Guide: Which products are right for my dog and cat?Updated a month ago

This is our most popular question.  Here is everything you need to know about how much to feed your dogs and which Gussy's Gut products to feed.  Let's go!

Note for cats only customers: Most of this does not apply to cats because Youthful Grasses & Sprouts is our only product made for cats. 

Summary:

1. What you need to know about Daily™, Youthful Grasses & Sprouts™, and Gussy's GutAbles™ treats
   
2. The differences between Daily™ & Youthful Grasses & Sprouts™
3. Identify your dog's current state: Peak, Flow, or Harmony?
4. Handy ordering guide

When you read the comprehensive guide below, you’ll be able to see our philosophy for feeding each of our products -- Daily Boost, Youthful Grasses & Sprouts, and Gussy's GutAbles treats.  Our products are 100% safe and very easy to feed because they're made from 100% foods.  

So you really cannot make any big mistakes here.  

Budgetary Considerations: We understand that budget often drives decisions about pet supplementation purchases.  If cost is your primary concern, we suggest starting with that in mind. Dr. Billinghurst emphasizes that using just one of our products—though your dog may benefit from the full range—is far better than doing nothing.  While it may take months rather than weeks to notice improvements, positive changes will emerge over time.

We have literally thousands of types of dogs and customers needs we serve at different degrees.  We created this guide so you could identify the right prescriptive for you and your dog based on his/her needs and your own with your veterinarian's consent.

1.  What you need to know about Daily™, Youthful Grasses & Sprouts™, and Gussy's GutAbles™ treats

All our products have gut and nutrient support in common.  All help satisfy the inclination to eat grass and animal feces because they all support the gut.  Both of these behaviors can be addressed with either powder.   The treats are designed to support the powders through day, in-between meals for 24/7 gut support.

1.  DAILY™ 

• 19 ingredients
• Our flagship, full strength, diverse blend of vegetables, greens, tubers, herbs
• ~124 servings in our 7.5oz bag.  ~50 servings in our 3oz trial size bag. 
• 1 serving per 20lbs of your dog's weight (formulated for dogs)
• Designed to give your dog a gut reboot or reset.
• We recommend if you're new to Gussy's Gut, you give this for 90 days at least once a year and again if your dog has a round of antibiotics, a surgery, or health issue that can benefit from a boost in gut and immune support.

Full Ingredient List: *Cabbage, *Cauliflower, *Broccoli, *Cilantro, *Parsley, *Lacinato Kale, *Mustard Greens, *Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchoke), *Dandelion, *Turmeric, *Papaya, *Red Beets, *Milk Thistle, *Oregano, *Wild Blueberries, *Alfalfa, *Decaffeinated Green Tea, Grass-fed Goat Kefir, *Ginger. *Organic and Fermented.

2.  YOUTHFUL GRASSES & SPROUTS™

• 7 ingredients
• We source the hard to shop for ingredients (4 nutrient rich grasses and 3 sprouts)
• 97 servings in our 6.5oz bag.  
• 2 servings per 20lbs of your dog or cats weight (formulated for both)
• Designed to replace and prevent grass and animal poo eating while providing deep hard to get nutrients.
• Use every day or at least every other day for desired benefits

Full Ingredient List: Organic Wheatgrass, Organics Alfalfa Grass, Organic Barley Grass, Organic Oat Grass, Organic Broccoli Sprouts, Organic Alfalfa Sprouts, Organic Cabbage Sprouts. All 100% fermented.

3.  GUSSY'S GUTABLES™ (Treats)

• 3 fermented ingredients with White Oak Pastures regenerative heritage pork, and organic Manuka honey
• The cleanest, healthiest heritage pastured pork you'll find on the planet (from White Oak Pastures regenerative ranch)
• 25 days of treating.  
• Includes the special Gussy's Gut fermented blend made just for GutAbles™
• Designed to be the highest quality treats on the market bar none
• Made the top 2% exclusive list of less than 35 winners out of over 1500 treat brands (Susan Thixton Pet Treat List)
• Use every day to keep the good gut microbes fed through the day between meals

Full Ingredient List: White Oak Pastures Pork, Cabbage*, Dandelion*, Asparagus*, Sunchokes*, Organic Mãnuka Honey from Wedderspoon.  Zero junk (fillers or preservatives).

2.  The differences between Daily™ & Youthful Grasses & Sprouts™

It's pretty simple actually. Daily can offer more than just gut support.  It's a reset or reboot.  It's a boost that works it's best within 90 days for dogs in Peak and Flow. For dogs in Harmony, it can be a long term, everyday supplement if budget allows.  Youthful Grasses & Sprouts offers an additional layer of support for dogs in Harmony and for dogs in Peak and Flow, it's a great maintenance formula in between your 90-day boost periods with Daily.  Remember you only need one 90-day boost per year unless your dog is older and could use year round extra support in their senior years, gets ill, is recovering from surgery or a disease generally.

3.  Identify your dog's current state: Peak, Flow, or Harmony?

Here is how we think about and cater to the dogs that come to Gussy’s Gut for their gut and health support.  

First, let us identify your dog’s health state:

PEAK

For pets thriving in their early years (6 months to 3 years), we recommend starting with 90 days of Daily to provide essential nutrients and a gut reset during this vibrant stage. 

After this initial period, they can transition to additional support options as their needs evolve. For these pets in their flow state, we suggest 90 days of Daily once a year and every time they encounter a health issue.  This can include many things: a surgery, a round of antibiotics, a bout of Giardia or kennel cough, a tick bite, etc. Basically, any situation that may either negatively impact the gut microbiome and/or require additional support for the immune system.

Our goal is to maximize their health with a variety of nutrients tailored to your budget -- whether through one product or a combination. 

If you’d like to continue their optimal gut support after their 90-day boost, you are welcome to switch to Youthful Grasses & Sprouts as a maintenance formula at 1 tsp per day per 20lbs of your dog's weight. Yes, you're certainly welcome to continue Daily but it's not necessary to provide that level of nutrition year round for Peak dogs.  Our GutAbles treats are always an easy, healthy complement to maintain their Peak state.

FLOW

For pets in their prime (ages 3-7), we suggest 90 days of Daily to maintain their excellent health.  We recommend you follow this 90 days with our Youthful Grasses & Sprouts for maintenance. 

Exception: Flow dogs that are highly athletic or in high-stress jobs (e.g., service dogs, police dogs, rescue dogs) are encouraged to use Youthful Grasses & Sprouts with Daily (both) during times of stress and during high athletic demands. These can strain the gut and require extra nutritional support. 

We encourage supporting these pets with as much nutritional variety as your budget allows— using one or both products to suit their needs. More options mean more profound results, and you’re welcome to adjust amounts based on what works best for your pet.

HARMONY

For pets (typically over 7 years of age) and needing extra care — whether due to age, past surgeries, illnesses, or signs of distress like loose stools, we recommend committing to Daily beyond 90 days and consider staying on it indefinitely as a foundation of support. 

Over the years, it can be harder for our more senior age dogs to rebound from surgeries, sicknesses, or digestive disorders due to years of slow gut decline.  These gut integrity issues can cause nutrient deficiencies from compromised absorption of key nutrients. 

For an added layer of both nourishment and variety in gut and overall health support, incorporate Youthful Grasses & Sprouts while feeding Daily.  Think of it as two very different formulas together are better than one.  These combinations enhance overall nutrient diversity, which is especially important for our Harmony dogs. It also offers more beneficial fiber and nutrients (including micronutrients) and higher doses of the beneficial healthy aging support antioxidants, sulforaphanes, chlorophyll, etc.  Our products work together to deliver the most profound results, and we encourage you to use as many as your budget allows to ensure they receive optimal care.  

If budget long term is a deciding factor, please consider either rotating in Daily occasionally with Youthful Grasses & Sprouts OR doubling your dose of Youthful Grasses & Sprouts.

Daily is safe to feed every day for all dogs over 6 months.

Now you have all the information you need to make a decision for you pets.  If you'd like to ask us about your specific dogs, you may contact us via our support contact form with please send us 5 things: ages of dogs, total weight of all dogs, their health state currently, activity levels, and your budget monthly so we can better assist you. 

4.  Handy ordering guide

This is how many packs of Daily will last your dog(s) 90 days based on their weight.  Youthful Grasses & Sprouts graph is below.  

We also provide the amount of weeks a 2-pack subscription order will last based on what you choose for your dog(s).  You can set a subscription for *any* reorder rate.   These are our guidelines below for one dog. 

 First find the total weight of your dog(s) that you would like to order Daily for.  For a single purchase, you can see how many bags are needed for a 90 Day supply.  To feed every day (mostly Harmony dogs), you can see the column to subscribe.  This is based on subscribing 2 packs of Daily at a time.

Below is how many packs of YOUTHFUL GRASSES & SPROUTS will last your dog(s) based on their weight by the single pack and how often you'll want to set your double pack subscription for reorder to get the best price. 

Order Daily Here | Order Youthful Grasses & Sprouts

• These are minimum recommendations, and you’re welcome to use Daily every day if you'd like or follow the recommendations and transition to maintenance recommendations after the 90-day period.
• We recommend at least one Daily boost or gut reboot per year.  More if your dog experiences an illness, health event, or treatment that affects their gut and immune system. These are decisions you can and should make with your vet.  Examples of these can include but are not limited to surgery, teeth cleaning, antibiotic therapy, kennel cough, Giardia, chronic diarrhea, etc. 
• We recommend puppies under 6 months and pregnant/lactating females be fed Youthful Grasses and Sprouts.  
• We will not be able to recommend the protocols for your dog beyond these guidelines.  Every pet owner is completely qualified to determine this for their dog’s own situation based on the guide above.  When in doubt, choose 90 days to offer enough time to support your dog.
• If budget is an issue for the ongoing Daily support for dogs 8-20+ years of age, select the 90 day Daily and continue beyond that period supplementing your pet’s food with Youthful Grasses & Sprouts every day as a maintenance dose.
• All customers have to decide the level of support each of their dogs and cats need.  This is something only the owner can decide because they know their animals best.  Note, you can provide the most support with the per serving guidance of each product and by using multiple products.  If you want to do the most for your dog, you can feed our products together for a layering and multiplying effect.
• There is no perfect guide for all dogs. That is where you come in.  Show this to your vet if you have questions about what is right for your dog(s).
• Always contact your vet before starting any supplement if your dog is unwell in any way.  We are happy to share a list of vets that will offer you a comprehensive one-hour Telehealth or video consultation by Zoom if you do not have a vet that can support you.  You’ll love the vets in this list. They are well versed in the products and benefits of Gussy’s Gut and in gut health.
• If after reading this guide you have more questions, please ask us at www.gussysgut.com/contact.

* We always encourage you to consult your veterinarian before starting any new food, supplement or treat.