CANINE HEALTH
BIOSTAR’S CANINE RESEARCH
Articles on nutrition, products, and research pertaining to canine health and wellness.
We Love Spirulina for Horses and Dogs
I was introduced to spirulina in 1983 when the human supplement company I worked for created a spirulina supplement. As ...
Choosing the right probiotics for your horse or dog
With so many probiotics to choose from among supplements, it can be overwhelming to figure out which one is right ...
Travels with Dogs
On a recent road trip, Lizzy Meyer sent us notes on traveling with dogs—specifically, what helped her dog Bravo travel ...
Hedgerow K9 with S. boulardii: New Probiotic Support for Dogs
The yeast strain Saccharomyces boulardii is one of the most researched probiotic strains on the planet, and has become a ...
Collagen for Canine Gut Health: Integral K9
The most common health challenges dog owners tell us about are the GI tract issues in their dogs. These issues ...
We Don’t Just Work Here
Working at BioStar means getting an up-close look at everything that goes into our unique whole-food equine and canine supplements ...
Selenium Yeast vs Sodium Selenite
Selenium is an important mineral for horses. This trace element plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA ...
Lizzy’s Wisdom: Recommended Toys for Puppies
The food, treats and puppy toys that I give my dogs get an equal amount of research regarding sourcing, quality ...
What Labels Don’t Tell Us
When I’m doing nutritional consults, I often need to look up various feed and supplement labels on products the customer ...
Homemade Pumpkin Dog Treats
We tasked our team to come up with Halloween treats for dogs. Lauren went all out and came up with ...
Meet Lizzy Meyer, our Canine Product Specialist
ENHANCING DOGS' LIVES THROUGH NUTRITION & HEARTWORKS We sat down with longtime BioStar team member Lizzy Meyer, who recently officially ...
Bacillus subtilis: The Spore-based Probiotic You’ve Never Heard Of
This summer, I was introduced to a new probiotic strain by a colleague who is a human supplement formulator. He ...
Tulsi, “The Incomparable One”
In Western herbology, Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum), is categorized as an adaptogen: a plant capable of ...
Vitamin E & Neurological Support for Horses and Dogs
Over the past year, I’ve noticed a bit of a cognitive change in my 13 year old Australian Shepherd, Kemosabe ...
Vitamin E Supplements for Horses & Dogs
After many years of searching, we finally found a vitamin E complex of tocopherols and tocotrienols that meets our high ...
Medicinal Mushrooms for Dogs & Horses
Medicinal mushrooms have thousands of years of use as therapeutic foods in Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as in ancient ...
Buckaroo’s Healthy Weight Journey
My name is Buckaroo and I have a weight problem, which I call the “Battle of the Bulge.” My weight ...
In the Garden with Sym-Biota K9
Meet Basil Basil is a 16-month-old Husky mix. I've known her (and her alter ego “Crazil”) since she was 7 ...
