Silica diminishs steadily with age because American farming methods prevent silica from uptake by plants consumed by animals such as horses and cows; which in turn are consumed by dogs and cats. (and us humans). Nor can mineral silica such as beach sand be assimilated.

Our bioavailable organic silica does not affect toxicology or pharmacology testing in competition show animals. This Vetcare product is not contraindicated with anything. Vetcare quickly fixes mobility issues.

Dog Hip Problems Diagnostic Tutorial

As the owner of a cat, dog, or horse, you are the healthcare provider. This tutorial tells you how to diagnose—how to notice the symptoms.

Joint degrading is not the only health problem dogs, cats, and horses have, but is the common denominator between the species.

No “Cure” Exists
No cure in animal medicine exists for leg and body joint problems because they are mechanical. Restoration of normalcy is required.

“The causes of hip dysplasia are considered heritable, but new research conclusively suggests that environment also plays a role. To what degree the causality is genetic and what portion environmental is a topic of current debate. Environmental influences would include overweight condition, injury at a young age, overexertion on hip joint at a young age, ligament tear at a young age, repetitive motion on forming joint (i.e. jogging with puppy under the age of 1 year). As current studies progress, greater information will help provide procedures to effectively reduce the occurrence of this condition.

In dogs, the problem almost always appears by the time the dog is 18 months old. Richard Pitcairn theorizes that the hips of young dogs are weakened by heavy vaccination. The defect can be anywhere from mild to severely crippling, and can eventually cause severe osteoarthritis.

The signs of hip dysplasia are rarely extreme. Usually, only mild to moderate lameness is noted which may suddenly worsen. Dogs with a cranial (anterior) cruciate ligament tear typically hold the affected leg up (which is unusual with hip dysplasia). Patients with back (spinal) problems often scuff their toenails when walking, have an uncoordinated gait, and are weak in the rear limbs. They may be very painful if they have a disc rupture (sciatica) or show no spinal pain in certain degenerative spinal cord conditions (German Shepherd myelopathy).

Dogs might exhibit signs of stiffness or soreness after rising from rest, reluctance to exercise, bunny-hopping or other abnormal gait (legs move more together when running rather than swinging alternately), lameness, pain, reluctance to stand on rear legs, jump up, or climb stairs, subluxation or dislocation of the hip joint, or wasting away of the muscle mass in the hip area. Radiographs (X-rays) often confirm the presence of hip dysplasia, but radiographic features may not be present until two years of age in some dogs. Moreover, many affected dogs do not show clinical signs, but some dogs manifest the problem before seven months of age, while others do not show it until well into adulthood.

In part this is because the underlying hip problem may be mild or severe, may be worsening or stable, and the body may be more or less able to keep the joint in repair well enough to cope. Also, different animals have different pain tolerances and different weights, and use their bodies differently, so a light dog who only walks, will have a different joint use than a more heavy or very active dog. Some dogs will have a problem early on, others may never have a real problem at all.

A dysplastic animal has probably lived with the condition since it was only a few months old, and has therefore grown up taking the chronic pain for granted and have learned to live with it. Dogs suffering such pain do not usually exhibit acute signs of pain. Sometimes, they will suddenly and abnormally sit down when walking, or refuse to walk or climb objects which they usually would, but this can equally be a symptom of many other things, including a thorn in the paw, or a temporary muscle pain.

Pain recognition is less common a means of detection than the visible gait and other abnormalities described above.”

Horse Osteochondritis
Horses have hip, knee, and ankle joints to go lame when the rotating bone surfaces develop dysfunction. As do humans. Medicine can only try for pain relief. Restoration of cartilage and misshapen contact surfaces is available with sufficient applications of organic silica from within and without.

Ingredients: silica food grade monomethylsilanetriol, purified water, sodium bensoate. 1000ml.

Instructions: Directly into mouth, or mixed into drinking bowl. Cat and small dogs— 10ml (2 teaspoons) per day. Big dogs— 30ml (2 tablespoons per day). Horses— 100ml (7 tablespoons) per day. One bottle=100 days for cats and small dogs. One bottle=33 days for a big dog. One bottle=10 days for a horse.

However, these are the minimums so as to preserve product.

If I had a dog in distress, I would feed it at least one tablespoon (15ml) morning and night. Maybe double that. There is no known overdose of G5 organic silica. Moreover, the silica molecules are microscopic. They deposit on a bone surface until enough are there to make a difference. Until then, results are minimal. Ordering a single bottle to “test” it out in this context is likely futile. A 4 bottle discounted deal is on the Purchase and Prices page. If more than one pet is involved, a larger bulk price request for proposal (RFP) is offered on the Prices page.
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