Did you know the gut's surface area is larger than the skin's surface area? Both organs normally protect the body from allergens in the environment. However, if the gut lining is inflamed, its surface will break down and cannot protect the inner body from foreign substances in the gut contents.
So how does the gut lining become inflamed? Parasites, medications, bacteria, fungi, irritant chemicals, and nutritional deficiencies are some culprits.
The inflamed gut is more permeable to antigens, toxins, partially digested food, proteins, and bacteria. Because 70% of the body's immune cells are in the gut wall lining, these antigens trigger a cascade of inflammation and toxic insults also occur in the liver.
Leakage of proteins that are not properly digested, which leak through the gut and get absorbed into the blood, is the most common cause of chronic skin and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)in pets.
Those improperly digested proteins set up food hypersensitivities and allergic responses, which if not managed, turn into chronic disease states. There are very few (<0.5 % of pets) that have true food "allergies"; rather - many pets have developed "protein hypersensitivities" which result in the above diseases.
So how do we manage leaky gut syndrome (LGS)? A very effective and easy start to this is to add our Veterinary herbalist-developed HoneyPro Vet "DogPro" Herbal feed supplement to your dog's diet 5 times a week. Also available for cats "CatPro", supplements contain specifically chosen herbal ingredients that reduce inflammation in the gut, heal damaged tissues, and continue to provide ongoing protection against LGS, IBD, and Chronic Skin disease.
For more information and individualised management for your pet, book a consult ASAP.
Purchase DogPro, CatPro, PuppyPro, and GutPro (horses) online at HoneyPro Vet website.
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