30 ml Canigest beef flavour.
CANIGEST is a highly palatable complementary
feedingstuff for dogs and cats combining a
probiotic, prebiotics, glutamine, kaolin and pectin.
It is particularly suitable for feeding to dogs and
cats to assist in the nutritional management of
digestive tract upsets.
Gastrointestinal diseases and digestive tract upsets in dogs
and cats are composed of disorders with varying and
unrelated underlying causes which manifest as acute or
chronic diarrhoea and,in some cases,vomiting or anorexia1
.
These disorders can be caused by viruses, illnesses,
bacterial infections, antibiotics, toxins, unfamiliar food and
parasites such as giardia (one of the most common
parasites infecting cats and dogs). Stressful conditions such
as weaning, moving to a new home and dietary changes
are all known to affect the intestinal microflora of dogs
and cats and probiotics can help to re-establish normal
populations of intestinal flora.
Nutritional support is a critical part of treating digestive
tract upsets1
. Dietary management with CANIGEST
can help maintain a healthy intestinal lining, re-establish
levels of beneficial bacteria in the gut, promote normal
gastrointestinal motility and reduce gastrointestinal
inflammation.
Probiotics
Probiotics are micro-organisms such as bacteria or yeasts
that can be added to the food which have the function of
regulating the intestinal flora balance of the host2
. They
have also been defined as live microbial feed supplements
which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its
intestinal microbial balance3
.
Enterococci are one of the most prevalent bacterial
inhabitants of the normal flora of the lower intestine of
dogs4 thereby giving a rationale for their use as a feed
supplement. Enterococcus faecium SF68 (strain NCIMB
10415) is a lactic acid bacteria which can inhibit the
growth and adhesion of a range of enteropathogens
including enterotoxigenic escherechia coli, salmonellae,
shigellae and clostridia5. Therefore, enterococcus faecium
is a useful nutritional agent in antidiarrheal therapy.
In a study by Benyacoub et al. Enterococcus faecium was
found to enhance long-term immune functions in young
dogs.The study reported that Enterococcus faecium could
improve protective immune responses against various
infections during weaning as well as later stages in life6
.
CANIGEST
Enterococcus Faecium
TARGETING SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
