Pet Ultimates for Cats – Cat Probiotic Powder to Treat Diarrhea

Our cats all LOVE this stuff!I am an independent reviewer who has not received any monetary compensation or any of this product in return for my review.We have 3 cats: Two senior lady cats (one 14-year-old and one 12-year-old), and one 2-year-old energetic male, all very different in personality but all good eaters and all very healthy. So healthy, in fact, that our vet always MARVELS at how soft, thick, and shiny their coats are and how good their teeth are! This is because we feed them the best grain-free, high-protein food we can find. We do our research, and we read labels.So we are not looking to change our food, but we are very interested in finding a safe, top-quality probiotic to add to their diets because the 2 ladycats are chronic barfers (onto our rented condo's wall-to-wall, off-white carpeting). Their annual physical exams, including bloodwork, always show them to be in good health, so we're pretty convinced that they just need a little help with digestion. A good probiotic.And therein, we thought, lies the problem. Our cats all love their food, but so far any time we have tried to introduce a supplement, we have seen the same thing: Three cats walking away from untouched dinners.We are old enough to have gone through decades of pendulum-swinging on the dry-food-only versus wet-food-only debates. We see the merits in both, and we think that a varied diet makes the most sense. The dry food keeps their teeth healthy, and the wet (canned) food gives them extra moisture in their diet.We give them each 3 small meals per day, we discard any uneaten food, and each meal is served in 3 clean bowls, 1 for each cat. (Yes, that's 9 cat bowls--not including the water bowls--to clean per day.) So we don't think that the barfing has anything to do with improper food handling. For breakfast and bedtime snack, we serve 1/4 cup of dry food split between their 3 bowls. For the meal in between (dinner), we serve 1/6 can of wet (canned) food into each of their 3 bowls. It amounts to just about a heaping tablespoon each, but they always look forward to it.Wet food is the best way to introduce a supplement, but even then, it's tricky with our cats, so I have to do it very gradually. With this PETUltimates probiotic, I added the tiniest, imperceptible pinch to the wet food in each of their 3 dishes, and I stirred it up until it looked undetectable. I expected them to discover it and turn up their little noses, but they all lapped it up with gusto! (In fact, it seemed to me that their bowls were all licked unusually clean.)So far, so good, I thought. So after every few days I started upping the dose until I reached the full-scoop dose into each bowl. Success! They LOVE this stuff!My only worry is that I read one customer question (which was really more of a statement than a question) stating that PETUltimates is really only used for appetite enhancement (well, appetites certainly have been enhanced in our cats!), but that for probiotics, FortiFlora (by Purina) is being used now.I hope that this is NOT the case, and that PETUltimates can be used as our cats' complete probiotic supplement because:1. Our cats LOVE this stuff, so if it's a complete probiotic, I think we're home free! Why mess with success?2. PETUltimates lists a number (20) of strains of different probiotics, whereas I see only 1 probiotic strain (Enterococcus faecium) in the FortiFlora ingredient list. I just googled Enterococcus faecium, and although it can be used for probiotics, it can also cause meningitis and endocarditis. I went back and looked at PETUltimates' ingredient list and was glad to find that they didn't use Enterococcus faecium.3. Purina's FortiFlora's first ingredient (and ingredients are listed starting with the highest amount to the lowest amount) was something I thought looked questionable: "Animal digest," so I googled it. (I think you should google it, too, and see for yourself!) Check out one of the links I found: [...](I told you, we do our research, and we read labels.) If you look it up, you will see that "animal digest" contains euthanized animals!4. PETUltimates is all USA produced in a GMP-certified facility (I looked that up, too).Since we lost a very sweet cat to the 2007 China cat-food-ingredient debacle, we have been extra careful about doing our research and reading labels. Our cats are indoor cats, so they have no choice but to eat what we provide for them, so it's our responsibility to make sure that not only are we NOT feeding them tainted ingredients (or euthanized animals!), but, also, we are finding the best possible food for them to eat.I think that the fact that our vet always comments on how beautiful and healthy their coats and teeth are (even in our 14-year-old cat who looks and acts like a 2-year-old) is a good validation that we are being good providers for our cats. Which is only fair, considering that they provide us with daily purring, entertainment, and unconditional love.

Okay, I know, I know. I should not be writing a review after just 24 hours. It's just that my poor kitty (about 9+ years) has been suffering for about six months now and rarely do I see solid poo. It has been smelly and horrible, and even while she tries to make it to the box, she doesn't always get there on time.I can't afford expensive vet bills but felt there had to be a way to help her myself.The other day she started throwing up more than usual and I just had to get down to it and research what the problem could be. I am pretty sure she has IBS - after looking at the symptoms. So, through research on different sites, I made it here and decided from the reviews that this product is what she needed. Couldn't hurt to try it and it can only be healthy for both cats too.After mixing this probiotic in with canned food last night, I have had a major success today. Solid poo! I do mean large, healthy poo! And it hardly smelled. How does one get so excited about cat poo?! Keeping my fingers crossed that this probiotic is what she needs.Also removed the cheap colored dry cat food and I believe that has been helpful too. She only threw up once with the new stuff which is Rachel Ray's Nutrish brand, a far more natural and healthy dry food. Today, no throw-up and the healthy poo size tells me I may have finally found the solution.I will be back after a month to let you know the update. I am just so relieved that she is better already! It's like a mini miracle! Fingers crossed!! :)*******Update-It has been about a month now, maybe more. I cannot praise this product enough for literally saving my two cats. I am so happy with the results and both my cats look and feel great!My older cat who had the initial stomach problems now has not had one problem at all. Plus, her coat is very healthy and she is much more energetic.He daughter, the runt, is filling out now and her coat is beautiful too. I am so pleased and it is like a miracle!Thank you for making this product for our cats so they could live a better life.I will also add that it really worries me as to what is in the regular dry food I used to give them. I changed that out for a more healthy brand and they are thriving on that too. No food coloring or additives now. I am sure that did not help at all to feed them that other dry food.I am willing to spend the money to give them a healthy life. It is not always about going to the vets for every little thing. You can do the research too to get help. Just glad I found this product! It did the trick!Thank you! Thank you!!