Question submitted by the audience in our recent webinar: What’s Feeding Those Seizures? An Update On Refractory Canine Epilepsy And The Potential Link to Gastrointestinal Health:
Would the probiotic VSL #3, used to treat IBD in dogs, be beneficial or deleterious in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy? The usual dose is 4.5x1011CFU and consists of 8 species of lactic acid bacteria.
Answer by: Karen R. Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
The probiotic VSL #3 has been studied as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease in dogs, but there is no data to say whether or not this probiotic is beneficial in dogs with epilepsy.
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