Canine Candida caused by a single-celled organism called candida albicans which is classified as both a yeast and a fungus. This organism occurs naturally in our dog’s digestive and genital tracts and is commensal while its content of the gut flora is low. A dogs gut flora needs a healthy amount Lactobacillus and acidophilus bacteria to digest the sugars from grains, starches and other carbohydrates constraining the amount of sugars available to the candida bacteria. Candida
Once there is an over-abundance of candida in the dog’s body, it will create a vicious cycle – candida cells manufacture toxic chemicals that kill beneficial bacteria and harm the body. In addition, waste products produced by candida are toxic chemicals that can slow the brain, causing fatigue and disrupting the immune system causing chronic yeast infections. There are many genus of candida the most prominent genus causes infections. If timely action is not taken to kill off the single-celled candida albican, it can convert into a multi-celled fungal form called rhizoids. These rhizoids eventually penetrate the intestinal wall, diminishing the ability of the intestines to absorb vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids, leading to nutritional deficiencies and a GI problem called “leaky gut syndrome”, whereby bacteria, toxins, and undigested food “leak” through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream, causing chronic low-grade infections, inflammation, and autoimmune responses in the form of various kinds of allergies, such as food, environmental, or seasonal allergies.
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