The perinatal microbiota in dogs and cats: a narrative review from human research to veterinary practice
Penelope Banchi, Hanna Mila, Marta Selma-Royo, Smadar Tal, Franck Péron, Virginie Gaillard · 2026
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Penelope Banchi and co-authors review the microbes that colonize newborn dogs and cats in this 2026 paper. Early microbes shape lifelong health in humans, but pet medicine lags behind. The review borrows lessons from human research while stressing what differs in animals.
Evidence does not support live microbes reaching the healthy fetus before birth. Birth itself is the great turning point, with delivery mode and setting seeding the newborn. Milk, mothering, and the home environment then steer the young gut week by week. The authors weigh mother-focused probiotic ideas, note big gaps in pet data, and call for long-term studies that track mother, newborn, and surroundings together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Penelope Banchi, Hanna Mila, Marta Selma-Royo, Smadar Tal, Franck Péron, Virginie Gaillard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |