broader research is needed a minute claims are constipation relief suppression of diarrhea and reduction of the risks of osteo Poroshenko arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease associated with this may be made and insulin resistance obesity and possibly type 2 diabetes and a combination of program addicts and pre-biotic in a symbiotic has not been studied this combination might improve the survival of the bacteria across any other part of the investor intestinal tract thereby and Hansing their effects and a large bowel in addition to their effects might be additive or even synergistic and this is obviously referring to human studies I haven't found anything to gauge that indicates studies for dogs looking pretty good attics are non digestible they are fiber meaning that it's various types of non digestible gluten greedy and that nourish the probiotic bacteria that is found naturally in your dog's got an intestine or added to the appropriate except laments predicts whether given through food or supplements keep the good probiotic bacteria active and selectively stimulate the growth the next unity of a number of bacteria in your dog's colon and improves your pet overall health. Pretty Addicks are found in dog foods because Pediatrics are simply a type of fiber carbohydrate they are already included in dog foods in other food sources that are known to contain soluble fiber such as Reagan's whole grains fruits and vegetables beet pulp is another well known previous commonly used in dog food but care should be taken as some dogs don't profess to be called well this may cause bloating knowledge and flatulence raw garlic toxic to dogs in large amounts and dandelion greens are good sources of pre-biotic. Incidentally again dandelion greens are actually very high in protein and I personally enjoy them in my salad unlike probiotics which according to mention studies have little to no effect when included in dog food pre-biotic for dogs can have the exact same positive effect when they are given through pet foods home in food or in the form of the attic supplement the only thing that matters is the amount of pre-biotic given studies show and I don't know where the studies are that's part of what I consider trying to say that dogs pre-biotic regularly are less likely to get diarrhea caused by the overgrowth of bad bacteria and supposedly or there has been a study with that went back to females during pregnancy and lactation pre-biotic will provide enhanced immune protection to the puppies. Radionics and probiotics go together it's important to note that program attics and greedy attics for dogs form a perfect couple when it comes to improving your canines digestive systems and over all help this in the Arctic relationship means that 2 are working together as closely as they possibly can while spreading and being the good bacteria in the dogs got off and it's good to get both to maintain your dog's proper digestive health when you're thinking of them. This said That said this is not a hard rule and sometimes it's better to skip the pre-biotic statistics only with probiotics and because more about this god or no one probably got a. Program are fragile and easily destroyed in your dog's got pre-biotic very much sturdier because they're actually live organisms with a set of requirements to survive and pairing the 2 May give a better chance for progress got extra survive and actually have some positive effect a dog that just of track is responsible for about 70 percent of its immune system that's why many veterinarians often recommend using both probiotics and previous Addicks for dogs to ensure maximum benefit never 5 in this list are paring pre-biotic can be difficult one of the downsides of probiotics supplementation pre-biotic for dogs is that every bents digestive tract is completely unique and it is delicate and finally balanced in a delicate and finely balanced environment this means we can't be 100 percent sure percent sure which probiotics followed by pre-biotic there's fertilizer to supplement with in the order to get the a desired effect there are hundreds of different species of bacteria in your dog's got. Pre-biotic aren't always beneficial. Based on one matter review study were evidence for the use of pre-biotic for gods was examined and it's clear that we still don't understand the use of the something in it that's well enough to continue however while we do see some benefits there are also reasons when previous Addicks for dogs should be avoided in particular that extend be a bad idea for dogs with gastrointestinal issues this may be confusing because probiotics have been shown in studies to improve that condition yet in theory it's possible that propre biotics and aggravated certain g.i. Related conditions that say many pets today have conditions like irritable bio disease herbal bile and something Miki got small intestinal bacteria overgrowth etc The good to bad bacteria ratio in there that is not in a positive state and the last thing you want to do is be pathogenic bacteria really out actions that would make it worse. This is obviously a that there have been some studies and this is something that your doctor here in back or can explain and prove the odds are technically fiber because they are not and adjustable can also tend classified as a carbohydrate and she says shifts pre-biotic star sugar and sugar fees and other opportunistic bandages in the small intestine and that's where the guts can get much sicker from ingesting pre-biotic. Show obviously there's a lot of confusion here and I don't have any answers and that this was a statement that My dog won't eat. Pre-biotic rich foods pre-biotic rich foods that are high in fiber may not be every pooches favorite snack not only do many dogs find the food an appetizing they're also hard to come by in the average grocery store those who are however lucky enough to usually find it in their dogs enjoy eating at the amount needed to satisfy the dinner requirements are usually too high must remain your dog as the mountains and mountains of say beet pulp to get the health benefits of the addict show I don't think I've claimed anything anybody. You just made his mark if you just you said you don't know how to just post to have the answers. I give appropriate to my dog and he does she does get sauerkraut and that's the Granted one so there you go I mean it's out in the ballpark folks I don't know what to tell you and so you don't use a prebiotic supplement them no I don't but I think that in in for men to. And again. I think that some of the things they're coming by. Naturally meaning if we're giving it a very diversified kind of diet but I just don't have any answers I you know I read the stuff and I come away like ah so did we Yeah well you know you said that the pre-biotic star already in the dog food does that mean the dog feed that dry kibble stuff well if there's beet pulp and a lot of these commercials for roots which I'm not recommending and I wouldn't eat it in my dog so again it's just it's full of confusion and no mention. Associations with dogs but frankly I don't know what kind of stuff taken place and I couldn't find anything except for Karen backers there's action and again that still leaves us up in the air show I hear on your own folks. Well it sounds like you're feeding your dog a healthy raw food diet you will get both the pre-biotic in the probiotic because you said what the small amounts of garlic as we've talked about before is good for your dog and you said that is a prebiotic Well it's you know whatever of s.s. I think that I was asked to come up with some information for it about this and that's the best that I could come up with mirrors a lot of stuff out there but this seemed to be directed better to answering it and it still leaves us with confusion so what is a good resource Kiran Becker We know that yeah and so that's not so we can count on Ok The other question came up a couple of weeks ago was about hot spots. And I have a couple of things to present one is from Dr Gene dogs in the other when I was and I can't remember now underlying causes of hotspots a topic dermatitis behavioral environmental allergens lead bite or other insect bites food sensitivities or intolerances hypothyroidism and this orthopedic problems parasites poor grooming whether wet or dirty skin so let's look at a topic dermatitis as an example a topic dermatitis is written in flame skin caused by a dog's reaction to an environmental allergen or food sensitivity to dogs they tried to self medicate in quotes to relieve the itching sensation by scratching at it that's causing skin trauma that becomes pus filled by a traumatic dermatitis that's the hot spot. Diagnosis testing is important to figure out which bacterial and or fungal strain is infecting the hotspot but that testing only treats the current problem not the potential underlying cause its leaders or other parasites are causing them that's fairly easy to diagnose and treat However recurrent and problematic spots require further testing which includes such conditions as thyroid and other integrated dysfunction food sensitivities in environmental allergens Incidentally when it comes to fire right information in November we're going to have Dr dogs with us and she is a specialist in by Roy disfunction thyroid problems for dogs and if there is a there are a number of huge connections to that and I'm really looking forward to that Ok resistance and primary bacteria staphylococcus issues are doing that made us in hot spot because now acquired methicillin resistant. Show treatment has become more challenging and more expensive remember when you treat with an antibiotic you're not only killing trying to kill or inhibit the bacterium causing the problems but you're also killing and inhibiting growth with a bacterial bacteria on top of that the staphylococcus that I mentioned is come and so so it's always there what we want to do is control and reduce it definitely talk to your veterinarian about alternative treatments and protocols antibiotics are antifungal to control the problem 1st and only resort to antibiotics anti-fungal medications for particularly bad infections and after dad. Says these are accurate elect ran your Lomas or also known as accurately dermatitis their skin lesions that are typically found on the dog's lower limb or flank and are caused by excessive licking the cranial nerves are reddened sickened ard and irritated skin the constant licking causes the womb to become infected with bacteria What is the primary cause it may compel a dog to excessively neck or center spot she got stuck in a spot veterinarian Rod wrote a check of Colorado State University State seasonal or environmental a topic allergen is usually the primary cause he does not rule out a food sensitivity or intolerance as a possible primary cause. Uncommon or rare causes into trouble not a bone or joint pain a foreign body such as a pine needle the feeling of pins and needles might on the infection or behavioral issues such as anxiety many veterinarians believe that behavioral issues are actually a more common cause our Dr Rosie Chuck says that patients that develop accurately granulomas granulomas are due so late to behavioral issues generally that are that have it to be gracious generally examine additional behavior such as phobias tail chasing circling stress obsessive compulsive tendencies separation anxiety or rhythmic barking a common example is the lank shifting behavior of government ventures so yes there can be behavioral issues involved but this is not the highest ranking on probable cause of the hotspots I think that's the point to get there. These behaviors can exacerbate the granuloma caused by something else such as a topic sensitivity I think about it this way let's say you get a pimple and already exist exhibit obsessive compulsive tendencies like constant hand washing now the cause of the pimple is from excess excess seaborne and get thin skin cells getting trapped in the course of the skin however you trying to pop the pimple before it becomes white is a sign of obsessive compulsive behavior so you might be prolonging the light of it and be causing a permanent scar that you love that this might. Get Thanks Dr God Did you know if you behave in the issues other forgot your writing factors may cause a dog to continuously leg or worse and moving them are deep bacterial infections and or ruptured hair follicles. That's acknowledged granulomas are usually mocked multi-factorial they demand a motive prong approach testing the deep tissue of bacterial infections testing for specific bacteria and treating the role taco topically Dr Karen Becker suggests treating the room with better dine twice daily She also listen there are other topical remedies breaking the cycle you can attempt to break the if for the site but the deterrent effect is a topical treatment and a collar and that's of great big ones that fit around and is a beating collar We often hear the worry collar reverting to shock collars no this is you know there's a beef in the collar folks. Lacings or advantage placed on another part of the body to divert drugs adventure delayed mayor I love that one. And I like that someone can help testing for food seasonal environmental sensitivities and we suggest her you know Tristan sensitivity and intolerance test. And that's the other thing that she's going to be talking about when we meet with her in November which is testing for allergies and she has 2 methods. And we're going to be talking about each of them the new Tristan I think is a new testing problem and process that she's got going I think for hypothyroidism and thyroid I guess an association has been established between apparent behavior and by right dysfunction in the dog modifying behavior whether or not your dog is diagnosed with hypothyroidism or thyroiditis you should try to get your dog out and about more because boredom caused by lack of interaction or long periods of and by men can be contributing to the lake cycle veterinarian can prescribe antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications however these are generally undesirable except in so we're refractory cases so I hope that that's more clarification then the previous probiotics information I think that this is not stressing it that Dr Gene doesn't stress in this but I think the one thing that really has to be addressed is fleas. Wonderfully for a dog that has flea allergy dermatitis can get into a panic state of trying to satisfy an itch that cannot be satisfied and working away at a spot like that will bring on a hot spot and this doesn't talk about a topical treatment but I mentioned before you want to clean out that area I want to grin here all the way around it to expose it to the air and whatever you're going to apply to that when the Bene dying or anything else I strongly recommend that you distract the dog paint some you know butter or cream cheese on the refrigerator door give the dog something to chew on while you apply that so they don't immediately go in trying to get off so those are. That's that's the response that I have for the question about about possible. Ok. This is from a serious infection and I just it makes me want to cry but it's also enough that I think maybe the last thing is is better. She says and this is part of a very very long e-mail and I'm only here in your part of it comparing the proteins count of 100 grams of u.s.d.a. United States Department of Agriculture inspected and passed edible chicken to feed graded through chicken we find significant nutritional differences u.s.d.a. Chicken meat and skin raw per 100 grams there is a protein of 18.6 percent dark pro pet food ground chicken appearances fibrous meaty mass comes in frozen blocks milk for 100 grams of protein has dropped down to 10 grams of 18 for the real stuff there is no question about it pet food grade chicken is nutritionally in your inferior to human grade chicken so for federal regulation a pet food animal food is required to include the word imitation. In the product on the list when the food is this and then what is substituted for and resembles another food that is nutritionally inferior to that. This law means that all pet foods using c. Grade ingredients nutritionally inferior are required to be labeled like this and it shows a picture of the package of Beneful and I just get hysterically upset about any time I see a bag of Beneful in a school in a supermarket art it should say with farm raised imitation chicken. I'm serious I would love to see a imitation fundraised chicken that went with that view right now here's the punchline kids the young fortunate thing for millions of us pet owners this is another a lot that is ignored by f.d.a. So that's supposed to be on the package it's not and she said we will be requesting the f.d.a. Enforce these labeling laws should the agency respond it will be shared with you but don't you love with farm raised imitation chicken and one of the things that really bothers me so much about Beneful it gets tremendous blysse And again people are not reading the labels but the bag it has shows these beautiful vegetables the carrots in the green beans and whatever else is in there if you read the label I think you begin to see parents at ingredient number 17 or 18 well hydrated carrots. So that tells you a little bit about the deceived fullness of the packaging and this is something that you just all need to be aware of folks. Would be the same with all of the dog feed that is supposed to say imitation on it but it doesn't if it's not if it is not up to grade if it's not human grade Yes Ok right but it's totally ignore you know it Ok I remember you telling us that before is when we if we're going to feed our dogs dog feed make sure that we find the words human grade on the packaging that's right Ok All right so you have an adult because the little one wants. Now we have another alert from the standpoint of dog eating. If your pet food contains pork or a pork meal ingredient