21/08/2026
I love this dog, he is so healthy and positive! ❤️ The tail wagging never ends!
Meet Googlu! 🐾
Googlu came to see Dr Caroline for a nutrition assessment ealier in the year after experiencing intermittent digestive problems since puppyhood.
Despite eating a good-quality fresh food diet he regularly ate grass and would occasionally develop abnormal stools. More recently he had begun waking his family during the night to go outside. He was also licking his paws and had developed mild irritation between his toes.
A single-protein fresh food turkey diet recommended by another vet had initially helped, but his digestive signs gradually returned.
Googlu was otherwise a bright, healthy, and beautifully lean young dog. Rather than immediately assuming he had a food allergy, Dr Caroline considered several possible contributors—including an imbalance in his gut microbiome, transient food intolerances, and intestinal parasites.
She developed an initial plan that included:
• A short course of parasite treatment
• A targeted probiotic to support his gut microbiome
• Chamomile tea to help soothe his digestive tract
• A medicinal mushroom blend for general health support
• Gentle topical treatment for his irritated paws
• Gradual introduction of additional proteins once his digestion had settled
Further testing and a faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) remained options if his symptoms continued.
When Googlu returned this month for his titre testing and vaccinations, his family reported that he had responded extremely well. He was tolerating multiple protein sources, had experienced no further digestive upsets or mucoid stools, and had stopped eating grass. He no longer required any supplements.
Googlu’s story is a lovely example of Dr Caroline’s integrative approach: looking beyond a single symptom or ingredient and considering nutrition, the gut microbiome, parasites, skin health and the individual dog as a whole.
We’re so pleased you’re feeling better, Googlu! 💚
