Because domestic cats use processed foods such as cat food, snacks and other processed foods for a long time, the intake of various food additives will continue to destroy the balance of the bacterial flora in the pet's gastrointestinal tract, which is prone to gastrointestinal diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, and gastroenteritis. Probiotics can improve intestinal function and promote digestion, which are important factors in pet gastrointestinal health and even body health. Therefore, it is important to supplement pets with probiotics to maintain the health of the gastrointestinal health.

How to choose probiotics for cats

When choosing probiotics for cats, you cannot blindly choose them. Cats' probiotics should be chosen for cats only.

Many cat parents like to feed cats probiotics taken by humans, or some common probiotics for cats and dogs. The gastrointestinal function and basic structure of cats are different from those of us humans and dogs. Therefore, it is recommended that you choose probiotics or choose probiotics specifically for cats.

Compendium of probiotics

Choose probiotic brands, and we have seen at least these bacterial species: Lactobacillus and Lactococcus. The function of the first two probiotics is to repair the intestinal tract and acidify the intestinal environment, and promote the absorption of nutrients.

Bifibacterium: Competing for placeholding to repair bacterial membranes and prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through the first line of defense.

Bacillus: Biological oxygen deprivation inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria and creates a good environment for the rapid reproduction of beneficial bacteria.

Probiotic brands are marked with colonies (CFU) or more or more or more bacterial counts.

It is recommended to use the following situations. When kittens adapt to new environments and new foods, they can be used to regulate the gastrointestinal intestines.

When probiotics and harmful bacteria in the body lose balance and cause bacterial dysbiosis (usually manifested as persistent soft stool, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms), it can be used.

group disorders are potentially related to many diseases such as IBD inflammatory enteritis, liver disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic pancreatitis, and even cancer. These diseases can be considered for treatment with probiotics.

How to feed cat probiotics

1. How to feed adult cats probiotics

For adult cats, you can prepare a clean water basin for the cat, add some warm water to it, mix the probiotics in warm water, and take them to the cat together during the cat's fasting process. The probiotics mixed in the water are more easily absorbed by the intestines.

If your cat is too picky, you can also add it to the food and mix it well. This can reduce the cat's repulsion of probiotics, which is convenient and practical.

2. How to feed probiotics to kittens

For kittens, especially those under three months old, because they are too young to eat cat food, you can add probiotics to the cat's milk powder, add probiotics after brewing the milk powder and mix well to feed the cat.

Cats that do not eat actively can be shot into the cat's mouth with a syringe. After gently pressing the tongue and injecting probiotics, they will go down the tongue into the mouth. The cat will swallow it on its own, which can prevent the kitten from choking.

Pay special attention to the fact that most probiotics are not resistant to high temperatures and are generally below 40 degrees, so they cannot be taken with hot water. Most probiotics are anaerobic bacteria and should not be exposed to the air for too long. Most probiotic products do not indicate side effects or precautions. They need to be used as appropriate. They are generally not used at the same time as antibiotics. They can be used 3-4 hours apart.

The last thing to say is that probiotics are not magic medicines, they just help cats regulate gastrointestinal discomfort. It cannot treat diseases. If the cat has obvious symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time.