Antibiotics & Probiotics

[Niki]

Wilbur's been to the vets again today - his UTI is back & he's passing blood again.  He's on baytril 0.2ml twice daily. Previously i've given probiotics along side antibiotics but my vet said to give him probiotic AFTER he'd finished the antibiotic as the antibiotic kills off the probiotic (i think that's the right way round). 
It does make sense in my head that if a probiotic puts back good bacteria & antibiotics kill off bacteria; good & bad then all the good the probiotic is doing is being undone to some extent by the antibiotic. Unless of course antibiotics only "attack" bad bacteria  :-\

Has anyone else been told this? 

 

[Cavy Crazy]

Antibiotics will kill both good and bad bacteria. O0

 

[Niki]

Antibiotics will kill both good and bad bacteria. O0

Thank you, it does make sense then

 

[Cavy Crazy]

Yeah it does. Antibiotics job is to kill of harmful bacteria that is making the subject ill, however, antibiotics can't tell the difference between good and bad bacteria so just kills both. Does that make sense? I think and hope it does.

 

[Niki]

Yeah it does. Antibiotics job is to kill of harmful bacteria that is making the subject ill, however, antibiotics can't tell the difference between good and bad bacteria so just kills both. Does that make sense? I think and hope it does.

It sure does O0

 

[Glynis]

Oh no Wilbur you poor little man
Sending you these to help you in a quick recovery back to your normal beautiful self :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

 

[Niki]

Bless you Glynis, thank you. I will pass those onto Wilbur boy :-*

 

[kellyandpiggies]

Big hugs to Wilbur :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

 

[Niki]

Thanks Kelly

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

Hope you are soon better Wilbur! :-*

 

[Niki]

Hope you are soon better Wilbur! :-*

Thanks Debbie