What is Fortiflora?
Its Purina’s brand of probiotic therapy for cats and dogs which contains live active cultures in a digestible protein base.
OK, so what exactly does this mean for your cat?
Purina's and other brands of probiotics promote a strong immune system.
It helps with digestive problems like changes in diet, firming up soft stool in kittens, soothing acute enteritis and reducing cat and kitten diarrhea.
(Specifically, diarrhea associated with a microflora imbalance or medication side-effects.)
It is also used when dealing with stressful situations like being boarded, going to the vet’s or changing a cat’s home environment.
It can also help if you want to transition your cat or kitten onto a new food, or especially transitioning to a raw food diet for cats.
They love the flavor and when sprinkled on food, they will take to the change more willingly—it sort of smells like stinky cheese!
There are testimonials that have claimed that elderly cats, cats with kidney problems, and other sick kitties who will barely even eat to stay alive will gobble this stuff up too!
Forti flora probiotic also helps with skin yeast issues (especially if you have a breed known for sensitive skin, like Sphinx) and is a much more affordable solution then expensive veterinarian-prescribed prescription diets.
It promotes healthy, silky fur, and can even reduce litter-box odors over time.
Overall, Forti flora is an affordable solution to cats’ digestive problems, especially if you’re dealing with some mild kitten diarrhea issues.
It’s effective, easy to administer (because of the taste) and there are no side effects when used as directed. It also contains lots of vitamins and minerals that are necessary in a cat’s diet like taurine.
The Downside? The first ingredient (at least in Purina’s brand) is animal digest.
If you have read any of my kitten food recommendations, you will know that I advise against feeding this to cats and only the poorest-quality foods contain it.
(Animal digest is the stomach contents of the meat—beef, chicken, etc.)
However, given that this is a supplement only, I would not fret over this tiny fraction of digest in your cat’s or kitten’s diet, as long as you were feeding a good quality kitten food or cat food daily.
Fortiflora contains animal digest, enterococcus, L-ascorbyl-2, polyphosphate, vitamins C and E, taurine, beta carotene, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite.
There are other brands (Nusentia Probiotics are one) that are exclusively vegetarian, if you want to bypass the animal digest altogether.
This brand also contains no soy, wheat, dairy, eggs, fillers or flavorings—however, it also loses the “flavor factor” if the intent is to get your cat to eat his food.
It can be possible to give too much to your cat—it could have the opposite effect of over-hardening her stool.
It is always a good idea to consult your vet before administering Fortiflora or any other nutritional supplement or probiotic.
If you have a kitten with severe or chronic diarrhea (or you don’t know if it’s severe or not), it is extremely important to get her to the vet, as kittens can dehydrate very quickly.
Your cat or kitten may also have diarrhea due to a virus, an infection or parasite infestation, so definitely get your vet’s assessment first if you are not sure what kind of issue your cat is dealing with!
I’ve found Amazon to consistently offer the lowest prices on both Fortiflora and Nusentia. Below are some links for your convenience:
I recommend you read through some of the reviews on the site to get more first-hand testimonials on how well this has worked for other pet owners.
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