So can biofilm really make our pets sick?

Even if you didn’t know what it was, there’s no doubt you’ve seen biofilm. It’s that slime that lines the inside of your pet’s water bowl - or even your own water bottle. 
Running your finger on the bowl will tell you it’s there!

And while most green things are good for us, that slime certainly isn’t. It’s a soup of nasty bacteria and fungi that are served by their millions with every slurp of water from that bowl.

And it’s a leading cause of gut upsets, diarrhoea and bad breath. 

But here’s where it’s coming from. And how you can eliminate it from your life…

So now we now where it comes from, here's how to ensure that biofilm doesn't bring on the tummy gurgles or dreaded diarrhoea...

Written and researched by veterinarian, Dr Chris Brown BVSc (Hons)

References:

1. "Bacterial Biofilm and its Role in the Pathogenesis of Disease"
   By Lene K Vestby 1, Torstein Grønseth 2, Roger Simm 3, Live L Nesse 4
   In Antibiotics MDPI

2. "Biofilm-related disease"
   By Jose Luis Del Pozo 1 2 3
   Journal of Infectious Diseases Review

3. "Shaking up that sick feeling with biofilm sugars"
   By Agustina Taglialegna 
   Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 22, page323 (2024)