S4 EP15: From Ruff to Buff: Pug Nutrition Gets Pawsonal
About this episode
The episode explores pug nutrition through personal experiences with Rosie and Kenji's dietary challenges and improvements.
Today, we’re diving nose-first into the world of pug nutrition but on a more pawsonal level. That’s right, Rosie and Kenji have been working with our fur-end Jackie Gowland from Functional Canine to help with Rosie’s reflux that made mealtimes a bit ruff, and Kenji’s sensitive tummy that made toileting a bit of a challenge for him too. I promised that I get Jackie back on to follow-up on our first conversation with her about pet nutrition and what better way than to share the results of her work with Rosie and Kenji We’ll chat about what wasn’t working, what finally clicked, and how even small changes to what’s in their bowls made a huge difference to their health and happiness. In this episode we talk about: 05:02 Tell us about yourself and what you do 07:40 The process behind developing a nutrition plan – the questionnaire 12:16 The process for developing Rosie’s nutrition plan 14:10 SIBO: Small Intestine Microbial Overgrowth 17:00 The new meal routine and the transition 20:15 Treats that were appropriate for Rosie 22:30 The Rosie results 25:03 Rosie’s next menu options 29:30 Kenji’s love of Gluten-free BBQ Shapes 31:50 The process for developing Kenji’s nutrition plan 35:00 My…
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