Where can I find a simple description of the canine gastrointestinal
system and facts about how dogs eliminate waste?

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Request for Question Clarification by tehuti-ga on 26 May 2003 04:07 PDT

Hi jeninems,

I have found a series of on-line tutorials on cat and dog nutrition.
One of them is specifically about the digestive system, comparing and
contrasting cats and dogs, while other modules look at nutrients and
nutrition, pet foods, management of digestive and other diseases.  Is
this the sort of thing you are seeking?

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Clarification of Question by jeninems-ga on 26 May 2003 06:17 PDT

I am giving a presentation on how dogs eliminate waste and am looking
for information on how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract
and is broken down and what the result, i.e., stool consistency,
volume, etc., would be. The presentation is to a group of dog
handlerswho are fairly knowledgable about dietary matters but not
necessarily about gastrointestinal details.

Hello Jeninems--

This question was very interesting to research. I have your answer for
you.

To conduct this research, I searched the following terms:
dog "digestive system"

I found extensive listings and information on how the canine digestive
system works. You may view the entire results of my search at
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=dog+%22digestive+system%22

Petnutritioninfo.com has an extensive description of this that you
will find most helpful. The link is
http://petnutritioninfo.com/dog_digestive_system.htm

The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine has
some nice color graphics they use to demonstrate how the digestive
system works on a dog. The link is
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/anatomy/dog_digest.htm

PetMedz, a company that specializes in the sale of canine medicines,
provides a brief description of what you are looking for while trying
to sell one of their products. The link is
http://mpdirect.com/petcare/petmedzdigestive/

I found a very nice graphic, designed to help understand the digestive
system of a dog. The link is
http://www.onedreamdesign.com/canine/digestive.shtml

Of course you can visit the link of my entire search results for more
information.

I hope this helps! If you need any clarification or further
information, please don't hesitate to click on the "clarify" button.

Thanks!

darrel-ga