Rx Vitamins for Pets provides veterinarians with nutritional formulations designed to enhance patient outcomes. Since 1998, Rx Vitamins has set the standard in the development of safe, well-researched, condition-specific formulas. We support veterinarians by providing a wide choice of treatment options to complement the conventional care of companion animals.
Poison Testing
Mineral & Toxic Metal Fur Test Kit:
Diet and environment play a major role in the health of our pets. With the Mineral & Toxic Metal Fur Test Kit, your practice can check for long-term issues with both. Fur is the only matrix suitable for studying a long period of exposure to pollutants or dietary deficiencies for macro and microminerals in dogs and cats.
Pollutants circulating in the blood, through ingestion or inhalation, are automatically captured by the follicle of the fur when it grows and stays intact. By analyzing fur, you can assess any prolonged exposures to potentially harmful minerals and metals, as well as identify any shortcomings the pet’s diet may have.
29 Elements Tested• 15 Nutritional Minerals • 4 Toxic Metals • 10 Environmental Minerals
Poison Recovery
Rx Clay:
Rx Clay can help to bind residual toxins that may still be present in the intestinal tract once the acute poisoning threat has subsided. Unlike Sodium based clays, Rx Clay is calcium based and will not further dehydrate your patient. Loose stools can be greatly diminished with Rx Clay administration.
Rx Clay is a naturally-occurring, finely ground, heat-sterilized clay of the “Bentonite” mineral category. It is further sub-classified as a “Smectite” clay, which is further subclassified into the “Montmorillonite” group of clay minerals. Smectites, which are also known as “phyllosilicates” have a three-layer crystalline structure (one alumina and two silica layers) that exhibit the common characteristic of hydrational swelling when exposed to water. Montmorillonite is a well-known smectite clay mineral. It is a member of the class of smectites known as “Diosmectites”, which contain Aluminum, Aluminum Iron or Iron. Rx Clay is a unique type of montmorillonite clay that is free of heavy metals and dioxins and will not release its aluminum ions.
The physical structure of the calcium aluminum silicate (CAS) that comprises 100% of Rx Clay is made up of large flat “plates” of aluminosilicate that are separated by calcium ions. The separation of these plates by the positively charged calcium ions creates a 2 highly-charged inner layer between the plates that can attract and literally trap materials inside the equidistant inner layers. The other clays studied to prevent or treat diarrhea electrostatically bind these materials to their exterior surfaces.
Chemotherapy-associated diarrhea • Acute infectious diarrhea • Toxin Recovery • Inflammatory bowel disease diarrhea • Colitis • Aflatoxicosis prevention • Improves intestinal barrier function (Leaky Gut Syndrome)
Post Poisoning Organ Support
Poisoning can often cause damage to the vital organs. Supportive care can often be appropriate in the short and sometimes long-term care post poisoning. When one of your vital organs is damaged, supportive care imperative for best outcome. Sometimes organs recover, but sometimes they don’t. When organ failure is final, it can be fatal.
A common causes of organ failure include toxic injury. Toxins can cause both acute and chronic organ injury. They can affect any or all of your vital organs. You can get toxic poisoning from substances in your environment, from bacterial infections that produce toxins in your body or from substances that you take. Your liver and kidneys filter low levels of toxins from your blood every day. If they fail, these toxins may build up and injure your other organs.
Substance overdose or acute alcohol poisoning can cause acute heart failure, acute liver failure or acute kidney injury. Environmental toxins can cause chronic respiratory failure, kidney disease or liver disease and contribute to developing degenerative brain diseases. Bacterial infections produce toxins as byproducts, which may affect individual organs or all of them if they get in
The vital organs that can be affected by poisoning include:
Liver: Your liver performs hundreds of functions necessary to sustain life, including filtering toxins from your blood. Liver failure can be acute or chronic.
Kidneys: Your kidneys remove waste from your blood through your pee and balance your fluids and electrolytes. Kidney failure can be chronic or acute.
Heart: Your heart delivers oxygen-rich blood to all of your other organs. When your heart is failing, it can affect your whole body. Acute heart failure is a rapid decline in heart function. Congestive heart failure is a chronic condition that progresses over time.
Lungs: Your lungs are part of your respiratory system, which delivers oxygen to all of your body’s tissues. Respiratory failure can be acute or chronic.
For Liver: Hepato Support
Hepato Support includes silymarin, the standardized extract of milk thistle, along with a full complex of B vitamins and alpha lipoic acid to help promote normal liver function. The flavonolignan complex in milk thistle, silymarin, increases the uptake of hepatic glutathione by the liver, intestines and stomach, and protects the liver from toxic damage. The milk thistle in this formula has been standardized to 80% silymarin and contains 30% silybinin A+B.
For Kidneys: Rx Renal Feline & Canine
Rx Renal Feline & Canine are comprehensive renal support formulas composed of multiple botanical extracts and nutraceuticals that help support normal kidney function.This novel, empirically-derived formula, was designed to provide a broad-spectrum approach to the support and normalization of renal function in dogs and cats.
This formula can improve appetite, weight gain, energy, and can improve blood chemistry values such as creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Hematocrit values have also been shown to respond to the long-term use of this formulation.
A limited pilot study was conducted to explore the efficacy of this formulation for the management of dogs and cats with renal issues. Patients were chosen for the pilot study whose renal disease had been documented by examination by a veterinary internal medicine specialist, ultrasound diagnostic imaging, and blood chemistries. It was found that within 7 days on this formula, the test animals’ appetite, general attitude and energy were observed to improve. As early as 2 weeks on this formula, substantial improvements in blood chemistry parameters were measured. The clinical data received from these pilot animals far surpassed expectations. This formula has the ability to rapidly benefit those patients suffering from varying renal disease diagnoses.
For Heart & Lungs: Formula CV
Formula CV combines the cardio-protective qualities of hawthorn berry along with other important nutrients that support the structure and function of the cardiovascular system. Taurine is the dominant amino acid found in heart muscle and carnitine plays a critical role in the transport of long-chain fatty acids in to the mitochondria. Potassium and magnesium play important roles in the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle. Vitamin E provides vital antioxidant protection and, with selenium, helps protect the integrity of blood vessels.
