Probiotics ??

Why do you think you should have some? Are you feeling peaky? :risas3:

Sorry I couldn't resist.

Soooo on this thought path .... having it in the cupboard and never needing it or more mind bogglingly having it needing it and finding its totally out of date, is it just the peace of mind thing?
 
You have to watch what your adding and be careful your not overdosing your bird with vitamins and minerals.
I just looked up the ingredients and those listed are as follows:

Active Ingredients per litre
Vitamin A 160,000 IU, Vitamin D3 25,000 IU, Vitamin E 3,000 mg, Vitamin C 4,000 mg.
 
pretty much all of the above really ;) ( i do have guardian angel, but can't find any dates so no idea if its out of date)

No it was more a case of understanding the need or not need for it, do you guys use it and is it worth having in the cupboard for peace of mind ?

Any downside to offering it on occasions to assist ?
 
Hmmm if any of my birds were ill then I would ask my avian vet to recommend a product rather than just give a product because I think it will do them good as I have read the sales banter and advertising chatter and it's made me think its the greatest thing since sliced bread....

If any of my birds end up on antibiotics for any reason then its prebiotics and probiotics heading their way just to make the gut bacteria back to normal faster but those are the only times I would offer it and again I would ask my vets advice as to which ones as some depending on what has been wrong with your bird can end up doing more harm than good if other internal organs have been working hard during the illness.

There's a fine balance to walk in getting expert professional trained vet advice and being tempted into self diagnosis and medicate a bird that doesn't need it, and perhaps getting it totally wrong and harming the bird. So I get my birds over for the yearly health check and a bit of a banter with the avian vet as to what's new on the market and what they use etc the advice costs me nowt as am there anyway.
 
I tend to use Bioplus probiotic after Rubes had a yeast problem this year and Lou tends to eat her poop so I have chosen this one because it contains B vitamins which many don't.

A good and varied fresh diet is the best you can give. If you have no signs of anything amiss I wouldnt over think it tbh, you dont want to over do it.
 
A good and varied fresh diet is the best you can give. If you have no signs of anything amiss I wouldnt over think it tbh, you dont want to over do it.
I agree as above. I totally understand the anxiety as plenty on here have had our own versions of overthinking or mini meltdowns (who...me?? o_O;)) but of you've got a good diet going on, then they should be getting all they need from that. As had been said, don't think that you have to add supplements unless there is a specific (preferably vet approved) reason to do so. You're doing fine! :thumbsup:
 
What is strange about Potent Brew is that they advertise it as a probiotic, but there are no active cultures in the list of ingredients! Where are the probiotics?? A lot of probiotics for animals is full of sugar eg. for Avipro Avian, dextrose (sugar) is the first ingredient, and very little in the way of active cultures. I use (recommended by Leslie Moran) PB8 probiotic (14 Billion active cultures) which comes in capsules. I empty the capsules into a salt shaker and sprinkle it on the birds' food. Probiotics are especially important after a course of antibiotics to replace the good gut bacteria or in a bird that is not digesting food very well.
 
What is strange about Potent Brew is that they advertise it as a probiotic, but there are no active cultures in the list of ingredients! Where are the probiotics?? A lot of probiotics for animals is full of sugar eg. for Avipro Avian, dextrose (sugar) is the first ingredient, and very little in the way of active cultures. I use (recommended by Leslie Moran) PB8 probiotic (14 Billion active cultures) which comes in capsules. I empty the capsules into a salt shaker and sprinkle it on the birds' food. Probiotics are especially important after a course of antibiotics to replace the good gut bacteria or in a bird that is not digesting food very well.
I noticed that to but in Northern parrots it says something like “due to the live ingredients this has a shelf life of 3-6 months”

not exactly sure what is says but something like that.
 
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