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    Re: Ongoing health issues within BP collection

    Quote Originally Posted by nikkubus View Post
    Unfortunately, while antibiotics can kill off nasty bacteria, they also kill off helpful bacteria, and can cause pretty bad imbalances, so probiotics are often needed to help things go back to where they should be. It can take humans and other mammals months to recover fully from the use of antibiotics, I imagine for reptiles it's far longer. I think it's a good sign that the symptoms have at least lessened some and would hope that the product you ordered will help them return to full health faster.
    Speaking from experience, this is truer than a lot of people realize. My daughter is prone to ear infections so unfortunately is on a course of antibiotics every few months. They do their job, but also leave some digestive issues that probiotics do a great job of taking care of. While I have no experience with the symptoms you’re describing, I will say that I’ve seen antibiotics help issues like this, but then leave what appear to be minor digestive issues after. Probiotics, as suggested, have helped balance out the gut and correct those left-over issues.

    Edit: I wanna add that I'm not recommending treatment for reptiles based off human medical treatment lol, just offering an opinion based on my limited knowledge of the subject.
    Last edited by Hugsplox; 11-22-2021 at 04:37 PM.

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