Consider probiotics as
part of a healthy daily
routine for your pet
The gastrointestinal tract is primarily known as the
system responsible for digestion and nutrient absorption.
But it also plays a remarkable role in overall
health — both for humans and pets.
How Can You Help?
Promote Microbiome Balance with Synbiotics
The Gut is Home to:
70
%
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of the immune cells, protecting the body
from harmful (pathogens) or foreign
substances (antigens).
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A complex microbiale cosystem with
trillions of microorganisms, known as
the gut microbiome
Live microorganisms that,
when consumed in adequate
amounts, confer a health
benefit on the host.
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Probiotics are strain-specific
and dose-dependent, meaning
that dierent strains have
dierent eects and they must
be given inspecific amounts.
PROBIOTICS
Soluble fibres that are selectively
fermented by beneficial bacteria,
resulting in increased microbial
diversity and the production of
short-chain fatty acids that
nourish colonocytes.
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Products that contain both
prebiotics and probiotics are
called synbiotics.
PREBIOTICS
Antibiotics
Stress
Age
Illness
Diet change
Weaning
What can lead to dysbiosis?
Dysbiosis is associated with a variety of health conditions:
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Neurodevelopmental conditions
IBD
Obesity
Cardiovascular disease
Immune-mediated conditions
Because the microbiota in the gut help support overall health,
it is important to maintain a balance between beneficial
and potentially pathogenic bacteria. An imbalanced or
maladapted microbiota is called dysbiosis.
Why is Microbiome Balance So Important?
Contains the same probiotic strain in FortiFlora
®
,
proven to promote normal intestinal microflora
Synbiotic action of probiotics and prebiotic fibre for
the management of dogs and cats with soft stools
and to support a healthy intestinal microbiome
Contains prebiotic fibre (psyllium) to stimulate the
growth of specific bacteria including Lactobacillus
and Bifidobacterium species
This veterinary-exclusive
supplement is from the makers of
the
#
1 probiotic supplement
recommended by veterinarians.
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1. Vighi G, Marcucci F, Sensi L, et al. Allergy and the gastrointestinal system. Clin Exp Immunol.
2008 Sep;153 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):3-6.
2. Barko PC, McMichael MA, Swanson KA, et al. The Gastrointestinal Microbiome: A Review.
J Vet Intern Med. 2018. Jan;32(1):9-25.
3. Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization Expert Consultation.
Evaluation of health and nutritional properties of powder milk and live lactic acid bacteria.
Córdoba, Argentina: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World
Health Organization; 2001.
4. Cave N. Nutritional management of gastrointestinal diseases. In A. J. Fascei & S. J. Delaney
(Eds.), Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell; 2012, 175–219.
*Source: †2020 Veterinary Aitude Study, Impact Vet, Fall 2020
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