VetriScience Extra Strength Gut Health for Dogs & Cats

I NEVER write reviews. I have a 10 month old female Yorkie who has had issues since I got her. After at least 20 vet visits and two specialist visits and x rays and ultrasounds, they thought it to be IBD. So she has been in diapers since jump street. Her energy levels low and picky with her prescription food. NOTHING was working. After her most recent bout of constantly straining to poop, I decided to dig a bit deeper. They had me using a basic probiotic. Not good enough. They suggested doing a fecal transplant.. I researched items on Amazon and came across this. It needs to be refrigerated but IT WORKS! I started her this past Monday and now 6 days later she is a seemingly Healthy puppy. No more straining or runny poop. Energy levels increased like I haven’t seen. An appetite of a large man. All the good stuff. And tomorrow I get to go to the specialist and tell them I found the answer . This stuff is amazing . Look no further.

Give it a try, it might be what you are looking for. I have waited almost a year before I gave a review just to make sure I believed in the product. So here is my backstory: I have a 3yo English bulldog who loves to live outside in Nebraska and has horrible skin issues. He naturally has a nasty yeasty smell. As a 1yo, we started him on depo shots because he chews his feet and gets hot spots. It helped some. By 2, it wasn't doing much, and he was getting face infections, so the vet put him on Apoquel. It was a game changer, his skin barely had a smell to it, and he seemed less itchy. Now, by this time, I was also bathing him twice a week with medicated shampoo, shaving him in the summer (to help air get to his skin better), and washing his face daily with medicated wipes. Things were going ok, but he had that rust colored fur on his face and feet, and had started chewing his feet again. The vet decided to give him depo shots as well, but they didn't seem to help much. We saw an ad for dog probiotics and I looked into ones that were for dogs with itchy skin. I chose this one, and I am extremely happy with it. The rust color is now totally gone from his face and feet, he has not chewed his feet since I put him on it. He did get a few small hot spots one time, but I hadn't given him a bath as soon as I should have. I only wash his face once in between bathing him and he has not gotten any face infections. He is still on the Apoquel, but I am not taking him off that after experiencing what he was like before. I can not attest to how every dog will react, but try it, and give it time, he didn't change overnight. It takes awhile for these probiotics to work. I have used several bottles now, I have noticed he gets a little diarrhea for a couple days about 2 weeks into a new bottle, or its a fluke that has happened 3 times now. I have definitely seen a difference in him and will continue using it. His skin is much happier and so is he.

An incredible product! My senior shepherd mix has been on this for almost 2 years. She was 13 when she started having unexplained diarrhea. We ran all of the tests and changed her diet in multiple ways and everything came back negative or didn't work. Finally, I decided OK maybe her microbiome needs support with a probiotic. The bacteria in our guts are essential and maybe her age or an undiagnosed issue had changed the way the bacteria in her gut were functioning. We put her on this product over others on the market because of the multi strain composition. Each type of bacteria provides a potential function our dog was most likely missing. It didn't make sense to give her a treatment with only 1 strain and 1 function when we could give her a pill with multiple strains and functions. After a single day on this pill back in 2023 she was a changed dog. Her stools were solid, she excreted a crazy mucus layer that I didn't expect, and she was more relaxed and comfortable than she had been in 6 months. We have kept her on this twice daily for the last 2 years and swear by its ability to promote healthy gut conditions. Definitely keep this product cold in the fridge. It is probably also oxygen sensitive so by the end of the bottle the last 1/3 seems to be less effectivenand we double up pills. But what a hero of a product. I'm sure this has contributed to her great state of health now at 15 years old where she is still so active and loving life.

Have used these for our older dog for several years. Four stars instead of five because of the price.

Super! Not exactly cheap, but after getting a super skinny poorly rescue dog with some really unhealthy bowel movements, someone recommended pro-biotics for him. So, seeing as it is a medication and not cheap I did some serious and lengthy reading and research! I found this product seemed to be the only one with evidence that the bacteria reaches the gut, or in fact even contains active bacteria, most products only contain yeast and other chemicals to encourage gut health. Anyway, after extensive reading decided this was the product for my boy. He was struggling to put on weight, and like I said earlier, his bowels were far from healthy and there was the occasional incident of him eating his own poo (I know, revolting, I was horrified, but again, reading and research - it's actually a natural habit that's formed with dogs evolving as scavengers, and they will eat literally anything containing undigested protein and goodness, and doing this is symptomatic of deficiency of something in the diet or a problem where food is not being digested by the gut properly). He's been on two a day (as he's a big boy and that's the recommendation dose for his weight) for about a month now, and he has been putting weight on at a much healthier rate, and his bowel movements are so much healthier, I'm definitely going to continue him on them as the evidence out there suggests they are genuinely helpful for dogs, and they've definitely stabilised my boys bowels!

Works well to clear up digestive issues.

Arrived on time. So far, so good. I bought this because it was so highly recommended on many sites. And it is dairy free. Hopefully this is the solution to our dog's tummy issues.

This seems like a good quality product

Based on all of my research, this probiotic has the right bacteria variety, and the right number of strains (6 different ones I believe.) Seems to be helpful for our dog who is prone to colon inflammation.The best before date is at the end of a long number on the bottle, with the last 4 digits being the month/year.