06/02/2024
Friends, Allergy Season is in full swing and if you've got a dog with seasonal allergies, I've got good news for you! Kefir can help! If your dog is already on kefir, but you've noticed some renewed scratching, biting, or chewing behavior, go ahead and up that dose of kefir. Tormund was having the same problem last weekend. After a few days of increasing his kefir dose, those behaviors disappeared! If you try that and don't have any luck, this new product might be right for your pup!
Full disclosure- This isn't really a "brand new product". I've been using this mix for a few of my more allergy prone doggo customers for awhile now, but I've just revamped my product list and included this as an option! If you've never tried plain kefir for your dog's seasonal allergies, I suggest doing that first, but if you've tried plain kefir and raising kefir dosage and it isn't giving you the results you'd like, this is your next step. Colostrum is a powerful allergy reducing ingredient and is used in many natural dog allergy products on the market. It isn't cheap however, especially when you use the high quality Colostrum without fillers. For that reason, I do recommend trying plain kefir first and moving up to adding colostrum as needed. And another little disclaimer in the spirit of full transparency, Kefir and Colostrum may not be helpful if your dog is suffering from undiagnosed food allergies. If normal treatments aren't helping and kefir and colostrum doesn't seem to be helping, there may be a food allergy involved. That being said, if your dog is on Apoquel or another immune depressor to treat allergies, kefir can help to keep their natural bacterial immune function high to help prevent common bacterial, yeast, and viral infections from taking hold while the immune system is depressed. Doggie allergies are a complex issue and kefir is not a cure-all, but many of my customers have had great success controlling them with plain kefir or kefir and colostrum mix. So, if you're interested in giving it a try, send me a message and let's talk doggie allergies!