Protect - Organic Probiotics for Dogs, Soil-Based, Yeast

>>NOTE: This review has been 1 year in the making, as I wanted to review product after using long term. I am nearing the end of my 4th container. Currently, 1 jar lasts me about 10 weeks. (*See end of review.)<< This probiotic has been a "miracle cure" for my 4yo, 100lb Bernoodle. On a daily basis for almost 3 years, he endured very smelly, very soft, mostly-formed stools. He also suffered from severe stress diarrhea. After countless vet visits, expensive prescriptions, food upgrades & pre, pro & postbiotic supplement additions, I had all but given up on finding my dog some relief. One day while scrolling social media, I came across an obscure, albeit enlightening, article discussing "regular" probiotics vs soil based probiotics. After researching the subject, I found only a handful of brands that had soil based probiotics. I chose Four Leaf Rover's PROTECT Soil Based Probiotic brand because [1] it is all natural, [2] has only has 9 ingredients which are all recognizable and active, [3] has ZERO inactive ingredients, [4] has the most concentrated CFU counts, [5] was the best value for the money, and [6] has fantastic reviews on and off Amazon. This stuff is amazing. After about 2 weeks, I suddenly realized that my pup's stools were actually improving. By the time the container was finished (60 days +/-), his number 2's were as near to perfect as they could be. And his stress diarrhea wasn't diarrhea anymore ... it had become merely airy, soft stools without the deathly smell. Plus, an additional benefit ... his breath isn't stinky (in my dog's case anyway). I wish I had found this product sooner. Thank you, Four Leaf Rover for creating this miracle cure for my Enzo. Please don't discontinue or reformulate PROTECT; it's perfect as is ... simple yet super effective. I will continue to buy PROTECT & 1000% recommend this product to anyone whose dog is dealing with gastrointestinal issues & hasn't found much, if any, sustainable relief with conventional probiotics. My best advice about administering though: GO SLOW with dosing ... it's potent! I started with 1/4 of my dog's eventual suggested daily dose (100lb = 1 tbsp) for the first week, then increased weekly as his stool improved. It took about 6 weeks to get to full dose. *As of this writing, my boy only needs 90% of his suggested daily dose to maintain his stool quality. This allows me the flexibility to increase the dose for incidental stool issues.

I like this product very much for my dog who has skin allergies and GI issues. She is sensitive to many probiotics and many other probiotics sent her into a frenzy of scratching and licking and affected her poops but this product’s ingredients and choice of probiotic seem to agree with her. I felt it was worth a try after reading about this company’s product. I believe this probiotic product helps her poops to be better. I’m so glad Amazon carries this product because, as a Prime member, I was able to get delivery next day so I could start her on it right away. It seems to help her digestive issues and I will continue using it.

Works great for my Bella, last a long time. Chorkie, 14 Lbs. Worth a try, no issues as GI problems

Great product!

This probiotic has really helped with my dog's bad breath! It is easy to give her, I just sprinkle it on her food.

I feel like it helps.

My vet recommended for my dogs Pica, he stopped eating dirt in just a few days!

I wanted to give this to my dog for vaccine detox purposes because of forced rabies vaccination requirements in my state. My dog is not picky about supplements on her food so she ate her food as normal during the 4 days I used this product. However, she had a lot of intestinal gas and after the 3rd or 4th day of use, I woke up to loose stool all over my living room floor. Our dog is completely potty trained so this was a Sunday Morning surprise. I discontinued use of the product immediately and her bowel habits and firm stool consistency returned the next day. Some dogs have extremely sensitive stomachs so results will vary. I’m definitely not knocking this product and based on the reviews, it looks like a lot of dogs tolerate and benefit tremendously from this product. I’m sad for my dog that she isn’t one of these lucky dogs who can take this product. I reached out to Amazon and have been promised a refund.