Like humans, cats contain trillions of bacteria in their intestines, among which "benefit bacteria" and "hazardous bacteria" balance each other, affecting the cat's immune system, absorption and metabolism, and emotional waiting. When "benefit bacteria" and "hazardous bacteria" balance each other, the body can maintain a healthy state; once the two become imbalanced, the intestinal bacteria are confused, and various diseases/symptoms begin to come to the door, which is worse than soft stool, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. At this time, probiotics are needed to assist in conditioning.
1. So how to choose probiotics?
1. There are many reasons why cats have the above symptoms, but when they have good mental appetite, there is no need to be too nervous. Most of them are just food allergies, cold catching, parasites, environmental changes or eating dirty things.
Don't hesitate at this time, go to the pharmacy or takeaway platform to buy probiotics that people eat. 1/8-1/4 of the human use for the cat. Try it in a small dose, and you can mix food or water to feed it.
2. If the cat has repeated soft stools, diarrhea, or vomiting for a long time, parents should be vigilant.
may be genetically inherited and have poor immunity; it may be that eating too much inferior cat food during the kitten period, resulting in intestinal dysfunction, that is, the glass stomach; it may also be chronic enteritis, vitamin deficiency and other diseases, and it needs to be sent to the hospital for examination.
2. How to choose probiotics?
1. The number of probiotics should be around 10 billion to 20 billion.
2. Contains Lactobacillus acidophilus
3. Contains more than 3 to 4 strains
4. Contains Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacteria
5. There are no large amounts of montmorillonite and cellulose components
probiotics entering the body. They need to get along with strong gastric acid for a while before reaching the stomach and intestines. In the end, the number of probiotics that can truly serve the stomach and intestines is very limited.
Therefore, high requirements for strain types and number of strains can be ensured that a certain number of probiotics survive and perform their results.
Only those that meet the above points can be considered qualified probiotics.
3. Can pet-specific probiotics be used?
The answer is: Not recommended
At present, our research on probiotics in humans is not comprehensive enough, and there are very few research on probiotics for cats and dogs.
Related to the digestive system of dogs and cats, microbiologists in dogs and cats pointed out that when choosing probiotics for hairy children, those probiotics that have been thoroughly studied based on humans are preferred.
Most of the commercially available pet probiotics do not seek to achieve success, but seek to be without mistakes. It is normal to have no effect.
4. How to use probiotics
1. Dosage
Each cat has a different intestinal environment, and may have different responses to different probiotics, and the demand for dosage will also be different. Moreover, there is no specific research reference at present. For the sake of insurance, try the small dose and adjust the dose according to the cat's reaction (mental, appetite, defecation, etc.).
2. Avoid using antibiotics at the same time as antibiotics. Avoid using antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs at the same time unless necessary.
Why?
Because the antibiotic sterilization standard is one-size-fits-all; whether it is beneficial or harmful bacteria, it will be eliminated together, and the damage to the beneficial bacteria in the cat's intestines is irreversible. In other words, once antibiotics cause harm to the cat's intestines, it may be difficult to recover to the past, so if antibiotics are not used, they will not be used.
If a cat suffers from severe inflammation or infection, and needs to use antibiotics when you see a doctor, you need to be separated from probiotics for 2 to 3 hours or more; combined with dietary adjustment, the effect will be better
After all, probiotics are also a auxiliary means, and want to keep the bacteria in the cat's body stable, have a good nutritional absorption capacity and immune system, and try to provide cats with high-quality staple food, including homemade cat rice. Freeze-dried staple food cans and staple foods.
So becoming a pet nutritionist will be a good choice. Through a healthy diet, supplementing pet vitamins to improve pet digestion and absorption ability, familiarizing yourself with the effects of probiotics and prebiotics, and supplementing the nutrition and vitamins that cats lack.