05/26/2026
Our dog got an upset stomach. I gave him slippery elm and bone broth.
The next day, he prescribed himself goldenrod from the backyard.
This is Puka — 4-year-old American Bully. He had a rough night. Gurgling belly, the whole thing.
I handled it the way I always do:
🌿 Slippery elm → coat and calm the gut lining
🦴 Bone broth → electrolytes and mucosal support
By morning, the crisis was over.
But then he walked straight past everything in the yard and went directly to the goldenrod. Eating it slowly. Deliberately.
Here's what's wild — that's actually exactly right.
Goldenrod is a bitter tonic that:
→ Restarts digestive enzyme production + bile flow
→ Supports the kidneys in clearing inflammatory residue
→ Nudges the microbiome back toward balance
The slippery elm calmed the fire.
The goldenrod cleared the smoke.
He sequenced his own recovery protocol.
This behavior has a name — zoopharmacognosy — the instinctive self-selection of plants for medicinal purposes.
Animals haven't lost this. We've just stopped watching closely enough to notice.
That's what we do inside the Woof Nutrition Members Circle. Link in bio. 🐾
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Has your pet ever self-selected an herb or plant? Drop a 🌿 below.
