Veterinarians recommending gut or oral-health supplements for canine patients are working with two fundamentally different product classes. Live probiotic products (CFU-counted) depend on organisms surviving manufactu…
The term “postbiotic” was formally defined by the International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) in 2021 as a preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a h…
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. Medical Disclaimer: This article is provided…
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. Medical Disclaimer: This article is provided…
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 colony-forming unit (CFU) is 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,…