Half of dogs now get cancer, it used to be just 1 percent (probably low Vitamin D)

More cancer and other health problems if dogs have <100ng/ml of Vitamin D

• Dog Cancer (hemangiosarcoma) is rare if more than 100 ng of vitamin D – July 2014
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  • "black triangles represent cancer"

• Overview Veterinary and vitamin D

  • No consensus on Vitamin D from dog fur

  • Recommendations of IUs of Vitamin D per kilograms of dog weight

  • Cows 70 ng, Monkeys 82 ng,

• 3 primates have higher levels of vitamin D than clothed humans, level varies between individuals – April 2015

  • 50 ng to 300 ng

• Vets getting excited about vitamin D - Oct 2012

• Dogs – like humans – with IBD were low on vitamin D – July 2011

• Dog Cancer 4X more likely if low Vitamin D – Nov 2015

  • Includes Vitamin D level in blood vs brand of dog food
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• Companion animals (dog, cats) need vitamin D too – March 2016

• Hospitalized cats 8X more likely to die if low vitamin D (Vit. D helps humans too) – May 2015

• 43 reasons for Vitamin D deficiency

  • 20 of the 35 reasons for humans are new in last few decades
  • 22 of the reasons apply to cats and dogs

  Comments by Henry Lahore, founder of VitaminDWiki

1. There are 160 categories in VitaminDWiki
   • Veterinary was the first category made - it now has items
   • Vets for farm animals were about 20 years ahead of human doctors to realize the importance of Vitamin D
   • Vets for farm animals are paid to keep the animals healthy - so they are proactive
   • Vets for companion animals are paid to treat sick animals, just as doctors are only paid to treat sick humans

2. Dogs need > 100 ng to be healthy

3. I suggest that you provide your dog with Vitamin D - by one of the following

   • Supplement - daily or weekly
   • Allow dog access to noon-day sun ("free range") on case it is correct that a dog can get vitramin D from its fur
   • Allow dog access to UV indoor light (available in many pet stores)
4. Blood spot tests which can be mailed in are available for human blood. (approx $55)
   • The test might work for canine blood as well
5. My guess is that $20 of vitamin D for the entire life of the dog will reduce the risk of getting Cancer by at least 3X
   • $20 for Vitamin D vs $1,000 Cancer average (assuming $3,000 for Cancer and 1/3 Cancer rate)
6. Recommended Vitamin D levels for humans keep on rising
   • US Govt recommend 20 ng,
   • Consensus of researchers in 2010 said 30 ng-100 ng
   • Debate about 50 ng: Is 50 ng of vitamin D too high, just right, or not enough
   • I follow the lead of many successful vitamin D interventions and have 100 ng
   • A very successful Vitamin D intervention for Multiple Sclerosis targets 150 ng

See web

• GreenMed Info March 2018 (link broken)

  • “Just 50 years ago, 1 in 100 dogs got cancer. Today it is a staggering 1 in 1.65 dogs.”
  • “Dogs have the highest rates of cancer of any mammal on the planet. “
  • “Cats aren’t far behind. About 1 in 3 cats will get cancer.”
    • The Truth About PET Cancer 7 part documentar,y April 2018

• Fetch A Cure

  • Dogs are affected by more forms of cancer compared to other companion animals. According to The Veterinary Cancer Society, cancer is the leading cause of death in 47% of dogs, especially dogs over age ten, and 32% of cats. Dogs get cancer at about the same rate as humans, while cats get fewer cancers.
• Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
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• What You Need to Know About Pet Cancer PetsPlusUs 2015
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  • click on thumbnail to see infographic
• New Study Shows Dogs with Low Vitamin D Are At Risk For Cancer Dogs Naturally Magazine
  • “Spay/Neuter (spayed females have 10% less 25VitD than intact females and neutered males have 30% less than intact males)”
  • Spay/Neuter associated with increased Cancer on many site on the web
  •     perhaps due to lowered Vitamin D levels

• Animal Cancer Foundation

• Veterinary Cancer Society

• Vitamin D Poisoning (in dogs)

  • 4,000 IU/kilogram of dog weight (10kg dog = 25 lb = 40,000 IU)
  • Note the lethal dose of Vitamin D for dogs is much much higher
• Vitamin D deficiency & critical illness: is your dog at risk? May 2018
  • Founder of Vitamin D Council gives his 25 lb dog 1,000 IU daily
• Serum vitamin D concentrations in hospitalized critically ill dogs - March 2018
  • excellent - 📄 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki

Decreased Vitamin D is just one of many possible reasons for 50X increase in Canine Cancer

• Dog leash laws established in many US cities about 50 years ago

• Dogs rarely get outdoors in the middle of the day (when Vitamin D can be generated by the sun)

• Increased use of lawn herbicides

• Introduction of GMO/Roundup in both canine and human food

  • Roundup has been associated with many human diseases

• Decreased Vitamin D in dog food

  • fewer table scraps

  • less D in the scraps

  • decreased feeding of organ meats to dogs (which had a lot of Vitamin D)

• High carbohydrate diet gives dogs cancer 2017

  Do “free range” dogs have a similar big increase in Cancer?