Most pet multivitamins are formulated to a price point. They use zinc oxide because it's cheap. Folic acid because it's cheap. Magnesium oxide. dl-Alpha tocopheryl acetate. Synthetic forms that are inexpensive to source — and poorly absorbed.
This isn't that.
Holistic Total Body Support has been reformulated with the nutrient forms widely recognized as more bioavailable: methylated folate (L-5-MTHF Ca) instead of folic acid, chelated bisglycinate minerals instead of oxides, active P5P / R5P / methylcobalamin B-vitamins, and tocotrienol vitamin E.
The glandular base — spleen, stomach, adrenal, orchic, hypothalamus, thymus, anterior pituitary, and liver — comes from pasture-raised animals in Argentina and Brazil, not feedlot operations. These cofactor-rich tissues have been used in functional nutrition for decades to provide nutritional support for the corresponding organs and endocrine systems.
Formulated for dogs and cats eating raw, cooked, canned, or dry food. One scoop daily helps round out the nutritional picture of a home-prepared or commercial diet.
Why the forms matter.
A multivitamin is only as useful as the body's ability to absorb and use what's in it. The forms we chose, compared to what's standard in lower-cost pet multis:
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Nutrient
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We use
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What most pet multis use
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Folate
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L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Ca (active methylated form)
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Folic Acid
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Zinc
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Zinc Bisglycinate (chelated)
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Zinc Oxide
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Copper
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Copper Bisglycinate (chelated)
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Cupric Oxide
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Manganese
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Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate
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Manganese Sulfate
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Magnesium
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Magnesium Glycinate
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Magnesium Oxide
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Vitamin B6
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Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (active)
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Pyridoxine HCl
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Vitamin B2
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Riboflavin-5-Phosphate (active)
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Riboflavin
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Vitamin B12
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Methylcobalamin (active)
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Cyanocobalamin
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Vitamin E
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Tocotrienol
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dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (synthetic)
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Selenium
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L-Selenomethionine
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Sodium Selenite
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The forms on the left cost more. They're also the forms most functional nutritionists and integrative practitioners prefer.
Made for cats, too.
Cats are obligate carnivores. Unlike dogs, they cannot convert beta-carotene from plant sources into the active form of vitamin A — they require preformed vitamin A in their diet, full stop. That's why this formula uses retinyl palmitate at a low, measured dose (0.1 mg per serving): it's the form cats can actually use.
If your cat eats a home-prepared diet without organ meat, a multivitamin without preformed vitamin A simply doesn't meet feline nutritional requirements established by AAFCO.
