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Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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A dietary consultation for IBD is essential. Each pet has different food tolerances and a custom "novel protein" program is required to truly resolve the disease. |
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Specific supplements for your pet will be discussed. IBD patients are often quite sensitive and require gentle protocols. |
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Pets with IBD need plenty of enzymes to enhance absorption of nutrients |
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Ask Ariel has helped many pet owners resolve even the toughest cases of inflammatory bowel disease in BOTH cats and dogs. Many times pet owners have been to several veterinarians and specialists with no improvement in their pets. Prednisone is often prescribed to reduce inflammation but while this can be life-saving for short-term relief, this may not be a healthy long-term solution. You need to help your pet heal the inflammation and this can only be accomplished through a comprehensive nutrition program. Most cats and dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) require a homemade diet as they are highly sensitive to many substances found in commercial pet foods--even prescription diets. Susan Davis, Certified Clinical Nutritionist works at two veterinary clinics in Orange County, CA and is referred IBD patients by local veterinarians and internal medicine specialists. If you live outside of Southern California, this same high quality care is available to you via telephone consultation. Please click here to schedule an appointment. |
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Many pet digestive disorders occur because of the pet’s food allergies or food intolerances resulting in malabsorption, inflammation in the GI Tract and poor utilization of nutrients. You may be giving your pet “premium” food or most likely even a prescription diet but your pet could still be allergic to it. Every time your pet eats the food, he or she has an allergic reaction, causing more inflammation which can result in vomiting, diarrhea and intestinal discomfort.
Basic Kit for Inflammatory Bowel Disease--For starters, try Probiotic + Soothing Digestive + Notatum + Tegricel Colostrum
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a diagnoses used for a variety of intestinal disorders found in dogs and cats. The disorders are characterized by an abnormal accumulation of inflammatory cells in the lining of the intestine. One common form of IBD that your veterinarian may have diagnosed in your pet is called lymphoplasmacytic enteritis. Your veterinarian may have diagnosed this after obtaining a biopsy which shows an abnormal accumulation of inflammatory cells. Other causes of inflammation such as parasites, bacterial or viral infections, exposure to toxic substances and pancreatic causes of small bowel disorders would have been ruled out. Signs that your pet may have lymphoplasmacytic enteritis include chronic diarrhea, weight loss, vomiting, loss of appetite, nausea (licking of lips) and gurgling noises in the intestine. The vomit may contain bile and in cats it may contain hairballs. There may be mucus, blood and straining with bowel movements.
"Our 6 month old kitty Penelope had diarrhea from the time we got her. We tried numerous prescription diets with our vet and were told that Penelope would need to be on prednisone to control the diarrhea and vomitting. We scheduled a consultation with Susan Davis and followed her dietary recommendations as well as started using Soothing Digestive Formula, Notatum, Probiotic and Roqueforti. Within 1 week, Penelope started forming normal stools. It has now been 4 months and Penelope is feeling great and has so much more energy. Thank you!"
The Johnson Family, Madison, Wisconsin |
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Pet owners are encouraged to be patient with this condition. Dietary modification including the addition of enzyme rich foods and supplements can be very helpful. One critical ingredient though is identifying the protein source(s) that your pet can tolerate. Improper digestion of protein can result in an allergic reaction and further inflammation. There is no "one" protein source that is considered hypoallergenic---that is why it is SO critical that you schedule a consultation as a dietary modification protocol with various food trials is required. Click here to schedule a personalized nutrition consultation |
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For many pets, Ask Ariel recommends a raw food diet in combination with cooked food. You may read on the Internet the many benefits of using raw food for your pet. Please do NOT conclude that this is right for your pet. Pets with IBD are very sensitive and immediately plunging into a raw food diet can further aggravate their condition. We only recommend that raw foods be slowly introduced AFTER much of the inflammation has resolved and only if the pet can tolerate it. Please see Tessie's testimonial below.
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Stress can also be a triggering factor for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Just like people, when pets are emotionally upset (e.g. if left in a cage for boarding), this can trigger an onset of IBD. Please consider your pet's emotional health and try to keep their routine as normal as possible. Many pets with digestive issues have anxiety and stress is definitely a trigger. We have had EXCELLENT results using Psystabil along with some of the digestive products to help rebalance and calm pets. When traveling, consider having a pet sitter come to your home rather than boarding them.
 | | "Hi, My name is Tessie Davis. I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). I was rescued from a horrible situation as a puppy mill dog where I lived under constant stress. When my mom Susan Davis saved me, I had very little appetite. My coat was in terrible shape too. Whenever I ate anything, I had to go potty constantly and most of it was pure goo---lots and lots of gooey mucus with a little bit of stool. I might go 5-7 times in a couple of hours and my rear end was really red and sore. Ouch! My mom tried giving me every type of homecooked and prepared food but I had such a hard time--everything gave me diarrhea. I had a lot of infections because my immune system was so compromised from all the inflammation. Over time though, my mom and Dr. Gordon found just the right program for me. Slowly but surely I was able to tolerate the Nupro, Vitamineral Green and Omegas to help reduce inflammation and alkalize my intestinal tract. My mom found just the right foods for me and now I eat all kinds of raw foods and vegetables including BROCOLLI!!! My stools are completely normal for over a year. There is hope for pets with IBD---it just takes time and the right nutrition program."
Tessie Davis, 8 year old Siberian Husky
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