Vetoquinol Pro-Pectalin Chewable Tablets for Dogs & Cats, Helps Relieve Occasional Diarrhea, Situational Diarrhea Relief with Kaolin and Pectin, Contains Beneficial Probiotic Bacteria, 60ct

I recommend the article by Brett Harling DVM "Acute canine diarrhea: is it time to rethink our treatment approach?" online at at DVM360. It is written for veterinarians, so is not dumbed down for patients. At the end of the article, he explains the three ways Pro-Pectalin works. Pro-Pectalin works well for my dog and always works. Without it, a soft stool issue gets worse and worse until there is mucus, blood and liquid stool. The stool is not the issue, of course, but the distress to my dog's GI tract. The cause is unknown. When she is on a steady routine, the problem can start up. Reading these reviews has been much more helpful than talking to the vet, because these represent a wide spectrum of issues and advice for a context for me to try to solve the problem and keep my dog healthy. My only concern is that using these constantly could block the metabolism of some nutrients. My vet said that the only concern is masking an underlying issue. If I take my dog off of Pro-Pectalin, does the problem come back? Sometimes. If we didn't have these, she would be in serious trouble with her gut becoming more and more irritated. It helps to quiet everything down. When her stool is normal, I have done a long, long, long tapering off over weeks. She is then normal for a few weeks without them and when the condition returns, I do not hesitate to start again. This brand is the only one I trust because I use another one of their products, Flexadin Advanced, that uses UCII to prevent the immune system from degrading joint tissue. No other product does this. It turn her from a lame dog into an athlete within days and has kept her that way for a year and a half now. When the vet prescribed ProPectalin and dispensed them from the clinic at a ridiculously high price, I researched them and found that they were developed by Vetoquinol, so bought this product. Many products are out there for the convenience of the caretaker so that stool is easy to pick up, which is faulty thinking, especially when food is formulated with that in mind. The issue is the health of the dog, not the convenience for the human. I don't think soft stool is a problem unless it is known to be the start of a course of illness. Liquid stool, rather than soft stool, is always a cause for serious concern. I keep a spreadsheet noting the percentage of full dose she is getting, the hardness of the stool, the presence of blood, of mucus, of strong odor, together with her activity level and stress level plus the blandness of the food. Each is assigned a percentage value. It was easy to set up using the iPhone Numbers spreadsheet and takes a moment to keep up to date. It has a correlation function so that I can see objectively what factors are related. For example, if she is stressed out by another dog when we are out on a walk and has loose stool, likely they are related and it is not part of a health trend. I always want to have this on hand. The product tub is big but the product doesn't expire for over a year. The only down side was that the plastic was cracked by the thoughtless packaging and shipping. I got it within 3 hours of ordering but it was in a paper envelope and crushed. I was prepared for this from other reviews and simply transferred the tabs to an airtight container along with the desiccant pack. As my dog ages, I think it is natural that her tummy becomes more sensitive. I am so glad I have this to support her health. I hope that more research will show the causes of the problem and the way the remedy works. UPDATE: I love this company for its mission and attitude, research and customer service. Just over a year after writing this review, my concerns remain about how safe it is to give long-term, so I submitted an online contact form to the manufacturer, wondering if I would ever receive a substantive reply. A registered veterinary technician answered me immediately : "Ideally, Pro-Pectalin is intended to be used as needed for 2-3 days, but some individuals and veterinarians choose to use it long term. If you decide to use it this way, I would titer the dosing down to a minimum effective dose for your buddy. This will take experimentation on your part." As I have researched kaolin, it can indeed block the absorption of vital minerals over the long term but the other concern is what other things it might contain, and the purity of animal product ingredients is not regulated like it is for human products. I have to trust the company and factor in the tradeoff for not using the product. 2nd UPDATE: My dog developed pancreatitis with serious vomiting and diarrhea. For supportive care, my vet gave her Cerenia to take care of vomiting and Endosorb (a competing product) for everything else. During the first critical 36 hours, the Endosorb did absolutely nothing. It may be beneficial for other dogs in other conditions but did nothing at all to help my dog in her serious condition. Fortunately, I always have a good supply of Pro-Pectalin at home, so after 36 hours of fretting over the decision, I switched. Wish I had done this from the beginning. Pro-Pectalin calmed down the whole GI tract and put her on the mend. This doesn't just address the symptoms, which could mask the underlying problem, but it helps in the healing process.

This is the only thing that worked for my Bernese Mountain Dog’s sensitive stomach. I am shocked how well this worked within two days to fix something the vet couldn’t! He loves these and has no problem eating them.

I am a skeptic who researches facts exhaustively before committing so this sounds "too good to be true". This supplement worked within 24 hours for my dog - from watery diarrhea to normal stool. Gave a fourth dose, continued on bland diet for another 24 hours after a $2200 vet bill to "ensure no intestinal blockage or poison" showed nothing wrong with my dog except a food and environment change freaking her out. Being a skeptic, I was hesitant to believe in it's efficacy. However, my neighbor mentioned her dog had been suffering from diahrrea for 5 days. I gave her enough pro pectalin for 6 doses on Thursday. By Saturday (36 hours later) her dog was also back to normal. 2 totally different scenarios responding equally well. I am thinking everyone needs to keep this in their furry kids emergency kit.

All 8 of my dogs came down with a mysterious illness and each of them were having diarrhea every 3 hours. It got so bad to the point I had to keep them outside all day and all night. I bought these pills, wrapped them in cheese and gave them as directed. Within two days almost all of the dogs completely stopped having diarrhea. The other dogs are on the mend. This product worked when nothing else did

I have used the pro-pectalin paste for years. All dogs hate to take it. So I was excited to try the pills. Took a star off because they do not like the pills. The pills are huge so not easy to force down a dog's throat. I spread a greenie pill pocket over it. That works. The pill was effective. It might have even stopped the problem faster than the paste, which surprised me.

We have a Labrador retriever . He recently had bouts of diarrhea. We took him to the vet and she said this was good to use. It has worked . I recommend it.

I’ve been using Pro-Pectalin for my two Golden Retrievers since they were puppies. It was originally prescribed by our vet because they have severe food allergies and were experiencing constant diarrhea. Along with other medications, Pro-Pectalin helped control their symptoms. We still keep it on hand at all times, and whenever they start having diarrhea, we give it right away before taking them to the vet. It stops the diarrhea about 98% of the time and works almost immediately. Of course, this is only a temporary solution, and if the diarrhea continues, a vet visit is absolutely necessary. That said, it’s extremely handy to have and works great.

This is an awesome product if your dog is having some digestive issues. Unfortunately Amazon packages it in a paper envelope instead of a box. I got the big canister and it was dented and tablets were broken and crushed. disappointing. Apparently this product is not eligible for replacement.