Description

PetAlive LacToll promotes healthy milk production in lactating females. LacToll is a 100% safe and natural combination of herbal ingredients for the support of colostrum and milk production in nursing pets, as well as providing a natural tonic for the nursing female dog or cat.

• Support healthy and sufficient production of milk in lactating female dogs and cats
• Maintain the healthy flow of milk
• Act as a digestive tonic and support healthy bowel movements
• Provide a tonic effect for bitches or queens after birth of pups and kittens

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.

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 boost their immune systems. 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.

The natural way

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 plenty of fresh water - while nursing.

Peace and quiet and a relaxing, secure environment are important, especially in the first few weeks and while milk supply is being established. Frequent visitors and handling of the young can be very stressful for the nursing mother and this can interfere with milk production, so keep visitors to a minimum and do not allow puppies and kittens to be picked up by unfamiliar people, especially if this distresses the mother.

Herbal Ingredients

• Milk Thistle (Silybum marianus) 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.
• Goat’s Rue (Galega officinalis) is excellent for stimulating production and flow of milk for healthy lactation. Galega is also useful in protecting against infection and will help to prevent mastitis.
• Fennel (Foeniculum officinale) can increase the natural production of milk and has long been used to stimulate healthy lactation in nursing women and also in pets. Fennel is also an excellent digestive tonic and blood cleanser.
• Borage (Borago officinalis) 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.

This product contains Milk Thistle, which may interfere with the update of P450 drugs.

Native Remedies' Pet Alive products are created using a 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 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.

Available in 50 ml convenient tincture form. One bottle will last for 15 - 60 days, depending on the size and needs of your pet.