Dog probiotics for chronic diarrhea and ibd: products that meet the rule

Only one canine trial on this entire site tests a probiotic against chronic, ongoing GI disease rather than a one-off bout of diarrhea: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of Saccharomyces boulardii in dogs with chronic enteropathy, which found improvement in clinical activity index and stool frequency over placebo. These four products all contain that strain. That's one trial, not a body of evidence, and it was a mixed group of healthy and chronic-enteropathy dogs -- read the Saccharomyces boulardii strain page before assuming it applies to a specific diagnosis like IBD.

The rule

Contains a strain -- so far, only Saccharomyces boulardii -- with a linked canine study specifically in dogs with chronic enteropathy or IBD, rather than acute/short-term diarrhea.

4 products that meet the rule

ProductFormCFU/unitWhy it meets the rule
Four Leaf Rover ProtectPowder7 billionContains Saccharomyces boulardii, the strain tested in the one chronic-enteropathy canine trial on this site.
Four Leaf Rover Saccharomyces BoulardiiPowder40 billionA single-strain Saccharomyces boulardii product -- the strain tested in the one chronic-enteropathy canine trial on this site.
NOW Foods Saccharomyces BoulardiiCapsule5 billionA single-strain Saccharomyces boulardii product -- the strain tested in the one chronic-enteropathy canine trial on this site.
Zesty Paws Probiotic BitesSoft chew6 billionContains Saccharomyces boulardii, the strain tested in the one chronic-enteropathy canine trial on this site.

Related strains

Bacillus subtilisBacillus coagulansSaccharomyces boulardii