Dogs and Gas

Have you ever noticed whenever you are flatulent (the polite word), that it is a result of some type of carbohydrate you have eaten? (i.e. beans)

 

Here’s the way I see it… 

 

If your dog is gassy, then something isn’t digesting properly, and it is most likely one of the carbohydrates in the food. My belief is that dog food manufacturers have captured the organizations that test dog foods and have manipulated the labeling requirements of the government in ways to disguise poor quality ingredients. 

 

For example… let’s take a human example. Milk. What is the difference between skim, 2% and whole? You can’t really tell by the label. However, most milk is highly processed and manipulated in a factory, and the milk you drink isn’t really “milk” in many ways. They are extracting and manipulating the chemistry of the original milk to turn it into a product that isn’t really milk. 

 

Thus, dog food. Read the label. It may list these or those ingredients. But if your dog is gassy, then I think one of those ingredients isn’t settling with your dog. It is probably one of the carbohydrates, or some manufactured or artificial carbohydrate analog, that isn’t fermenting properly in your dog’s gut. You are paying for an ingredient that might technically contribute X amount of this or that nutrient, but the food isn’t highly digestible and a portion of that is either ending up on your beautiful yard or in the form of that wonderful aroma, instead of building new and good tissue in your dog’s body. 

 

Maybe I’m wrong. I’m not a dog nutritionist. I’d love to hear your opinion or any other evidence.

 

Plan accordingly.