Dog Multivitamin Soft Chews with Probiotics

Supplements are the easiest thing in a pet shop to oversell, so here is the plain version. These are a daily soft chew carrying vitamins, minerals and probiotics, given as a treat rather than pushed down a throat. A dog on a complete commercial food is not usually short of vitamins, and where a chew like this earns its place is alongside a change of diet, a course of antibiotics, or a dog whose digestion has never been quite settled.

Probiotics are live bacteria intended to top up the population already in the gut, and they work best given consistently over weeks rather than as a one-off after a bad day. The soft chew format is the practical part, since a tablet gets spat out behind the sofa and a chew gets eaten, and a supplement your dog refuses is worth nothing at all. There are 90 chews to a jar, roughly three months at one a day, on a vet-formulated recipe.

• 90 soft chews per jar
• Vitamins, minerals and probiotics in one daily chew
• Vet-formulated recipe
• Fed as a treat, with no pilling required
• Suits dogs on a routine daily supplement

Two things worth knowing. Treat it as a daily vitamin and probiotic. Follow the dosing on the jar by bodyweight, and speak to your vet first if your dog is on medication, pregnant or has an ongoing condition.

Who it's for: Owners who want a straightforward daily vitamin and probiotic chew, rather than a dog with an anxiety problem that needs addressing properly.