Firm stools, comfortable digestion and a balanced gut microbiome — built on fibres and highly digestible proteins, with biotics used where the evidence supports them.
Recipes and fibre blends that improve faecal consistency, measured on a published scoring scale.
Protein and fat sources chosen and processed for high apparent digestibility.
Fermentable fibres and prebiotics that shift fermentation toward beneficial metabolites.
Limited-ingredient and hydrolysed-protein options for dogs and cats that react to common proteins.
“Supports healthy digestion” and “helps maintain stool quality” — not medical claims about diarrhoea or bowel disease.
Peer-reviewed studies in dogs and cats — including where evidence is limited — and how each one shapes our formulation.
In 31 dogs with chronic large-bowel diarrhoea, stool scores rose from 2.6 to 3.8 within one day on a fibre-enriched food; 68% had complete resolution by day 56.
We build fibre blends to target stool quality and measure it on a published scale.
The same trial found the food moved gut metabolism from protein to carbohydrate fermentation and raised beneficial postbiotic metabolites.
Microbiome and metabolite endpoints can be added to digestive studies.
A systematic review of 17 dog studies found only a very limited effect of probiotics in acute gut disease and no added benefit over diet in chronic disease.
We don’t rely on a probiotic alone for a digestive claim — the whole recipe does the work.
Species, life stage, format and the benefit you want — checked against the published evidence.
Active levels and draft claims agreed per market before formulation.
Recipe built to nutrient profiles, with actives at evidence-based levels.
Actives measured in the finished product and through shelf life.
Palatability and, where claims need it, efficacy studies with partner panels.
Label, claim substantiation file and technology transfer.
Sets nutrient and active targets against AAFCO and FEDIAF profiles.
Reviews clinical relevance, safety and claim boundaries.
Makes actives survive processing and keeps the product palatable.
Designs studies and reviews the published evidence.
Stay ahead with regulation updates, the latest research, ingredient spotlights, recalls and market trends for functional nutrition — written by our formulation, testing and regulatory teams.
Every project at Guires Pet Nutrition Lab runs inside an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system and FSSAI-licensed operations, with documented methods, calibrated instruments, traceable raw materials and reviewed reports — so the results behind your product can be checked and defended.
Tell us the pet, the format and the markets — we will come back with an evidence-based development plan.
Every Guires PNL product is formulated to comply with the FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines and the AAFCO Dog and Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. Neither body issues certificates to manufacturers, so compliance is verified independently against their published standards — and every product comes with a complete documentation package for regulatory submissions in the EU, US, Australia and Asian markets.
How we verify compliance →