Finding the best probiotic supplements for dogs can be difficult, considering how many great products are available on the market today! That’s why our experts have chosen the top five best options for probiotic and prebiotic supplements in Canada.
Probiotics are live bacterial cultures essential for proper digestion, and prebiotics are what fuel them. Together, they can optimize your dog’s digestion and gut health, improving nutrient absorption, stool consistency, and overall well being.
Not all dogs require probiotic supplementation; many have excellent overall gut health from a complete and balanced diet. However, in today’s age of highly processed kibbles, and breed-specific ailments, almost all dogs can benefit from a boost in prebiotics and probiotics.
Here are the top 5 probiotic & prebiotic dog supplements in Canada:
Carna4 Flora4
Carna4’s Flora4 takes our number one spot for many reasons. This Canadian-made product is derived entirely from superfoods, including raw ground organic sprouted barley seeds, flax seeds and lentils. Sprouted seeds are nutritional powerhouses, loaded with essential vitamins and nutrients contributing to optimal skin and coat quality, gut and digestive health, heart health, and more.
Flora4 is free from animal proteins, synthetic ingredients, and fillers. Flora4 contains guaranteed levels of probiotics (18 billion cfu/kg) and enzymes (1 million U/kg); effective doses of 26 essential vitamins & minerals; and high levels of Omega 6 & 3 fatty acids – all from raw food.
The health benefits of feeding Flora4 are undeniable, and goes well beyond improved digestive health.
Ingredients: Organic sprouted barley seeds, organic sprouted flax seeds, organic sprouted lentils
How to Serve: This easy-serve powder can be sprinkled onto your pet’s food. Only a small amount is needed!
Companion’s Choice Probiotic + Prebiotic
Available in a powder or a paste form, Companion’s Choice Probiotics + Prebiotic supplement includes oat flour and natural cheese flavour to enhance palatability. It’s loaded with Bacillus and lactobacillus bacteria, live encapsulated yeast, mannan-oligosaccharide, B vitamins, and vitamin E, too.
This probiotic and prebiotic is highly recommended by top dog breeders, and makes an ideal solution for dogs transitioning into a new diet.
This supplement contains over 1 billion CFU’s of bacillus and lactobacillus cultures that are proven effective for your pet’s digestion.
Ingredients (Paste): Bacillus and lactobacillus bacteria, live encapsulated yeast, mannan-oligosaccharide, B vitamins, vitamin E, oat flour, canola oil, and natural cheese flavour
Ingredients (Powder): Bacillus and lactobacillus bacteria, live encapsulated yeast, mannan-oligosaccharide, B vitamins, vitamin E, oat flour, and natural cheese flavour
How To Serve: The powder can be sprinkled over your pet’s food. The paste comes in a syringe form, and can be fed as a treat on top of your pet’s food, or directly into their mouth.
Canigest Combi Probiotis and Prebiotic Canine Digestion Supplement
This unique blend helps your pooch to maintain a healthy digestive tract. It combines two powerful probiotic strains with prebiotics, pectin, kaolin, and glutamine peptides. The probiotics used in this formula are L. acidophilus which can reduce moisture in stools, and E. faecium which works to stabilize your pup’s gut flora. This formula can reduce or eliminate digestive issues such as stomach aches, vomiting, and diarrhea or constipation.
This is a popular product with Veterinarians both in Canada and Internationally.
Ingredients: Rape seed Oil, Kaolin, Fructo Oligosaccharides, Mannan Oligosaccharides, Pectin, Glutamine, Roast meat flavoring, Enterococcus faecium NCIMB (10415 E1705) – 6.6X108 CFU per grams.
How to Serve: Feed directly into your dog’s mouth, or mix with food.
The Honest Kitchen Pro-Bloom Goat’s Milk Probiotic Supplement
The Honest Kitchen is a name that is synonymous with quality. Made in a 100% human grade facility, this supplement uses dehydrated goat’s milk alongside probiotic cultures from a variety of sources. This product is free from by-products, preservatives, GMO ingredients, and grains.
Made from highly-digestible dehydrated goat’s milk plus 5 billion active probiotics and digestive enzymes, goat’s milk is especially beneficial for puppies and kittens, supporting digestion, immune system, and overall wellbeing.
Ingredients: Dehydrated goat’s milk, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, dried aspergillus niger product, dried trichoderma reesei fermentation product, dried pineapple fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried lactobacillus rhamnosus fermentation product, bacillus coagulans fermentation product
How To Serve: This supplement can be sprinkled over your dog’s food in it’s dry powder form. Alternatively you can mix with a little bit of warm water to create a creamy gravy which you can pour over food, or serve alone as a treat.
NaturVet Advanced Probiotics & Enzymes Supplements
NaturVet makes feeding your pooch a probiotic supplement simple with their tasty soft chew treats. These treats contain a potent, vet strength P96 probiotic. This supplement is wheat free, grain free, and also free from animal proteins. Plus, they’re naturally preserved.
This product has been formulated by top US Veterinarians for optimal performance. It contains 1 billion P96 probiotic cultures, and millions of other cultures.
Ingredients: Brewers Dried Yeast, Glycerin, Dried Potato Product, Flaxseed, Lecithin, Canola Oil, Calcium Sulfate, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Solubles, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Product, Papaya, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Fructooligosaccharides, Natural Flavoring, Water, Maltodextrin, Tapioca Starch, Sorbic Acid (a preservative), Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Vegetable Oil
How To Serve: Simply give soft chews to your dog as a treat, or break up by hand and crumble over their food.
Whether you prefer a paste, powder, or chew, there are plenty of high quality probiotic options to suit your dog’s needs.
Hi
I’m hoping you can help me. I was at the vet last week with my dog who, when I adopted her, was told she has IBD. She has has dark bloody stools for 3 weeks now. I’ve been feeding her boiled chicken & rice but it’s not helping. Is there a supplement I could give her or a food you could recommend? I’m heading back to the vet with her tomorrow for testing to see if anything else is going on. Thanks!
Hello, Diane. Thank you for reaching out.
With regards to supplements to help digestion, Flora4 is among my top recommendations.
With regards to food, there are plenty of high quality, easily digestible foods to consider. Some of my favourite include:
FirstMate’s grain-friendly line of chicken, lamb, duck, and fish.
Go Sensitivities.
Please give that some consideration and let me know if you have any questions or comments.