Microflora Plus is a natural cat food supplement that will keep your kitty’s digestive system regular. Even the healthiest of felines can benefit from probiotics or prebiotics for cats, as Microflora offers nutritional benefits for kitties in all seasons of life. From room-clearing toots to the occasional bout of diarrhea, our digestive supplement can help provide relief for the GI tract. One of our most popular supplements, this digestive aid helps promote proper digestion and bowel health through gut-soothing herbs, probiotics, prebiotics, and cat digestive enzymes. Each of these work in a different way to help support and maintain a properly-functioning digestive system. Probiotics and digestive enzymes Probiotics Probiotics for cats are essential for proper digestion! These are “good bacteria," living microorganisms projecting health benefits for their host—namely, digestive systems. They're quantified by the number of colony forming units (CFUs), a term that describes the probiotic's ability to reproduce. The higher the CFU, the better the effect of the probiotic on the body. Prebiotics of our digestive enzymes Prebiotics Prebiotics are essentially the food source for probiotics. They are long-chain sugars that encourage the growth of good bacteria in the gut. It's important to have a high-level CFU probiotic that accompanies prebiotics. Digestive Enzymes, close up and iconified version Digestive Enzymes Enzymes work to break down nutrients. Some molecules are harder to break down for dogs & cats (for instance, the cellulose found in plant-based foods). Digestive enzymes break down large molecules into smaller, more usable pieces that can be utilized effectively by the digestive tract. Microflora Plus contains digestive enzymes that are specifically geared towards a carnivore’s needs, including elevated levels of amylase and cellulase. Herbs and our natural remedies Gut-Soothing Herbs Herbs soothe GI distress naturally, without interfering with the probiotics and digestive enzymes already at work. Ginger, cinnamon, and licorice are all gut-soothing herbs that can be found in Microflora Plus. Ingredients (Dried fermentation products of Aspergillus oryzae, Rhizophus oryzae, and Trichoderma longibrachiatim [T. reesei], pineapple stem, papaya), FOS (Fructooligosaccharides), Cinnamon Bark, Ginger, Licorice, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried fermentation product, [dried fermentation products of Bacillus subtilis and B. licheniformis, maltodextrin, sodium silico aluminate (dessicant)], stearic acid Probiotics (Bacillus/Lactobacillus): 10 Billion CFU Prebiotics (FOS):100 mg Enzymes Amylase: 3750 SKB/g Protease: 5625 HUT/g Lipase: 750 FIP/g Cellulase: 600 CU/g Bromelain: 22.5 GDU/g Papain: 3.75 TU/mg Herbs (Cinnamon, Ginger, and Licorice): 270 mg *per two capsules SKB = dextrinization of 5,000g of starch/hour/g HUT= hydrolysis of 8,250µg tyrosine from hemoglobin/min/g FIP = liberates 2,000µmoles fatty acid from olive oil/min/mg CU = hydrolysis of 200 b-1,4 glucosidic bonds from carboxymethylcellulose/min/g GDU = liberation of 15.8µg tyrosine from casein/min/g TU = liberates 5µg tyrosine from casein/min/g