Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Probiotic sour milk helps dogs with acute diarrhea recover better
By Gómez-Gallego, Carlos et al.·Published in Veterinary microbiology·2016·Faculty of Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A canine-specific probiotic product in treating acute or intermittent diarrhea in dogs: A double-blind placebo-controlled efficacy study.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 60 dogs with acute diarrhea was treated with a special sour-milk probiotic product or a placebo to see which helped more. The dogs that received the probiotic showed improved stool consistency and overall well-being, including better appetite and less vomiting. Additionally, the levels of harmful bacteria often found during diarrhea were lower in the dogs that received the probiotic compared to those that got the placebo. This suggests that the probiotic can effectively help normalize diarrhea in dogs and reduce harmful bacteria in their stools.
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Abstract
A double-blind placebo-controlled intervention study on 60 dogs recruited from a pool of canine patients visiting a veterinary practice and diagnosed with acute diarrhea was conducted. The dogs received in randomized manner either a sour-milk product containing three canine-derived Lactobacillus sp. probiotics in combination of Lactobacillus fermentum VET 9A, L. rhamnosus VET 16A, and L. plantarum VET 14A (2×10cfu/ml), or placebo. Stool consistency, general well-being, and the numbers of specific pathogens in stool samples were analyzed. Our results demonstrated that the treatment with the study sour-milk product had a normalizing effect on canine stool consistency. The treatment also enhanced the well-being of the pet by maintaining appetite and may reduce vomiting. In addition, the concentrations of Clostridium perfringens and Enterococcus faecium, which typically increase during diarrhea episodes in dogs, were decreased in probiotic group feces when compared with the placebo group. Taken together, the sour-milk with the specific probiotic combination had a normalizing effect on acute diarrhea in dogs which was associated with decreased numbers of potential pathogens in the feces of probiotic-treated dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27938673/