Okay paw parents, it’s time to get down and dirty - In your dog’s gut that is!

Pop Quiz!

1. Where does your dog’s health START?

2. Do you know the difference between a probiotic and a poobiotic?

3. Where do most chronic digestive issues come from?

If you knew all the answers. Hooray! You just graduated PAWcast Academy. But if you didn’t, it’s okay, we didn’t know all the answers either. Shh... don’t tell anyone.

But this is precisely why we are excited to bring you this week’s PAWcast featuring Holly Ganz and Carlton Osborne - co-founders of Animal Biome.

Animal Biome is on a mission to give your pets a healthy gut. The scientists who founded Animal Biome are passionate about pets and use microbiome research to improve pet health from the inside out.

We chat all about pet gut health, microbiome testing, and Animal Biome’s fecal transplant in a capsule.

Tune into this episode of the Thriving Dog PAWcast at ThrivingDog.co or on your favorite podcast player.

Highlights: 

• [2:38] Where it all began: the Kitty Biome project
• [5:22] What is a fecal transplant?
• [8:05] Healthy vs. unhealthy biome
• [15:44]  Why your pet should undergo gut microbiome testing
• [19:11] How diet changes the microbiome
• [23:39] Which diet produces the most balanced gut?
• [30:05] How to prepare for microbiome testing
• [37:03] Are there benefits to intermittent fasting in pets?
• [39:05] How to administer fecal transplant
• [41:12] Poobiotics vs probiotics
• [45:36] Can healthy pets also benefit from fecal transplant?

 

Resources Mentioned on this episode

• Animal Biome
• Animal Biome Team
• Holly Ganz on LinkedIn
• Carlton Osborne on LinkedIn
• Animal Biome on Instagram

Connect with Tim Berthold

• LinkedIn

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