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Old 04-26-2015, 06:26 PM
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Question ? ? Purina "Forti Flora" ? ?

I was just reading about Purina's "Forti Flora. and it leaves me wondering how safe it actually is.

It has ONE so-called probiotic, which is Enterococcus faecium.
This bacteria has some negative findings.

Here is the first line from the abstract :
"The characteristics of Enterococcus faecium have led to concern regarding the safety of probiotics that contain this bacterium. The results of an in vitro filter mating assay indicate that a probiotic E. faecium strain might be a potential recipient of vancomycin resistance genes."

Here's the actual link to the whole article : http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/9/1384.full

So, IMO, if your dog takes Forti Flora, poops, licks it's butt then gives you a kiss, you might be asking for trouble.


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