Dogs and Gluten
Gluten and Your Dog Guide: Learn how Gluten can affect your dog's health.
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Gluten is a generic term used to describe the proteins found in wheat and other cereal grains. It constitutes a mixture of proteins classified into two groups, called prolamines and glutelins.In true grain intolerance, an immune response occurs when gluten is consumed. The villi, tiny hair-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food, are damaged. Damaged villi do not effectively absorb basic nutrients including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and in some
The overload of grain in most modern commercial pet diets is thought to deplete the animal’s natural state of good health over time, leaving him more susceptible to many health problems.Consumption of glutenous grains in sensitive pets, can lead to the following symptoms:Other health problems that may be related to food intolerances such as grain sensitivity include: arthritis, epilepsy, abnormal behavior, allergic and inflammatory reactions, conditions like pancreatitis and hepatitis, as well as an increased
Dogs, by nature, are scavengers, and they are designed to eat meat as the main component of their diets. A wild dog’s diet includes almost any food that provides calories - but very little, if any, grain. A major factor in the domestication of dogs was the food that humans left over. It is thought that the wolves who were least afraid of humans, over a period of tens of thousands of years, became our