Is it alright to feed my dog a food with probiotics while giving him antibiotics for a skin infection?

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Is it alright to feed my dog a food with probiotics while giving him antibiotics for a skin infection?
It is complete safe....which is your question. You may not be achieving the benefits of the probiotics, which is to provide good bacteria to the disgestive system to aid in digestion. The probiotics should not hinder the antibiotics. I would continue to feed the food with probiotics because when you are done with the antibiotics you want to make sure that the dog is still receiving the good bacteria.





If you are really concerned about the interactions contact your vet because they should know the side effects of the antibiotics.
Reply:Given that a dog will put just about anything in his mouth, aren't the probiotics redundant in the first place?
Reply:I'd suggest you call your vet just to make sure----sometimes antibiotics can be funny and react with other things. Get the vet on the phone just to double check before you proceed with feeding your dog with that type of food. Good luck!!
Reply:It makes more sense to give the probiotics AFTER the antibiotic treatment or at the very least a completely different time of day.


Many antibiotics will wipe out the friendly bacteria before it really even gets colonized in the gut
Reply:ask your vet