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by Kimmelot on 13 April 2010 - 16:04

I am wondering how many breeders and trainers are using probiotic treatments or extra supplements with there dogs. Is there any good stories on your favorite probiotic or supplement ?

I just bought my first bucket of FastTrack and so far so good . I had some little Dachshund puppies eating it over there dry dog food , now day 4 on it, and they started out with watery or loose stool and now they are as firm as they can get. The GSDs are going crazy for it , just sprinkled over there dry food.

Whisper Gray

by Bob McKown on 13 April 2010 - 17:04

I,m not so sure on all the supplement stuff out there I,ve incorported some raw into the diets of my working young dogs and like the result so far. I,m not knocking supplements but i,m not 100% on the dry I feed at nite either. I,d also like to hear what others are feeding?.

by Jon luc on 13 April 2010 - 17:04

I will put fat from the butcher in the kibble for the winter months, I don't think they put
enough fat in the dog foods. I notice an immediate change in the coat
soft shiny. The dog food manufactures have to add chemicals to the fat they use or it
will go rancid. One of the great things about beef fat is it has a little
beef on it to. I never use pork fat, always beef fat. If the butcher is a
dog fan he will always save you some really good scraps. Over 250
of the dogs hormones are made from fat.

by 4pack on 13 April 2010 - 18:04

I give Nzymes Bac-Pak Plus direct fed microbials and digestive enzymes, sprinkled right over dry kibble.

by MaggieMae on 13 April 2010 - 18:04

Kimmelot - I started using a probiotic and noticed it made my dog's stools watery....so I stopped using it. Are you saying that will go away after a few days? If so, I'll give it another try.

by NoCurs on 13 April 2010 - 18:04

I feed fat too and it works well. Dogs with weak stomachs may experience problems, but my "goats" do fine eating it straight (frozen) like a bone. I get it from the butcher's shop and it is usually beef or venison.

by MaggieMae on 13 April 2010 - 18:04

4Pack -- That is what I use. Did you experience a problem with it when you first started giving it to your dogs?

by Jon luc on 13 April 2010 - 18:04

True story, a very sick child with stomach pains
was admitted to hospital. They found she had
some kind of bacteria in her intestinal tract
that was poisoning her. They tried the usual
antibiotic treatment but it did not work. A nurse
brought in some of her yogurt at the Doctor's
request and in less than 10 hours the little girl
was fine. The nurse had a very strong culture of acidophilus
in the yogurt.

by Two Moons on 13 April 2010 - 19:04

Yogurt's great,
I avoid supplements with a passion.
They should not be necessary if your feeding properly.

But if your looking for that magic bullet, that edge, go right ahead.
There's a gimmick out there for every need imaginable.

If there is a need, a real need, at least look for natural products first.

Moons.

by Red Sable on 13 April 2010 - 19:04

I've had quite a bit of experience with this stuff with my race horses. A lot of the drugs, bute, banamine, and worming can kill good bacteria in the intestinal tract. Also feeding dead food, (hay and grains) lacks in enzymes.

I've tried yogurt. It didn't work for them. I use an enzyme paste, -huge difference. It has protease, of course to help digest protein. Stops tie ups, running down and cures poor finicky eaters.

For this reason I think feeding dogs probiotics after a worming or antibiotic treatment only makes sense. If on kibble and not getting raw, than yes enzymes make sense too. (to me )

I am on them and notice a huge difference in my health.

Of course if you are feeding raw, only probiotics once and a while(after worming or antibiotics) would be necessary. For optimal health!

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