Welcome to the DIGESTIX® Page for Dogs and Cats

A KALA Health product

Enzymes, Vitamins & Calcium

Optimal Digestion and Maximum Health for your Dog or Cat

Then Read About a Nutritional Supplement Designed
 to Promote Digestion in Pets 


 

DIGESTIX
for Dogs & Cats
60 Tablets
Item #2100600-EN
€ 20,95/bottle

 

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WHAT IS Digestix® for Dogs and Cats?

Digestix® is a blend of enzymes designed to optimize the digestion of typical canine and felline diets. It helps the breakdown of protein, fat and carbohydrate in conjunction with the body’s own enzymes. It contains a wide range of proteases, lipase and amylase from fungal sources designed to be active throughout the gastrointestinal tract. While less expensive supplemental enzymes from animal sources generally do not survive the acidic conditions of the stomach, fungal microbial enzymes are especially resistant to stomach acid. The digestive enzyme supplements used in Digestix® have proven efficacy throughout the GI tract. The enzyme activity of each of the components is determined and reported according to standard Food Chemical Codex procedures recognized by the FDA. 

Each 1.3 gram tablet contains
VITAMINS / MINERALS  
Vitamin B1  0.25 mg
Vitamin B2  0.5 mg
Vitamin B6  0.33 mg
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)  4 mg
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)  5 mg
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)  75 mcg
Cobalamine (Vitamin B12)  6 mcg
Vitamin A  1000 IU
Vitamin D3  100 IU
Vitamin E  5 IU
Calcium  100 mg
ENZYMES  
Protease 3.0  12.5 SAPU
Protease 4.5  21,000 HUT
Protease 6.0  1,000 HUT
Pepsin (1:10,000)  5 mg
Papain  140,000 FCCPU
Bromelain  145,000 FCCPU
Amylase  2,000 DU
Lipase  400 FIP
Lysozyme (from egg whites)  500 MCG
OTHER INGREDIENTS  
Maltodextrin, Calcium Carbonate, Poultry and Pork Palatability Enhancers, Whey Protein Concentrate, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
 

Proteases, or proteolytic enzymes, are a large group of enzymes involved in digesting long protein chains into short fragments, splitting the peptide bonds that link amino acid residues. The complexity of proteins and peptides requires the combination of multiple proteases to optimize digestion. Proteins are made up of over twenty different amino acids with each combination presenting different conformational characteristics. Each proteolytic enzyme has different bond specificities and thus a combination shows the greatest rate of hydrolysis.  Protease 3.0 has an optimal pH of 3.0 (pH range 2.0 to 7.0) while protease 4.5's optimum pH is 4.5 (pH range 2.0 to 6.0) and Protease 6.0's optimum pH is 6.0 (pH range 4.0 to 11.0). The pH optima and ranges of these three enzymes is an important reason to combine them. Several studies have shown that orally ingested enzymes produced by fungi (Aspergillus oryzae, A. niger) and microbes (Bacillus subtilis) can bypass the acidic conditions of the stomach and reach the small intestine while still maintaining their enzymatic activity. 

Pepsin is an enzyme that degrades food proteins into peptides. The utility of papain is breaking down tough meat fibers, and it has been utilized for thousands of years in native South America.
Bromelain extract is a mixture of protein-digesting enzymes, present in all parts of the pineapple plant (Ananas sp.)Pineapples have had a long tradition as a medicinal plant among the natives of South and Central America. Along with papain, bromelain is one of the most popular substances to use for meat tenderizing.

Amylase is a major digestive enzyme in animals whose catalytic function is to hydrolyze sugar and starch. The optimum pH for amylase is 6.7-7.0. Amylase digests carbohydrates (polysaccharides) into smaller disaccharide units, eventually converting them into monosaccharides such as glucose. Carbohydrates in food are an important and immediate source of energy for the body. They may also be stored in the body as glycogen for future use. Amylase is a calcium metalloenzyme, unable to function in the absence of calcium. Digestix® therefore includes calcium as one of its components.

Lipases perform essential roles in the digestion, transport and processing of dietary lipids like triglycerides, fats and oils. The Aspergillus niger lipase included in Digestix® has a very broad range activity and is capable of hydrolyzing all three triglyceryl bonds yielding free fatty acids and glycerol.  Additionally, our lipase shows an optimum pH of 5.0 with an active range of pH 3.0 to 9.0.

Lysozyme, an enzyme primarily found in egg white, is responsible for breaking down the polysaccharide walls of many kinds of bacteria.. The enzyme functions by attackingpeptidoglycans found in the cell walls of bacteria.

ENZYMES

Enzymes are specialized proteins that play a key role in mediating and speeding specific biochemical reactions in the body. Digestive enzymes are usually grouped into three distinct classes, depending on the major food groups they help break down: proteases (breakdown of proteins), lipases (breakdown of fats) and carbohydrases (breakdown of carbohydrates). Each enzyme is specific to the action it performs—enzymes do not do general work. Some enzymes are rapidly broken down in the acidic environment of the stomach, while others are active in the small intestines where 90% of nutrients present in the food are absorbed.  

Digestive enzymes are essential for the effective breakdown of food into nutrients that can then be assimilated. Enzymatic breakdown is a multi-stage process that starts when food contacts saliva, continues in the stomach and is completed in the small intestine where specialized enzymes further split apart the mass of food and digestive fluids into the molecular structures of the various nutrients so they may be absorbed into the circulatory systems.  

Enzymes are produced in various parts along the digestive tract. With increasing age, enzyme production slows down, and digestion becomes less effective. Use of supplemental digestive enzymes therefore makes increasing sense as our companion animals get older. When taken together with food, supplemental digestive enzymes are completely dedicated to the digestive process, while the same enzymes taken on an empty stomach are partially absorbed intact into the bloodstream where they appear to help restore and maintain healthy blood and tissue functions, and have a beneficial effect on general health. 

 
 
 

 

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

DIGESTIX® for Dogs and Cats is available in bottles containing 60 chewable tablets. For best results,
use on a regular basis. Give as treat or crumble and mix
with food, preferably just before each meal, as follows:
 

Toy Breeds and Cats (< 5 kg): ½ tablet up to twice daily
Small Dogs (5 - 10 kg): 1 tablet up to twice daily
Mid-size Dogs (10 - 25 kg): 2 tablets up to twice daily
Larger Dogs (25 - 40 kg): 3 tablets up to twice daily
Large Dogs (40 - 50 kg): 4 tablets up to twice daily
Giant Breeds (>50 kg): 5 tablets up to twice daily

To Order, Please Click Below.
Digestix blend of enzymes to enhance digestion for dogs and cats
 
DIGESTIX® for Dogs and Cats
60 Tablets
Item #2100600-EN
€ 20,95/bottle

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