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Can I give probiotics to my dog diagnosed with pancreatitis?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 3 years and 2 months old | 40 lbs

Hi, can I give Protexin probiotics for a dog that was diagnosed with pancreatitis?

3 Answers

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on April 9th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While you could administer probiotics in theory, I prefer to stay away from anything that is not part of the diet or medications while patients are recovering from pancreatitis. Perhaps wait for Meagan to be recovered from her episode of pancreatitis and then you may start her on probiotics. Good luck!

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti
Veterinarian
I would rather not give it, unless really needed :for example if having profuse diarrhoea. It also depends on how bad the pancreatitis is. However, in the beginning,dogs tend to just receive antisickness medications, pain relief and intravenous fluids and after a couple of days they can be started on a bland diet and probiotics are sometimes introduced at vet’s discretion . Hope this helps !
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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD
Veterinarian
Published on January 16th, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

Probiotics won't hurt, but are more for small intestinal and colonic disease. They help replace the gut flora (bacteria) with beneficial bacteria. It won't hurt to try!

I hope this helps!
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