NWC Naturals- Total-Biotics- Probiotics for Dogs and Cats - Treats 365 Cups of Pet Food

Despite the difficulties with shipping during this pandemic, this seller has been able to supply and ship this product on time or ahead of time. NWC Naturals has certainly helped my dog with his digestive issues.

Arrived as expected, well packaged. Dog likes it, yet to discover if it will solve the problem though

My poor dog was dealing with infection after infection. We started giving her total-biotics twice a day with her food and she has been doing so much better. I was scared she wouldn't like the taste but she hasn't seemed to notice. It requires that you clean their food dish each time if you don't want it to get sticky and gross but maybe most people do that? (I never have) It's really reasonably priced and easy to provide.

Our cats have CRF (renal failure). I have read several veterinary articles discussing the potential for the gut assisting the kidneys with removal of wastes from the bloodstream when the kidneys are not working well, as with CRF. For this to happen, the flora of the gut needs to be "tip top" and nothing is better than this probiotic product with 14 different kinds of good bacteria, a pre-biotic to feed the gut bacteria, PLUS a delivery system to ensure that the good stuff gets to the right place. The stomach contains hydrochloric acid that is important for digesting food. It could also destroy the good bacteria before it gets to the intestional tract. These people have added a "delivery system" to ensure the good bacteria gets where it needs to go. This addition "LEADS" (Live enzyme activated delivery system) includes the enzymes Amylase (to break down starches), LIpase (to break down fats), and cellulase (to bread down cellulose, plant fiber). There are two billion CFU's (colony forming units) per scoop (included). These strains of good bacteria are all human grade. The suggested amount to give is 1 scoop per cup of food. With renal failure, two scoops, according to my holistic vet. It is especially important to give probiotics when pets (and people!) are receiving antibiotics, as this will help to balance and normalize the gut flora and keep the good guys in the majority. Since pets with renal failure tend to get more urinary tract infections than more healthy pets, they may be taking antibiotics more frequently and therefore it is especially important to keep them on this product. The product will keep at room temperature. Mine came with a year exp, date. If refrigerated, add 6 months and if kept in the freezer, add one year to the exp. date. This company makes a wonderful line of people products too.

It is almost impossible to get any “real” information on dog probiotics, so we dog owners have little choice but to rely on the information on the packaging. My last dog had these probiotics pretty much every day for his entire life and managed to get through 12 healthy years with only a few bouts of non-specific diarrhea (all of which required antibiotics to clear up). Do these probiotics get the credit for his good health? I don’t know for sure, but the information on the label certainly makes this brand sound more complete than most other brands, and the price is reasonable. Compared to Purina FortiFlora, which seems to be the go-to brand recommended by vets (for no reason that any vet has been able to articulate to me), this product contain far more strains of probiotics, far greater CFUs and costs significantly less. I’ve tried FortiFlora, and didn’t notice any different results between using that brand vs. NWC. I have used these probiotics with and without the NWC enzymes and did not notice a difference either way, but again, I went on faith and gave the enzymes with the probiotics most of the time. 5 stars.