Are there signs that a dog is suffering from toxic gut or is it determined after the dog has died? I remember hearing a lot about it in the 80s but not much about it now.....until these posts were on the list. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning GCh. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,RE,CDX,CHIC (h,e,h,t) DM Normal "Strider" 80 BOBs #5 & #6 GSD 2009 On Sep 29, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Doc Zoe wrote: > GSDs have a lower level of pancreatic enzyme function to begin with > > There is research that shows that toxic gut is related to low > immunity or immune dysfunction which is hereditary. Hence toxic gut > is probably > genetic" as it results from another genetic dysfunction. Right now, > it is considered "familial". > > The immune problem creates an over growth of NORMAL intestinal > bacteria. Toxic gut happens when the walls of the intestines become > compromised due to bacterial overgrowth. Couple the immune > dysfunction withthe fact that our breed has lower levels of > pancreatic enzymes, > and you end up with another problem - toxic gut. > > Some say probiotics (yogart with live culture) can be preventative > > > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This > group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or > opinions expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE > IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE > EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST > MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. > VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at > admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================