Plain-language summaries of peer-reviewed veterinary studies, translated into practical takeaways you can apply to your dog’s supplement and nutrition decisions.
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our independent research and testing. By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM —…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our independent research and testing. The idea that the gut influences…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Fecal microbiota transplantation — the transfer of a processed fecal preparation from a healthy donor into a recipient’s gastrointestinal tract — is among the most direct expressions of the microbiome-as-therapeutic-target idea. Where dysbiosis is the problem, the reasoning goes,…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Of all the claimed benefits of postbiotics, immune modulation is the most mechanistically grounded — and the one most in need of careful translation from bench to bedside. The immune system’s job is to detect microbes, and it does…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 The supplement aisle has gotten crowded. Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics — and now postbiotics. For clinicians and informed owners alike, the spread of “-biotic” terminology creates real confusion about what each category actually delivers, how it works, and whether the…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 The supplement industry generates claims faster than the literature can test them. “Clinically proven!” “Vet recommended!” “Backed by science!” — the phrases turn up on labels and websites with little regard for what they actually mean. For clinicians, the…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our independent research and testing. The question “probiotic or postbiotic?” comes…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 The pitch behind every oral probiotic for pets is tidy: add good bacteria to the mouth, they set up residence, and they muscle out the bugs that cause periodontal disease and bad breath. It’s a compelling story. It’s also,…
By Dr. Sarah Mitchell, DVM · Reviewed by the theveterinariansbag.com Editorial Team · Updated July 2026 Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our independent research and testing. Every few weeks I’ve the same…