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Digestive Enzymes Help Your Animals Get the Most Out of Their Food

Many of our canine and feline companions are eating commercially processed and prepared foods.  There are some excellent commercial foods on the market, but they share a need for some sort of shelf life, in order to make it safely from the manufacturer to your kitchen.   In general, the commercial processing of food causes it to lose some of its bioavailability and nutrient value.  One way to help your pet fully utilize the nutrients that they take in is to supplement them with digestive enzymes and prebiotics.

Digestive enzymes break down food so that it can be absorbed by the body and used as fuel.  Prebiotics act as a food source for healthy intestinal bacteria, promoting the growth of friendly bacteria and inhibiting the growth of harmful species. 

A healthy digestive tract is a foundation for good immunity. We recommend supplementing an animal with digestive enzymes and prebiotics in cases where the immune system is stressed, whether by illness or by mental and emotional stress, and also in cases where an animal has had a bout of diarrhea or has to be on antibiotics. Elder animals frequently stop producing digestive enzymes in sufficient amounts, and it is a good idea to supplement them.

We recomend, and prescribe for our patients, OptaGest by In Clover, a National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) member.  OptaGest contains digestive enzymes and clinically proven effective levels of the prebiotic FOS, or fructooligosaccharides, which helps support friendly intestinal bacteria and inhibits harmful bacteria.



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