Purina FortiFlora Probiotics for Dogs, Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements Powder or Chewable Probiotic Dog Supplement
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I received this package of Fortiflora on feb 25th... remember there’s only 28 days in February ... The product best by date is March 12 ... this is a probiotic supplement with special bacteria to keep my pets digestive system healthy however I’m not able to use 30 packets before the expiration date ... I am really angry that Amazon would sell something like this ... if you have a pet with stomach problems and you spent $27 plus you want the probiotics to be fresh and not on the verge of expiration ... I feel totally ripped off ...'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have a 175lb Saint Bernard with irritable bowels. Picture that, yes it's a nightmare. After switching him from a high quality junior foor to the adult food of the same brand, he started what turned out to be 2 months of diarrhea. The vet did every (pricey) test under the sun to no avail. In the end it was basically established that he just has a horribly sensitive stomach. Luckily he's young, in overall good health, and a good weight so the vet said as long as he was happy and hydrated we could fiddle with sensitive stomach foods for a little while before we turned to prescription food. The vet recommended we try pro plan sensitive stomach so we switched from RC giant to the pro plan. He hated the RC, so he wouldn't even eat it to make a slow switch and just go bleed up the new food leaving every piece of RC kibble in the bowl. This of course caused more diarrhea. Honestly I was at my wits end. Even a home cooked bland diet was upsetting him. I think his gut was so inflamed it didn't matter what he ate, it just ran right through him. He was messing in the house (which he never does), and waking us all night to go out. Someone in my Saint Bernard rescue group recommend this probiotic and I immediately ordered it. I do think it's a bit pricey, but that's my only complaint. The first day there was no change and he was still urgently needing to go potty in the night. Day two the urgency had stopped and he went once but it was still loose (think apple sauce). By day 3, he went once and it was formed. For the first time in months!!!! His BM's are still a bit soft and stink to high heavens, but they are improving every day and my dog can eat his food and he's happy again! I will update if this changes as this has only been a week, but so far I'm beyond thrilled! This is the only thing that has helped him and although I think it could be a bit cheaper, I'll happily order more! (Price on amazon was same as chewy so I'd say it's fair)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My bluetick coon hound developed really bad diarrhea around 6 or 7 months. Vet gave him Metronidazole which worked great,but is not a good long term fix. I heard about FortiFlora from a friend , so I got a box. Two or three days later he was back to normal,sleeping all night. We are both happy😊😊😊🐕🐕🐕. One packet every morning on his food. He is now 16 months & 100 pounds. Great product.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Recommended by a veterinarian a few years ago, I\'ve used this "probiotic" many times and it worked well for my dog that had antibiotic induced diarrhea or other GI upset. I decided to order it again to help maintain gut health in my dog that was recently diagnosed with heart disease. I\' ve learned to read pet labels due to her health and when I read the ingredient list on this I couldn\'t believe it. Salt! That is a big NO for dogs with heart disease, especially those that retain fluid and are on medications like lasix. I am finding salt in many dog foods as well, I am sure they get more than enough salt. Why would there be salt in a probiotic? Probably for taste and to make you believe your dog loves it. I want probiotics, not a bunch of junk. From now on I will order only Jarrow Pet Dophilius, which doesn\'t have all this added garbage for taste.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "My dogs vet prescribed this product a couple of years ago. I hope it's doing him some good. However, the last 2 orders seemed to have less product in each little pack. And I'm wondering if it's as fresh as it once was as the powder is no longer a powder, but clumped together in one solid clump that needs to be broken up. Is that lack of freshness? I'm beginning to have my doubts about the product as it's not like it was when I first began using it, in quantity or texture."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Amazing stuff. Our Havanese suffered from horrible tear and mouth stains. It looked like she was crying mud all the time. We tried tear stain removers, diligently combing and wiping her face every day. We tried tear stain treats for a few months (the natural ones with things like cranberry extract, etc., not the ones with antibiotics). Nothing seemed to work. She\'s been on Forti Flora for a couple of months now and her tear stains are completely gone. It actually only took a week or two of daily use to stop the staining, and once the groomers clipped away the dyed fur, her face has been nice and clean.\n\nTear staining happens as a result of bacterial issues. We thought feeding her high quality food as some have recommended would fix things, but we fed her Orijen, Fromm, and Instinct, all highly rated dog foods, and nothing changed. Antibiotics like tylosin (which was in the original formula of Angels Eyes) work by eliminating bacteria, but we didn\'t want to go that route as we\'d heard that the tear stains come back as soon as you stop giving them the antibiotics and we didn\'t want to keep her permanently on antibiotics. A few reviews here have mentioned FortiFlora helped their dogs with tear stains, so I thought I\'d give this a shot. My theory is that probiotics like FortiFlora flood her system with "good" bacteria which eliminate or push out the stain-causing bacteria through competition.\n\nWe give her one packet sprinkled over dinner. She loves the taste and will lick the bowl clean. Another plus is that she\'s also completely stopped producing doggy stinks.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': '4 Dogs All with diarrhea THANKS PURINA!\nWe Had a min pin and 2 german shepherds, then husband decided on getting one more shepherd, a puppy who arrived with giardia... so the vet had us do flagyl which didnt work... so 10 days of safeguard dewormer for goats and 7 days probiotic after is what the vet recommended. so we got this! and woke up to smelling high heavens in all 4 crates! It was everywhere! And all day everywhere after 1 DOSE! gross! Sending it back immediately! We have had our dogs on Zesty paws probiotics before and NEVER had a issue.. this is horrible! will definitely go back to that... never again will i buy another purina product! YUCK!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Like the other reviewers, I highly recommend this product. My six month old goldendoodle had soft stools since the day I brought him home. Switched from grain free to a highly rated chicken and rice dry food and put him on this. He now has normal fully formed stools 90% of the time! Plan to use this daily and then perhaps every other day for maintenance.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'i purchased this supplement because my dog had a UTI. I first went to the veterinary and they confirmed the UTI and put her on 10 day of antibiotic. After 10 days the dog was not improved. So they put her on another 10 days of the same antibiotic. They told me if she wasn\'t better after another 10 days they would send her urine specimen to an outside lab for confirmation of the most effective antibiotic to address the specific bacteria. This antibiotic rollercoaster was getting expensive. But worse yet, my dog was not feeling well and it was taking far tooo long to cure her! So I purchase a Cranberry supplement for dogs, and the Fortiflora.. Apparently Cranberry is a natural way to combat bacteria in the Urinary tract. And the Fortiflora is important to restore the healthy flora and fauna in her gut that the antibiotics would have wiped out completely. Within just a few days of these supplements I could see my dog was improving. Fewer need for potty breaks and no more accidents in the house were the sign. In just 4 days she was back on her normal potty schedule and acting like herself again. I highly recommend this product. I bought the 90 day pill bottle because it was easy to administer, she likes the "treat" and I want her to stay on the Probiotics for a while to be sure her gut gets back to normal after 20 days on antibiotics. I highly recommend this product!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I adopted a 9 year old English Setter rescue dog who came to us as a result of Hurricane Florence (flooded area in North Carolina.) He was full of worms and so emaciated. He also had horrible diarreah. He was on multiple de-worming medications and antibiotics. He was also dealing with the physical and mental stress from neglect and multiple moves to kennels. I had hoped that once he settled, and we cured all of his ailments, the diarreah would go away, but it didn't. We even gave him canned pumpkin, which only slightly helped. This went on for two months! A friend recommended Purina Fortiflora to me. I am eternally grateful to her! This worked! I saw improvement in two days! He had normal stools in about 5 days. I just sprinkle it on his food once a day. He is now gaining weight. It also helped cut back on the gurgles and the gas in his intestines. I found the price reasonable. There are 30 packets in the box and you give one per day. Since it works, to me, it is worth every penny!"}]