VetriScience Gut Health for Cats, Duck, 60 Count

I think many of these 2-3 star reviews are unfair to the manufacturer. Cats are notoriously picky. Any experienced cat owner will know this. Some cats like duck, some cats don't. It's like rating an ORANGE 2 stars because your cat prefers apples. Anyway, back to my review, my 4 and 5-month-old kittens were having loose stools so I had to get a probiotic along with an anti-diarrhea strategy asap. To the lady who says the treats are too big, er... just break them apart? These are easy to break into pieces and my 4-month-old kitten has a small mouth, and she can eat these whole occasionally. When she can't, I break them apart for her, problem solved. My 5-month-old kitten eats them whole, so an adult cat definitely can eat them whole. So they do like these treats and try to sniff my hands and the bag for more. I sometimes feel bad because I can only give one per day. It's been 2 weeks now and the stools are all firming up. Note that I did also incorporate a bland poached chicken diet with broth for a few days and add 1/4 capsule of Jarrow's Saccharomyces boulardii + 1/4 teaspoon of slippery elm bark powder twice a day. At this point, I'm running out so I'll have to purchase these again soon. Last but not least, one review said, "I don’t know if these do anything. They might but even if they do, your cat will probably refuse to eat them, and any marginal benefits will not be worth the deceitful methods you’ll need to employ to even test them out." Again, each cat is different. As shown with many of the other reviews, there ARE cats who do love this treat. No deceitful methods being employed here with my kittens; they eat right out of my hand. So try this out. For the price, it's worth it, and if your cats don't like it, just give it to another cat owner. All in all, I hope everyone will be able to get their cats happy and healthy again.

We have two 1 year-old cats...one (calico) is a self-imposed 'dominant' who also has a bit of 'nervous bowel'... we went through the most likely avenues to tease out her loose stool cause. After ruling out infectious causes (with abx that then caused MORE loose stool)... we tried several priobiotic treats, formulas, etc... The trouble is getting a smart kitty to eat something that is obviously not a real treat... these animals are a bit too smart for our shenanigans. As long-time pet owners, we have also found that vets tend to have very few answers for these more esoteric problems. Aside from the usual 'rule out infection'... applying 'people medicine' solutions for every kitty concern gets a bit absurd - AND very, very expensive. Also, having another kitty who was 'normal' by all accounts helped us know we weren't dealing with something communicable. BUT, a solution we seemed to have landed upon for our now months-long problem is to mash/grind up a VertiScience treat into some pulverized freeze-dried chicken bites which our cats - esp the dominant calico - love and then sprinkle this mixture on top of their wet food in the morning. The dominant always comes and eats off the freeze-dried chicken first and, therefore, gets the major dose of priobiotic. Well, her poops have been MUCH better, less stinky, more firm... less horrifying = normal. I realize this is a long way to go for this solution. BUT, if you - like us- were starting to feel a bit hopeless, pulling your hair out... you may want to go that extra mile. The alternatives are, 1) live with - and that also means your cat lives with - loose, gooey, stinky poo every day ... a horrible existence for you AND your cat ... 2) run up ridiculous vet bills trying to suss out some uncommon cause (e.g. IBD) ... or worse. So far so good... we are much happier. Our calico, too, seems SO much more at ease and loving :)

Best price I could find for a decent quality pre and probiotic for kittens. My vet recommended probiotics for a 5-7 week old orphaned kitten with a shattered growth plate at the end of his tibia who found me. I bought these after researching brands, ingredients and prices. They are chewier than expected. He’s 11 weeks old now and they’re still too big and chewy for him. I’m sure he’d try! He’d probably choke trying. He’s a voracious eater. I don’t take that chance. I crumble them up into his wet food or by themselves. Either way he loves them. He had bad bowel trouble after taking antibiotics for a respiratory infection he also came with. These helped clear that up. I plan on keeping him on these. He had a very rocky start to life and was malnourished, dehydrated and terribly constipated. His kidneys were close to shutting down. He needs extra gut support for being weaned before he was ready. I’m banking on this product to help keep him healthy.

I have a hard time getting the cats to eat these. Sometimes they’ll eat half of one. I can’t say whether they’re effective because it is so hard to get them to eat these chews. I’ve tried around four other probiotics so far and the kitties all loved all of them. They lose their minds, they yell for them!

I don't write reviews often but I felt this was well worth someone else's sanity.... My cat has a GI disorder in therefore is B12 deficient. She does occasionally have to have B12 injections that we give at home. A couple of months back she began pooping on the floor NEXT to the litter box.. like multiple times a day. We began b12 and have dealt with it for a while. My husband and I were getting very frustrated with her and were about to make an appointment for the vet to see if something else was going on. I did LOTS of reading and research when one of my coworkers suggested a daily probiotic. I mean, us adults have to take them occasionally so why shouldn't animals, right!? With much time reading reviews on several brands, I found a review with a similar situation as ours and decided to give this one a try. Y'all, this stuff WORKS! Within 2 days, she was no longer pooping on the floor!! Her poop has seemed to have firmed up some too. It's been about a week now since I've cleaned up poop. We give it to her in the morning. The taste must not be great because she hesitates when I give it to her. She's gotten used to it and knows she has to eat the treat before she gets fed. We are thankful we found this probiotic treat and I'm sure her little belly is thankful too!!

Disappointed. I bought this product hoping to resolve a digestive and dirrahea problem with one of my cats and prevent having to go to the vet. This cat eats everything but everything seems to cause her diarrhea and gut problems. I changed her to a digestive care diet from a very reputable company. Though it helps a bit, I wanted to add something that could help more. So, I bought VetriScience Probiotic. She refuses to eat them no matter what I do. I thought maybe I could use them with my other cats but NONE of them will eat them. Upon opening the bag, the smell is quite strong. Not fishy, like their shape. Almost a chemical smell. They were pretty small, compact, and would be "chewy" instead of crunchy if they would eat them. Unfortunately, this product has been useless to me and mine, so I cannot share anything positive, and hope I can return them. Best wishes to others who try them. It's always a gamble. This one didn't work for us.

My cat used to love to play and get pets, but recently became aggressive towards us and the other cats. The vet said it could be an underlying condition. We noticed our cat eats his food way too fast, thus causing him to puke a lot. He also loves human cheese. I started giving him this chewable once a day, and he turned back into the lovable cat. Not aggressive, plays, seems happier and loves pets again. He has no problem eating them.

We have a cat that has stinky gas and breath sometimes, most likely due to a sensitive stomach. Our vet recommended back in May some probiotic powder sachets that were stupidly expensive. Found this product as an alternative, and have been buying this via subscribe and save every other month for about 6 months now. I’m happy to say these actually work! Our stinky cat has gone from 6 out of 7 days noticeably smelly, to maybe 1 out of 10 days. Huge improvement. Smelly cat, smelly cat, this is what we’re feeding you! And now you aren’t really the smelly cat anymore. Except on special occasions. Very good value, especially with subscribe and save. We are very happy with this product and will continue to buy it.

I have a cat who is a garbage disposal, will eat anything, but for some reason turns his nose up at these when offered them as a treat (I assume he's expecting a greenie). However I've found great success in crumbling it and including it in his dry food. There is a NOTICEABLE difference, he is no longer being referred to as Mr Poopy and creating biological warfare in the litterbox. It's to the point where you can tell if one of his designated food bringers has forgotten to give him one that day. I'm happy to put in a little bit extra work to make his life a little better.

Je suis très heureuse que mon chat aime ces suppléments puisqu'il a des problèmes digestifs et c'est important qu'il consomme des probiotiques pour sa santé. Le vétérinaire a prescrit d'autres marques mais mon chat refusait de les consommer. Avec ceux-ci, il accoure dès que je sors le sac.

I wanted a probiotic for my cat. a "healthy" treat seemed like the way to go! She's fussy with treats at the best of times and wouldn't readily eat this by itself so I've been breaking it into her breakfast and she'll readily eat it in that form. I believe it has helped firm her stool.

It possibly is good. My cat is to fussy and will not eat them. I tried hiding in food. Just because mine does not, does not mean your cat will not eat and benefit.

Price: 8/10, appropriate price for the item Effectiveness: 10/10, litterbox is way less toxic, and cat is much happier in general Flavor: 8/10 (I assume?), he readily eats them, but doesn't go nuts for them or anything Pros: They fixed my cat! Several months ago, Simon became a bit grumpy and withdrawn, nothing particularly intense or concerning, and we assumed it was due to the new cat. He also would occasionally sit in the bathroom and yell for no reason, and have extra stinky poops. I decided to try probiotics for him and within 48 hours he was the cat we knew and loved again: outgoing, over-the-top affectionate, super chatty. I can only assume he was in discomfort, and I only wish I'd tried them sooner. Cons: availability may be an issue. When I went to order more, they were unavailable. They were back a week later, but it makes me a bit nervous.