Gut Restore for Dogs

Not the Improvement I hoped for

I used AnimalBiome Gut Restore (>40lb large capsules) for my 41 lb Whippet with a long history of chronic soft stools and intermittent diarrhea. I kept a detailed stool diary throughout the trial. My dog was on the product for approximately 6 weeks. During the first 26 days, he experienced diarrhea on 11 of 26 days (42%). After consulting with AnimalBiome, I increased the dose from 1 capsule daily to 2 capsules daily. Following the dose increase, diarrhea frequency decreased to approximately 28% of days and my dog had several consecutive days of normal stools. Despite this, he continued to have ongoing soft stools and diarrhea episodes and I did not observe a meaningful overall improvement in his gastrointestinal symptoms. Overall, I did not see the dramatic improvement I was hoping for especially given the cost. It's possible the product provided some benefit but it was difficult for me to determine how much of the improvement was due to the capsules versus the natural ups and downs of his GI disease. Customer service was responsive and reviewed my stool diary but I found the recommendations focused heavily on additional AnimalBiome products and testing which was frustrating given the already significant cost of the Gut Restore capsules. For dogs with chronic gastrointestinal issues your experience may vary. In my case I did not observe a meaningful improvement in my dog's gastrointestinal symptoms over the course of the trial.

Seems to be the miracle we've been praying for

After more than a year of searching for answers for our little dog's digestive issues, Gut Restore appears to have been that answer. We are nearing the completion of the 90-day protocol and while it has taken nearly all that time to see what "normal" looks like again, it's looking more and more as if we have once again found that setting, Thank you so much for restoring not just her digestion but our hope.

I have both dogs on FMT. One has long time GI challenges and the other just got through a month of antibiotics! Hope this turns them around.