Probiotics

DobManiac · 10-25-2007, 12:59 PM

I was hoping someone could recommend some probiotics for dogs that I can order online. I am currently using probimax.

http://www.foodforpet.com/kacapobybe.html

One of my dogs doesn't really like the taste. I also would prefer something fresher, a probiotic that requires refrigeration perhaps.

Oh, I don't want to use yogurt.

Thanks

cascabel · 10-25-2007, 01:39 PM

I haven't tried them, but I have seen a variety of refrigerated probiotics at Whole Foods. I would bet that similar health food stores would carry them as well.

I don't know where you would order them online, however I do have friends who have used these refrigerated probiotics bought at local health food stores for their dogs with great success. Just a thought.

HugoBrito · 01-29-2008, 03:37 PM

Hi,

I would recommend Probimax Pet Probiotic Paste which is a 100% probiotic in gel while the Probimax Dog Formula is a complete formula with aminoacids, vitamins, mineral, probiotic and enzymes or if the dog you have which doesnt like the taste of the product you bought you can also try Probimax Kanitabs.
please visit the website at ***unauthrized advertising*** and take a look on all the products. i can give you sample before you buy, so you can make sure about the result as well as if your dog will like. thanks

briteday · 01-29-2008, 05:08 PM

As a medical biochemist I have looked at a lot of the probiotic products available in my area. There is nothing in them that is any more effective, IMO, than feeding a spoonful of plain organic non-fat yogurt. Remember that supplements are not regulated by anyone, not even the FDA, so any claims made by the manufacturers do not have to be substantiated. We see journal articles all the time about human supplements that have absolutely nothing in them, are completely worthless.

And I'm not even sure why someone would want to use probiotics anyway.

So remember for both human and animal supplements, they can claim anything they want to and list any fancy sounding ingredient on the bottle, but you don't really know what you're getting.

And I'm not saying that there aren't some worthwhile products out there, just buyer beware.

Equestiana · 01-29-2008, 09:09 PM

Quick question. My dogs ADORE yogurt. I've always heard to give your dog just the plain stuff. Is it OK to feed them a bit of the stuff with fruits in it? I like to give them a little bit of yogurt every once in awhile and we always have the fruit stuff in the house

briteday · 01-29-2008, 10:04 PM

I don't think my dogs need the sugar (high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners) that is in the flavored yogurts. Also, those flavored yogurts don't always have live cultures in them and they may have other sweeteners like Splenda. (I don't buy that stuff for my human family because it is not the healthiest stuff, you might as well just eat ice cream, so I don't feed it to my dogs either) So when I shop I just buy one extra plain container for dogs only.

HugoBrito · 01-30-2008, 02:17 PM

As a manufacturer of natural supplements for pets and horses, specially probiotics, i can garantee you that our products are 100% natural and safe. I even can give you samples for free so you can try and let me know later, i am sure in about 2 weeks you will be surprise with the difference, also the Ingredients used in the composition of our line of products are considered G.R.A.S. (Generally Recognized As Safe) and approved by AFFCO (Classification 36.11). Our products are not only probiotics, they also contains essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, aminoacids and enzymes. We do have one product Probimax Probiotic Paste, which is 100% probiotic that contains a super-abundance of special strains of Bifidobacterium bifidum , Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus lactis and Bacillus subtilis in a highly palatable gel carrier. Supplied in easy to use oral syringes. Completely different from yogurt where most of them comes with sweetners, corants, they are not health for dogs.
Also many vets have tried our probiotics and they were very satisfied with the results.

thank you very much.

Willowy · 01-30-2008, 04:01 PM

I just get human-grade acidophilus. Just about any place will have some brand of it. I like PB8 brand. Also Pearls.

TibetanFan · 01-30-2008, 08:33 PM

How about Purina probiotics? It comes in packets of powder - 30 in a box for around $25.

briteday · 01-31-2008, 12:16 AM

TF--look at the ingredients and then come home and do an internet search for what those long chemical words mean.

GreatDaneMom · 02-02-2008, 02:43 PM

Hugo- you can stop pushing the probimax now. BTW if you didnt notice she said its what she already uses and her dog doesnt like it.

i actually use Probiotics, i use Probios. its tasteless (ive tried it) its made for horses so you will probably find it with equine things at a tack shop or something. but you can give it to dogs and stuff. it has directions on the back. i love it. i use it when i change my dogs foods, and we use it for our horses with belly upsets and stomach ulcers. its done wonders for them. i know people done believe in a lot of things (especially natural supplements and such that arent FDA approved and blah blah) but to me, proof is right there when i use it. if it works then it works, so what if it doesnt? its not like its costing $100. i think its $15 average. i think its great.

ETA- heres a site you can order it from. i think theyre very resonably priced.
http://www.smartpakequine.com/produc...ctClassId=5168

TripleD · 02-03-2008, 12:41 PM

I would suggest Fastrack Canine Microbial. My dogs wont eat without it on their food. I owned a pet food business (our own brand). I researched a lot of different probiotics/microbials and Fastrack has the highest number of live yeast cells 400 million. It made a huge difference in all my animals, 5 dogs, 4 horses and 2 cats. So I became a distributor, but would be more than happy to get you info on how to order from someone else. Just send me an e-mail.

Here is a link for ingred/nutritional info http://conklin.com/divisions/files/C...Supplement.pdf

Dieselsmama · 02-04-2008, 01:27 PM

We also just do a spoonful of plain organic nonfat yogurt on top of food. I'm actually cutting back to try to stop using it so we will have it to turn to should we do a food switch or go on antibiotics like for Ella's UTI she just had. I'm not convinced they need probiotics if they're otherwise healthy and eating a premium food.

NeedleNoseLuvR · 02-04-2008, 04:09 PM

Many of the higher quality dog foods contain probiotics - Innova, Wellness, Canidae and Blue Buffalo for example. The information is on the bags and on their websites. Sometimes it will be a list of specific micro-organisms and sometimes it will say something like 'live microbials'. Same thing as 'probiotics'.

One of the reasons I switched my dogs to Canidae was for the probiotics. I also add plain yogurt to the food once in a while.

Honeyshuman · 02-21-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by NeedleNoseLuvR

Many of the higher quality dog foods contain probiotics - Innova, Wellness, Canidae and Blue Buffalo for example. The information is on the bags and on their websites. Sometimes it will be a list of specific micro-organisms and sometimes it will say something like 'live microbials'. Same thing as 'probiotics'.

One of the reasons I switched my dogs to Canidae was for the probiotics. I also add plain yogurt to the food once in a while.

Ok, I'm overdoing it, I guess....I just switched to Canidae on Monday..and I generally give Ginger one of those little containers of yogert. And I was reading another thread about the probiotics, and decided to order from Vetraceuticals. So, I just today made that order...I should cancel? Am I over doing stuff?

cascabel · 02-21-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Honeyshuman

Ok, I'm overdoing it, I guess....I just switched to Canidae on Monday..and I generally give Ginger one of those little containers of yogert. And I was reading another thread about the probiotics, and decided to order from Vetraceuticals. So, I just today made that order...I should cancel? Am I over doing stuff?

IMO the amount in food is hardly anything and most dogs could benefit from additional supplementation. When looking for a good probiotic pill, I look for one with several billion CFU with a shelf life guarantee. There is a lot of junk being sold out there geared towards dog owners where they either just don't list the ingredient amounts or there are only a few million CFU in the product. Most people think that sounds like a ton, but it really isn't.

Also, most of the companies geared towards dog products tend to throw a lot of extra junk in there that you don't need to be supplementing with. You can really just stop by any local human health store and pick up a bottle of probiotic pills for less money that are probably more effective and don't have lots of stuff your dog doesn't need. Just my take on it.

TripleD · 02-21-2008, 10:34 PM

The probiotic found in dog food doesn't do much good. Probiotics need to be refridgerated. Heat of any kind kills the beneficial bacteria.

TomN · 03-03-2008, 08:45 PM

Probiotic pearls

http://www.integrativeinc.com/go/int...artcode=136002