When and Why

Preventative

No matter what diet you choose for your dog, Amaferm maximizes digestion and promotes good health. It unlocks valuable nutrients to help your dog optimize food usage.

 Problems/Challenges

Antibiotic Therapy

Unlike probiotics, Amaferm performs as an adjuvant (serving to help or assist) during antibiotic therapy. Proven to stimulate beneficial microflora, even in the presence of antibiotics, Amaferm re-establishes a healthy gut for speedier recovery.

Breeding

Much research shows breeding to be a “luxury” function. This means an animal will only reproduce when all other nutritional requirements are met. Amaferm increases beneficial microflora in the gut to increase digestion – which, in turn, makes more nutrients available to meet the animal’s needs, including reproduction.

Colitis

Colitis causes an increased rate of passage of the nutrients through the large intestine. Any nutrients that are not digested in the small intestine - then have to be digested in the large intestine. Because of the increased rate of passage through the large intestine there is a decrease in digestion of these food stuffs. Amaferm will not directly help the colitis - but WILL increase total digestion AND rate-of-digestion of these food particles that reach the large intestine. This does two things: 1) An increase in total digestion makes more nutrients available 2) An increase in the rate-of digestion helps to break up the size of the particles moving through the gut. This is a major benefit because the large undigested nutrients are osmotic, which draw even more water into the intestine – by breaking these down, Amaferm increases digestion which helps to reduce the amount of water for a healthier stool.

Coprophagia (stool eating)

Diminishes stool eating resulting from nutrient deficiencies by unlocking more nutrients to satisfy need.

Diarrhea

Amaferm increases total digestion AND the rate-of-digestion of food particles that reach the large intestine. This does two things: 1) An increase in total digestion makes more nutrients available 2) An increase in the rate-of-digestion helps to break up the size of the particles moving through the gut. This is a major benefit because the large undigested nutrients are osmotic, which draw even more water into the intestine – by breaking these down, Amaferm increases digestion which helps to reduce the amount of water for a healthier stool quicker.

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency or EPI

Amaferm is going to help in 3 important ways:

1) Stimulates enzyme production from the microflora (good bugs) responsible for digestion.

2) Stimulates villi health - these are the "fingers" that grab nutrients out of the gut. Longer villi create more surface area to absorb nutrients.

3) The villi also product IgAs, which fight off pathogens (bad bugs).

Gas

Amaferm increases digestion leaving fewer components available to ferment in the gut and cause unwanted gas.

Kenneling

Dogs are pack animals and when at the kennel and away from the “family pack” it can be very stressful for them. Not to mention different water, possibly new food. . . They may not show any outward signs, but these stresses can alter the microflora in the digestive tract and even a small disruption of normal flora can upset normal gut function. By stimulating the beneficial microflora, Amaferm takes away the ups and downs from the stresses of kenneling.

Parasites

Parasites leave the animal starved for nutrients and also irritate the intestinal tract. Even after normal worming, the intestine can be irritated as parasites die. This irritated lining can result in an intestinal upset or the opportunity for bad bugs to attach and cause diarrhea. Amaferm stimulates beneficial microflora AND promotes villi health for increased IgA secretion. IgA’s fight off pathogens.

Performance

These dogs are under stress which puts tremendous strain on their intestinal tract to digest and absorb the nutrients necessary to meet their performance demands. Keeping the dog on food and maintaining good digestion is vital for animals striving to reach ever higher levels of performance. Amaferm helps to unlock the needed nutrients to support performance dogs.

Raw Meat Diets

Vitalize Raw Max with the Amaferm advantage provides unmatched support for raw meat diets.

Showing

Different water, different environments, different sets of stresses – any time there’s a new water source it can change the microflora make up in the gut which can cause problems. Amaferm directly stimulates the beneficial microflora to keep dogs on food and help avoid the show crud.

Sickness

Whenever a dog is sick, even when it’s not associated with the intestinal tract, appetite can diminish. Reduced intake will provide fewer nutrients to support the immune function. Amaferm maximizes digestion which is especially important in the sick dog to ensure they are getting the most out of the food they do eat.

Senior Dogs

As a natural part of the aging process, Senior dogs have a harder time absorbing and utilizing nutrients. Amaferm helps Seniors by increasing nutrient availability as-well-as increasing surface area in the gut to absorb those nutrients.

Vaccinations

Just because we give a vaccination does not mean that immunization occurs. For immunization to occur we also have to have an  immunocompetent animal. This is an animal receiving sufficient nutrients to support the immune system. There is a hierarchy of nutrient partitioning which regulates how a dog’s system will utilize available nutrients. Nutrients are partitioned to maintenance, growth and development first, and when the demands of those systems are met, additional nutrients are partitioned to the immune system, lactation, reproduction and weight. Amaferm increases digestion making more nutrients available to support the immune system and illicit the desired immune response.