Sauerkraut for Your Pets Health?
I just found out that Sauerkraut has amazing probiotic properties; a serving has more probiotics than a whole bottle of over the counter probiotics. Some people feed their dogs some with each meal and they like it! For pets with a recurring gut sensitivity; autoimmune disorder… so some of you might want to look it up. Keep in mind that not all sauerkraut has probiotic qualities, similar to apple cider vinegar. Make sure it is not pasteurized or heated (in a can). Homemade sauerkraut certainly has this…as does any fermented food such as apple cider vinegar, kombucha, homemade sauerkraut (not canned), kim chi, etc. Fermented foods are important for human health as well.
I have found a “naturally fermented” one at my market next to the refrigerated pickles and it is really good! In a dog cancer group, I belong to they recommend it also to keep the body’s ph a certain way.
- Small size dogs – ½ tsp to 1 tbs
- Medium size dogs – 1tbs to 2 tbs
- Large dogs – 2 tbs to 3 tbs
You can increase (either a little or by doubling) the daily intake noted above if you wish to increase the number of probiotics ingested by your dog on a daily basis. Just make sure to increase gradually over the space of days or weeks.
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