What factors and foods contribute to the build up of intestinal gas in dogs?
Intestinal gas can build up 4 ways: • Swallowed air; • Gas being transferred from the blood into the intestines; • Acid-base neutralization reactions that produce carbon dioxide; • Bacterial fermentation of nutrients in the digestive tract, which produces hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide. How to treat flatulence • Control aerophagia by feeding your dog at least twice a day or by ensuring there is always food in your dog’s dish so that he may eat whenever he feels hungry. This prevents your dog from swallowing too much air and gets your pet used to eating a smaller quantity of food at a time. Place your dog’s food in a quiet area, where your pet will not feel he is competing with other animals when eating. Doing so will also allow your dog to enjoy the health benefits of eating more slowly. • Avoid foods rich in fibre and those containing soy or wheat germ. Do not give your dog vegetables with lots of seasonings, vitamin or mineral supplements, milk, foods with a high sulphur conten
