Pet PycC™

Key Benefits:

• pets need antioxidants too to prevent free radical damage and excessive aging
• Pycnogenol® is the most potent antioxidant available
• also contains high potency vitamin C

Recommended Dosage:

A partial tablet, or one or more tablets, depending upon the weight of the animal, given orally to pets and farm animals per day as a dietary herbal supplement. Consult veterinarian if needed for treatment.

Intended Uses:

Pycnogenol® is a patented pine tree bark extract from Pinus maritma trees located in southern France. Pycnogenol® is a mixture of bioflavonoids and proanthocyanadins having enormous antioxidant properties. It is considered to be the strongest antioxidant available. It is 50 times stronger than vitamin E and 20 times stronger than Vitamin C as an antioxidant. You can find more information on our pages Pycnogenol® Science and Pycnogenol® Questions & Answers.

Pycnogenol® is a non-toxic and safe antioxidant capable of helping prevent cancer, slow tumor growth, and slow tissue degeneration associated with the free radical aging process.

Pycnogenol® has been shown to lower histamine levels which reduces allergic reactions (such as hay fever and asthma) and inflammatory responses. It has been shown to protect against vascular permeability which include venous diseases of the legs, leg ulcers, swelling of the legs, cold legs and hands, and intermittent claudication.

Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant and essential vitamin. Consumption of vitamin C has been shown to lower the risk of some types of cancer. Vitamin C works especially well when combined with Pycnogenol® and synergistically increases the antioxidant effects of both ingredients. Vitamin C is one of our focus vitamins where you may find detailed information on it.

Our Unique Formulation:

Pycnogenol® is sometimes sold by disreputable manufacturers using less expensive and inferior materials. The Pycnogenol® we use is the best (and only authentic) material available and is specially formulated with vitamin C where the effects of both are increased by each other. Our exclusive easy to take formula Pet PycCTM is an ideal method for pets and farm animals to consume two very powerful antioxidants (free radical scavengers).

Additional Information:

See the latest research findings on humans where ingredients in this product may help prevent heart disease (news references 1, 2, and 14), smoking effects on the fetal infant(s) during pregnancy, sunburn, improve lung function, reduce oxidative stress, and treat colorectal cancer and diabetes. It would be expected that some of these characteristics would carry over to animal health.

Also, still related to human health, vitamin C has other important nutritional health qualities such as Vitamin C May Lower Gallstone Risk (in women).

Keep in mind that vitamin C intake may be lower than you would expect in humans, so it may well be expected that animals are no different -- see American Diets May Lack Vitamin C and Lower Vitamin C in Smokers' Breast Milk.

References and More Reading:

The New Antioxidant - Plus ( The Amazing Story of Pycnogenol® , Free- Radical Antagonist and Vitamin C Potentiator ) by Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D. Published in 1992 by Keats Publishing, Inc. (New Canaan, CT).

OPC in Practice ( Bioflavanols and Their Application) by Bert Schwitters in collaboration with Prof. Jack Masquelier. Published 1993 by Alfa Omega Publishers (Italy).

Each tablet contains :