Sharing of dog experience in taking probiotics

The role of probiotics

Probiotics are now essential products for many pet families. They can regulate intestinal flora and alleviate intestinal problems. Kimi, as a cattle dog with a vitreous stomach, naturally has probiotics in his life. This article will share Kimi's experience of taking probiotics, hoping to give you some reference.

When do dogs need probiotics?

Scene 1: Diarrhea and vomiting

Dogs, especially puppies, will immediately react to the intestinal tract when they feel uncomfortable, with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. When dogs have these symptoms, it will cause the loss of probiotics in the body and the imbalance of intestinal flora. At this time, I will give the dog probiotics to help the dog restore intestinal balance. At the same time, observe whether the dog has other symptoms, such as runny nose, cough and so on, and then prescribe the right medicine.

Scenario 2: After Antibiotic Treatment

When Kimi has a serious cold, I will give Kimi antibiotic anti-inflammatory drugs such as doxycycline hydrochloride tablets or amoxicillin. Because antibiotics can not identify beneficial bacteria, it will affect the intestinal balance of dogs, and dogs are prone to loss of appetite after continuous use of antibiotics. In this case, I will also give Kimi probiotics to help Kimi regain her appetite.

The choice of probiotics

Functional probiotics

Now there are too many manufacturers of probiotics on the market, and the quality is uneven. Shovel officials had better choose some big brands of probiotics. The above four brands are all eaten by Kimi. The feedback is as follows:

Health probiotics

In addition to functional probiotics for dogs when intestinal problems occur, there are also health products on the market. This probiotic does not contain controversial flora, which is more suitable for daily conditioning, such as taking this probiotic during the recovery period after illness.

Probiotics are advanced

Now Foods and Jarrow (Brady) are two probiotics that many pet bloggers have been promoting in the past two years. These two probiotics are for human use, so the ingredients are safer and do not contain controversial bacteria. Shovel officer and the owner can be taken together, the only disadvantage is that the price is higher than pet probiotics, Kimi's probiotics will also be selected from these two.

My point

Some people believe that probiotics are good bacteria, so they can be given to dogs every day. My personal view is that when the dog's physical condition is completely normal, we should not give the dog probiotics, but let the dog regulate itself to maintain the balance of the body's gastrointestinal flora. Only when the dog's body has problems, human intervention should be carried out to avoid the dog losing its self-regulation ability or becoming dependent on probiotics.