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PetAlive LacToll
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Item Number: PA-LT
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PetAlive LacToll
Optimize healthy milk production in nursing dogs and cats PetAlive LacToll
Use PetAlive LacToll to:
• Increase production of milk in lactating female dogs and cats
• Promote the healthy flow of milk
• Reduce environmental pollutants passed into the breast milk
• Cleanse the blood and prevent infection
• Act as a digestive tonic and encourage healthy bowel movements
Nursing and lactation in dogs and cats
As with humans, a mother’s milk is the perfect food for newborn puppies and kittens. Nursing is a natural and beautiful process and anyone who has ever seen a litter nursing contentedly will attest to this. Young puppies and kittens have very high nutritional requirements for their extremely fast growth rates and high energy levels. In fact, eating and sleeping are the two major activities of the first two weeks of life! Puppies and kittens generally double their birth weight by the 8th or 10th day of life. Because the entire litter’s energy requirements must be met by the mother, lactation is a very nutritionally demanding time for your female dog or cat. A complete and balanced diet is very important and she will need between one and a half to three times more food than usual - as well as a lot more fresh water - while nursing. The first meal a puppy or kitten will have after birth is of colostrum, the first type of milk produced by the mother. This is a very important substance for puppies and kittens as colostrum contains antibodies and nutrients essential for the newborn animal’s nutrition as well as to protect them from infection. It is crucial that each puppy or kitten receives his/her share of colostrum so keep an eye on the smaller, less pushy animals in the litter at this time to make sure they get a chance. Colostrum is only available to the litter for 24 hours after birth. Thereafter mature milk is produced by the mother for her offspring. Mature milk contains none of the immune factors that colostrum does but is the perfect source of all-round nutrition for puppies and kittens.
What problems may affect normal lactation and nursing in pets?
The most common problem that may hinder the process of nursing is insufficient milk production by the mother. This is fairly common and there is not always a clear reason for the problem. Production of colostrum and later mature milk are crucial for the health and well-being of the litter and a female dog or cat queen who is unable to nurse her litter properly puts them at risk. Signs that the mother may not be producing enough milk are pups or kittens jerking at the teats or not nursing continuously for any length of time. It is also important to monitor the puppies’ and kittens’ weight gain carefully especially in the first two weeks of life.
What is LacToll?
LacToll is a 100% safe and natural combination of herbal ingredients for optimizing colostrum and milk production in nursing pets, as well as providing a natural tonic for the nursing female dog or cat.
What are the Ingredients?
Native Remedies' products are created using our Full Spectrum Approach™ (FSA), a set of standards and processes that combine the best quality, laboratory tested, raw ingredients, Good Manufacturing Practices and a Full Spectrum manufacturing method to guarantee you products of the highest quality, safety and effectiveness.
Our products contain no animal products, gluten, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, are suitable for lacto-vegetarians and are not tested on animals. Individual ingredients are well-researched and are natural, safe and effective.
• Silybum marianus (Milk Thistle) has been used since ancient times for treating a variety of ailments and is most widely known for its positive effects on liver functioning and lactation. Milk Thistle is excellent for promoting the production of milk in nursing mothers and, due to its liver tonic properties, has also been shown to reduce the amounts of synthetic substances from the environment, like pollution and pesticides, in mothers’ milk.
• Galega officinalis is also known as Goat’s Rue and is excellent for stimulating lactation, both in production and flow of milk. Galega is useful in protecting against infection too and will help to prevent mastitis.
• Foeniculum officinale (Fennel) has long been used to stimulate healthy lactation in nursing women and also in pets. Fennel can increase the natural production of milk. This herbal ingredient is also an excellent digestive tonic and blood cleanser.
• Borago officinalis (Borage) increases milk production. This herb also contains soothing, anti-inflammatory ingredients that help recovery from whelping or queening and act as a tonic remedy for digestive and bowel functioning.
How do I use LacToll?
LacToll comes in convenient tincture form. The drops are easy to administer to pets and may be mixed with food or a treat.
To be taken 2-3 times per day at the following dosage:
• Cats and small dogs: 2-3 drops.
• Medium dogs: 5-8 drops.
• Large dogs: 8-12 drops. |
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