Giving probiotics to dogs is becoming quite common. For instance many vets are now recommending that probiotics be used when a dog is taking antibiotics.
What exactly is a probiotic?
In common use, the term probiotic is used to mean some form of preparation that contains bacteria that will live in...
Modern medicine is only now catching up to the benefits of probiotics, a slow realization considering probiotics were discover by Russian scientist, Eli Metchnikov nearly 100 years ago. Meaning "for life", probiotics are the direct opposite of antibiotics. While antibiotics kill harmful bacteria, and occasionally even beneficial bacteria, probiotics...