Yogurt

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Yogurt

Posted : 12/6/2007 5:15:15 PM

I have been giving my girls plain yogurt every day for a while now. They love it and I know it's good for them. About a week ago I started giving a probiotic powder supplement mixed into their food at each meal. It's top quality that I get from my local holistic pet store. Do I still need to give the yogurt every day???? I don't want to overdo it - if there is such a thing.

calliecritturs

Posted : 12/7/2007 12:15:54 AM

Yes you CAN overdo a probiotic. It IS a bacteria -- 'good' bacteria, yes, but BACTERIA. So you don't want to overdo. I usually would give a relatively healthy dog maybe half a child's dose of CHILDREN's probtioc. But then that's a rule made to be broken -- Billy's on a big probiotic now cos he's taking TWO antibiotics, so he's taking two Gr8-dopholus by NOW...

You might want to alternate weeks yogurt/probiotic.

Sunshinegirl

Posted : 12/7/2007 10:18:06 AM

Thanks Callie! I have the girls on Angels Eyes and it is working great, which is one of the reasons I wanted to step up the probiotic in their diet. I don't intend to keep them on the Angels Eyes forever.....only until we've reached our goal of removing the tear stains and then we'll see how it goes. On the days I give yogurt I won't give the powdered probiotics, maybe that will work. How can you tell if they are getting too much probiotics???? Is it possible to tell? I'm guessing their stool?