Hi there! Sorry no one has responded yet to your post. Can you tell us a bit more about why your cat might need acidophilus, and some more about him/her in general? That might help trigger some responses.
He is 14 and recently dxd with CKD. He is also in the midst of an URI so the vet decided to put him on a round of Azithromycin, even though she had reservations about it possibly causing stomach upset. His appetite haas not been good lately, but the congestion has been a problem for a while so she’s thinking that may actually be the source of the poor appetite. SO I was planning to get some probiotics and read somewhere that acidophilus is good for respiratory issues.
Hmmm. I've never heard of probiotics being good for respiratory issues since they work in the digestive tract. That being said, they work great when you are giving antibiotics, simply because antibiotics often cause diarrhea. The issue is that you shouldnt give them within a few hours of each other. My Vet recommends giving FortiFlora with antibiotics if my cat gets diarrhea from them, and it works. Otherwise, I normally give human probiotics like Natural Factors.