June 12th, 2009
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Antibiotics are often prescribed to deal with all forms of infection or illness. They keep bad bacteria from building in the dog’s system, or kill off any bacteria that may be causing a problem.
But our dogs need some bacteria to remain healthy. In order to ensure that the good bacteria is not depleted by a dose of antibiotics, it is a good idea to administer a probiotic to your dog after a round of antibiotics. It won’t do any good to give probiotics at the same time as antibiotics, but once the antibiotics are completed, probiotics should be given for roughly the same length of time that the antibiotics were prescribed. It is possible to purchase dog-specific probiotics, but human quality probiotics will work as well. Always discuss use of pet medications with your vet before you make any decisions as to treatment. |