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Microbiome Restoration Therapy (MRT)
🌱MRT is our newest offering at Buxmont Vet!🌱

Think of your pet's gut as a garden. The soil is the prebiotics. The plants are the probiotics (bacteria). The healthy fruits and veggies we "harvest" are the postbiotics. When the right mix exists, the microbiome helps digest food, calms inflammation, keeps the immune system on its toes, and supports overall wellness. When that mix gets thrown off, things get messy.

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A healthy gut has lots of different "plants" growing together, so no single one takes over. Good variety is what keeps the whole system steady. Antibiotics, stress, illness, and a poor diet can all knock the garden out of balance. Dysbiosis (that's the fancy term for a microbial imbalance) means the weeds are winning, we're missing key plants, or have limited diversity. In reality, this can look like loose stool, gas, a sensitive stomach, or a pet who never feels quite right. Think dysbiosis only causes gut problems? Think again! It has been linked to allergies, immune disorders, behavioral issues, and even organ dysfunction.

So how do we monitor and fix it? We start by testing so we know what's actually growing in there before we change things. Tests are run off a fresh fecal sample and can take 2-4 weeks for results. Then, depending on the findings, we have options. Some microbiomes are balanced or only need a little TLC with supplements or a diet tweak. The others need help. This is where Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) comes into play.

💩 Yes, it's what it sounds like. Healthy stool from healthy, heavily screened donors that comes as capsules which are taken orally (but must be swallowed whole), or as a powder we deliver via an FMT enema using our low-volume, sedation-free BiomeBalance protocol. 💩

We replant the garden, give it time to grow while supporting it with additional nutrients and fertilizers (prebiotics) where needed, and retest down the line.

Microbiome Restoration Therapy is an investment in the long-term health of your pet. Normal stools don't mean a normal, balanced gut, and sometimes that allergy or behavioral issue might just have a gut component. Research in pets (and people) is growing, and we'll always be honest about what we know and what we're still learning. If this sounds like something your pet would benefit from, contact us!

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