Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # My WordPress: A healthier tomorrow starts with the right diet today ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Gut-Friendly Pain Relief for Pets](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/gut-friendly-pain-relief-for-pets/): Many mainstream medications have the capacity to severely damage the gut.  This matters because a faulty gut doesn’t just cause gut issues, but also many other disease processes anywhere in the body.  These diseases develop largely due to inflammation, (including in the joints!)  So before you give your pet a pill or an injection consider these options first: - [Healthy Pet Checklist](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/healthy-pet-checklist/): See this checklist for home assessment. If any issues are flagged up let’s get your pet’s nutrition changed to help the body to heal. - [Myths & Misunderstandings](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/myths-misunderstandings/): Busting commonly held beliefs. Read on and be surprised. Contact me to hone your pet’s nutrition plan now! - [Supplements Article](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/supplements-article/): Important addition or waste of time? Well of course it’s somewhere in between.  They can be life changing in certain situations, wasteful, or, on rare occasion, harmful in others. - [Leaky Gut Syndrome](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/leaky-gut-syndrome/): Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS) is well researched in humans, and the underlying pathology is paralleled in our pets. - [Faecal testing – what poo says about your pet’s health](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/faecal-testing-what-poo-says-about-your-pets-health/): Don’t underestimate the importance of poo.  A healthy gut microbiome is absolutely vital to our pets’ ability to not only survive but to thrive. - [Guidelines for Feeding Raw Bones to Dogs](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/guidelines-for-feeding-raw-bones-to-dogs/): A healthy mouth matters! In all my years as a vet by far the healthiest mouths I have seen are dogs fed raw bones and cats that hunt.  ## Pages - [Accessibility](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/acessibility/): This accessibility statement applies to https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/. - [Home](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/home-3/): DR BELLA O’CONNELL Veterinary surgeon working in general practice since 2002 - THE NUTRITION VET. - [Resources](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/resources/) - [Contact](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/contact/): bella@thenutritionvet.co.uk - [About](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/about/): In the first year of vet school, I was told that you can tell a cocker spaniel owner’s house by the tide-mark of wax along the walls. Having been brought up with long-eared dogs from childhood, with not an ear problem among them, I was completely mystified as to why the professor thought that to be the case. - [Home](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/): Dr Bella O’Connell veterinary surgeon working in general practice since 2002. - [Privacy Policy](https://thenutritionvet.co.uk/privacy/): Web Analytics Software