Prebiotics stimulate intestinal local immunity (lg A) and also have a neutralising effect on pathogenic bacteria.

Overweight, neutered, inactive dogs (prone to weight gain)

Acute and chronic diarrhoea

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Maldigestion, malabsorption

Bacterial overgrowth

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)

Gastritis

Colitis

Chronic pancreatitis

RECOMMENDED FOR DOGS WITH

Pregnancy and lactation

Recommended for dogs with acute disease, regeneration of the intestinal villi requires nutritional management to last for at least three weeks. Lifetime feeding may be necessary/beneficial in case of chronic disease.

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR

RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE & FEEDING DURATION

Dog s weight thin normal overweight grams cups grams cups grams cups

2kg 51 4/8 44 4/8 37 3/8 4kg 86 7/8 74 6/8 63 5/8 6kg 117 1 2/8 101 1 1/8 85 7/8 8kg 145 1 4/8 125 1 3/8 105 1 1/8

10kg 171 1 7/8 148 1 5/8 124 1 3/8 15kg 232 2 4/8 200 2 1/8 169 1 6/8 20kg 288 3 1/8 248 2 5/8 209 2 2/8 25kg 340 3 5/8 294 3 1/8 247 2 5/8 30kg 390 4 1/8 337 3 5/8 284 3 35kg 438 4 5/8 378 4 318 3 3/8 40kg 484 5 1/8 418 4 4/8 352 3 6/8 50kg 572 6 1/8 494 5 2/8 416 4 4/8 60kg 656 7 566 6 477 5 1/8 70kg 736 7 7/8 636 6 6/8 535 5 6/8 80kg 814 8 6/8 703 7 4/8 592 6 3/8

GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISORDERS

Swanson et al. (2002) Supplemental fructooligosaccharides and mannanoligosaccharides influence immune function, ileal and total tract nutrient digestibilities, microbial populations and concentrations of protein catabolites in the large bowel of Dogs. J Nutr 2002; 132(5): 980-9.