Hello friends! A few days ago I posted some great pre-vet care remedies to help our dog's get through stressful events, including vet visits. Today I want to talk about post-vet care and some healing meals you can feed your dog following the vet visit that will help regulate his digestion and immune system, and get their body functioning properly again.

I personally like to feed cooked foods to my dogs after their vet visit because cooked meals are easier on their stomachs as they recover. Regardless if you feed raw, kibble, or something in between, providing a few days of cooked meals will greatly help them get back to 'normal'. It could be helpful to feed small meals throughout the day, as this will be easier for them to digest, and then in between meals you can feed a bowl of bone broth with some herbs to provide more healing and hydration. This protocol is especially helpful for dogs that received vaccinations or medications that could have a negative effect on the microbiome and cause diarrhea or vomiting. The meals I feed my dogs for a few days after a vet visit look something like this:

• Lean ground turkey cooked in EVOO with dandelion greens and eggs
• Steel cut oats
• Non-fat plain yogurt
• Carrots, blueberries
• Digestive enzymes/probiotics
• Fennel Seeds
• Turmeric
• Echinacea

These meals are for the sole purpose of providing healing foods that are gentle on the stomach. They are not complete and balanced, but I don't worry about that as I am only feeding this for a few days.

Main Menu Items

• Low fat proteins are best to not further upset the stomach. Lean meats will help protein recovery to support muscles and tissues in returning the body back to a healthy state
• chicken (if tolerated), turkey, eggs, lean ground beef, cottage cheese
• Leaf greens detox the body, reduce inflammation, contain phytonutrients to boost the immune system and promote healing
• dandelion greens, beet greens, spinach, kale, swiss chard
• Berries are high in antioxidants and promote cellular health and protect against inflammation
• Yogurt is a natural probiotic and improves gut function
• Organic canned pumpkin helps to firm stools in the event your dog gets diarrhea either from stress or from medications (Antibiotic Response Diarrhea)
• Sweet potatoes are high in antioxidants and vitamin c to boost the immune system and they are anti-inflammatory. Carbs also help to spare proteins so the proteins can focus on supporting the muscles and tissues during recovery
• Steel cut oats are nutritionally beneficial in protein and soluble fiber, soothing and promotes skin healing. Carbs also help to spare proteins so the proteins can focus on supporting the muscles and tissues during recovery
• Probiotics / digestive enzymes provide good bacteria and is greatly needed to boost the immune system as 80% of the immune system sits in the digestive tract

In a few days I will talk about my favorite post-vet herbs that bring the body back to harmony, and help in the event that your dog has diarrhea or vomiting!

Blessings my friends <3