Food & Ingredients

Hypoallergenic Dog Food: Why Gut Health Is the Missing Piece

Hypoallergenic Dog Food - Why Gut Health Is the Missing Piece

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

The science is clear: ingredient elimination alone is not enough. Research consistently shows that dogs with atopic dermatitis have significantly depleted gut bacteria and lower levels of the protective short-chain fatty acids that maintain skin barrier integrity. This guide examines the peer-reviewed evidence behind the gut-skin axis and provides a practical framework for choosing a hypoallergenic diet that addresses both the triggers and the underlying gut dysfunction most guides ignore.

How Dogs Actually Digest Plant Ingredients

How Dogs Actually Digest Plant Ingredients

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

an dogs actually digest plant ingredients? The peer-reviewed science is clear — and it goes far beyond simple tolerance. Dogs carry up to seven times more copies of the AMY2B starch-digestion gene than wolves, while their gut microbiome deploys an average of 71 carbohydrate-active enzymes per bacterial species to break down complex plant fibres. Together, these two systems produce short-chain fatty acids that fuel gut barrier integrity, immune regulation, and metabolic health. This article examines the genetic, microbial, and clinical evidence behind canine plant processing.

How to Restore Your Dog’s Gut Health After Antibiotics: An Evidence-Based Guide

How to Restore Your Dog's Gut Health After Antibiotics - An Evidence-Based Guide

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

Antibiotics save lives — but research shows they also inflict significant damage on your dog’s gut microbiome, depleting beneficial bacteria and impairing recovery for weeks or even months. This evidence-based guide explains what commonly prescribed antibiotics do to the canine gut, how long recovery really takes, and the nutritional strategies proven to support microbiome rebuilding from day one.

Spore-Forming Probiotics for Dogs: Why Calsporin® Outperforms Standard Strains

Spore-forming Probiotics for Dogs - Why Calsporin Outperforms Standard Probiotic Strains

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

Calsporin® contains Bacillus velezensis DSM 15544, a spore-forming probiotic with specific EU regulatory approval for dogs and over a decade of canine-specific research. Unlike standard strains that degrade during manufacturing and digestion, its protective spore coat ensures it reaches your dog’s gut alive — where six peer-reviewed studies show it increases microbial diversity, improves faecal quality, boosts short-chain fatty acid production, and reduces harmful gut metabolites. Discover why this probiotic is the foundation of Bonza’s “One Gut. Whole Dog.” approach to whole-body health through the microbiome.

Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT) in Dogs: How Your Dog’s Gut Controls Immunity

Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT) in Dogs: How Your Dog's Gut Controls Immunity

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

GALT — gut-associated lymphoid tissue — is the largest immune organ in your dog’s body, housing around 70% of their entire immune system within the intestinal wall. This network of Peyer’s patches, M cells, and immune populations continuously monitors everything your dog swallows, deciding what to tolerate and what to fight. When GALT is disrupted, the consequences extend far beyond the gut — driving skin conditions, joint problems, and systemic immune dysfunction. Discover how GALT works and how targeted nutrition can support it.

Best Probiotics for Dogs: A Canine Nutritionist’s Microbiome Guide

Best Probiotics for Dogs: A Canine Nutritionist's Guide

· by Glendon Lloyd Dip.Canine.Nutrition Dip.Dog.Nutrigenomics

This evidence-based guide explains how to select the right probiotic strains for your dog’s specific health needs. It covers the science behind how probiotics work — including eight mechanisms of action and their connections to immunity, skin, brain, and other organs through gut-organ axes.

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