The Pet Health & Nutrition Center Q&AAnswer
Jun 17, 2024 - 07:37 AM
Yes, oral probiotics can be used along side digestive probiotics as they serve two different purposes. Oral probiotics are formulated with probiotic strains that research has shown provide beneficial effects to maintain the health of teeth and gums. Digestive probiotics provide strains that research has indicated naturally inhabit the digestive tract and provide beneficial functions for digestive and immune health. Often, some of the strains of bacteria used in both types of formulas will overlap and that is okay. For dogs and cats oral probiotics are typically sprinkled over food so the bacteria come into contact and adhere to surfaces in the oral cavity, while digestive probiotics are mixed into food so they have a better chance of making it into the digestive tract.
