The Waltham Catalogue for the Canine Microbiome

This research establishes the scientific foundation for understanding how nutrition directly influences whole-body health through the gut microbiome.

This research establishes the scientific foundation for understanding how nutrition directly influences whole-body health through the gut microbiome.

In this comprehensive guide, we explore the intricate connections between your dog's mouth and gut, examine the scientific evidence linking oral health to systemic wellness, and provide practical nutritional strategies for supporting the gut-oral axis naturally.

A food can contain every vitamin, mineral, and macronutrient your dog needs on paper. But if their digestive system can't break it down efficiently, if their gut bacteria can't transform it into usable compounds, if inflammation is blocking absorption pathways — then those nutrients never reach the cells that need them.

This comprehensive guide explores the science underlying gut-liver communication, examines its implications for canine hepatic health, and provides evidence-based nutritional strategies for supporting your dog's detoxification capacity through targeted gut health optimisation.

By optimising gut health through diet, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle factors, dog owners can address multiple ageing pathways simultaneously, potentially supporting both lifespan (years lived) and healthspan (years lived in good health).

This comprehensive guide explores the science underlying gut-metabolic communication, examines its profound implications for weight management, diabetes risk, and metabolic inflammation, and provides evidence-based nutritional strategies for optimising your dog’s metabolic health through targeted gut support.