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Nutramax probiotics for dogs: every product, by the label

Proviable line structure: base 'Proviable' (DC Capsules, Kit, Chewable Tablets) delivers 5 billion CFU/unit of a fixed 7-strain blend (Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 30183, Bifidobacterium bifidum NCIMB 30179, Streptococcus thermophilus NCIMB 30189, Lactobacillus helveticus NCIMB 30184, L. delbrueckii NCIMB 30186, L. casei NCIMB 30188, L. plantarum NCIMB 30187). 'Proviable-Forte' (Sprinkle Capsules, Chewable Tablets, Forte Kit) uses the same 7 strains at double potency, 10 billion CFU/unit, and per Nutramax's own site is sold 'exclusively from veterinarians' — no Amazon ASIN found for any Forte-line SKU. Label-order of the 7 strains varied slightly across different proviable.com page fetches (possibly a scraping artifact) — standardized here on the NCIMB-numbered order.

Every Nutramax product, by the label

ProductFormCFU/unitStrainsStorageVerified
Nutramax Proviable-Forte Sprinkle CapsulesCapsule10 billion7Shelf-stable2026-10-12
Nutramax Proviable-Forte Chewable TabletsChewable tablet10 billion7Shelf-stable2026-10-12
Nutramax Proviable-DC CapsulesCapsule5 billion7Shelf-stable2026-10-12
Nutramax Proviable Chewable TabletsChewable tablet5 billion7Shelf-stable2026-10-12
Nutramax Proviable-Forte Kit for DogsPaste500 million7Shelf-stable2026-10-12
Nutramax Proviable KitPaste500 million7Shelf-stable2026-10-12

Within-line comparisons

Nutramax Proviable-DC Capsules vs Nutramax Proviable-Forte Sprinkle Capsules

Strains used across the line

Bifidobacterium bifidum NCIMB 30179Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 30183Lactobacillus casei NCIMB 30188Lactobacillus delbrueckii NCIMB 30186Lactobacillus helveticus NCIMB 30184Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30187Streptococcus thermophilus NCIMB 30189

Questions about Nutramax

What's actually different between Proviable-DC and Proviable-Forte?

Only the count, as far as the label states: both use the same fixed seven-strain blend, DC at 5 billion CFU per unit and Forte at 10 billion. Forte is sold through veterinarians; we found no Amazon listing for it.

Are the seven strains the same ones Nutramax documents with NCIMB numbers?

Yes, per Nutramax's own site -- but the capsule's own printed label lists them as bare species names, without the NCIMB codes on the package panel itself.

Is Proviable labeled for cats?

Some Proviable SKUs (like the Kit) are labeled for both dogs and cats; check the specific product page, since not every SKU in the line shares the same species label.

Does the strain print order on the label matter?

Not that we found -- it's a fixed seven-organism blend regardless of print order. Our own research found the printed order varied slightly across different Nutramax pages, which we treat as a formatting inconsistency, not a formula change.