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Probiotics are beneficial bacteria, the “good” or “friendly” bacteria that populate the entire digestive tract and play an important role in digestion, nutrient assimilation and immune system function. Unfortunately, many people have been lead to believe that all bacteria are harmful, but the reality is that we live in symbiosis with beneficial bacteria throughout our environment, and arguably the most important being our friendly...

1). Provide a probiotic in powder or liquid form if possible The reason for this is that if you use a tablet or capsule you are generally restricting benefits to the deeper parts of the GI tract (the small and large intestines). By supplementing with a powder or liquid you will be benefiting the entire digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Capsules...

1). Use herbs in their whole form Providing your dog or cat with an herbal remedy formulated from the whole herb, or the most commonly used portion of the medicinal plant, is almost always preferable to standardized extracts. When using herbs in this manner your pet not only gets the active constituent, or the phytochemical thought to have the most therapeutic value, e.g., silymarin...