Zooomy Hyaluronic Acid Joint Support for Cats

Zooomy is a joint supplement packaged for dog owners that contains high purity longchain hylauronic acid and vitamin C.

Ingredients:

Ingredients per 1ml:

Sodium Hyaluronate 3.4mg

Ascorbic Acid (Vit.C) 2.4mg

Zooomy derives its unique properties from the size of its hyaluronic acid molecules (700,000 - 1 million units long), most other supplements that contain HA have much smaller molecules are do not offer the same properties.

The size of the HA molecule is critical to maximise its efficacy.

The purified hyaluronic acid (such as in Zooomy and EquiFlow) has been shown to be taken up after oral administration and be concentrated in the skin, bone and joints.

Other commercial preparations using HA from animal-derived sources have not been shown to be absorbed after feeding and their HA molecules are likely to be too small to deliver a benefit to your animal and may even cause inflammation.

Vitamin C is used in the synthesis of collagen, an important protein required for cartilage repair and function.

Following a diagnosis of degenerative joint disease or tenosynovitis, (inflammation of the tendon sheath), injections of hyaluronic acid can be delivered directly into the diseased joint, making it available immediately in high concentrations.  However, this procedure can only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon.

The procedure is minimally invasive but comes with a risk of infection and some animals may develop a short-term adverse, inflammatory reaction (joint flare).

The injectable form may also be administered intravenously but studies have shown the half life is only a few hours, suggesting that the hyaluronic acid is cleared from the body quickly and that the benefits might be short-lived.

Oral supplementation has the advantage of the hyaluronic acid being delivered all over the body.  Therefore animals with multiple affected joints can benefit from oral administration instead of individual joint injections.

Daily oral provision of hyaluronic acid by the owner is a most pragmatic means of achieving long term maintenance of healthy joints.

The strategy when starting oral hyaluronic acid supplementation is split into three stages.

The first is to demonstrate that your dog will get joint support from Zooomy that helps their mobility. We recommend following the label amounts for twice a day supplementation in this period.

It may take soem time for the changes to become fully apparent but once you see the joint support response and the change in your dog slowing you can consider moving to stage two.

If you do not see joint support in your dog then you should either keeping going for longer or you can increase how much you give. Most owners that see a change in their dogs report that it took 3-6 weeks to notice. A small proportion say it took much less time and another small proportion say it took up to 12 weeks but was still life changing.

Stage two is to slowly reduce the amount you give to see if the joint support can be maintained with less Zooomy.

We recommend reducing Zooomy by no more than 1ml per feed each week; if you are giving 4mls twice a day, please don't reduce each feed to less than 3mls per week. Monitor your pet carefully and do not reduce the amount to less than half the label recommendation. In the above example 2mls would be lowest recommended amount.

At any stage, if you see joint support waning, please revert to the previous amount you were giving.

Stage three is to maintain your pet on the lowest amount you managed to achieve joint support with in stage two. Some dogs will not tolerate any reduction in the amount you give and these animals will have to stay on the label recommended amount for the long term, this is absolutely fine for them.

In most instances, hyaluronic acid in other joint supplements has been isolated from chicken by-products; by breaking up cartilage or from rooster combs.  When sourced in this way, HA is present as small molecules and in a low purity state with a high protein content and has notbeen shown to be effective.

The HA in Zooomy is manufactured through microbial fermentation. This process gives a high purity, high quality, uniform product. It also means that no animals are involved in the process and it’s suitable for those wishing to control the protein intake of their dog.

In an approved laboratory, each batch undergoes Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances (NOPS) testing to guarantee it is free from commonly known contaminants (full list available on request).

Yes. There are no known interactions with other supplements or medications.

If you are concerned you are welcome to contact us with specific information.

Zooomy is dispensed with a syringe that fits the bottle snugly and is supplied in every pack.

Add Zooomy to your dog's food twice a day, once you're happy with the support provided you can try to reduce how much you give.

We recommend staying on twice daily feeding and not to reduce the amount by more than 20% at a time and not more frequently than once a week so that you can assess the outcome of that change.

Some dogs will not tolerate a reduction and will need the recommended amount for the long term. There is no risk giving the label amount for the long term.

Zooomy can be used to help dogs diagnosed with a joint injury or disease to support the repairing tissue until it is healed. 

Alternatively it can be used as an ongoing aid for animals suffering progressive, degenerative issues or even in younger animals as part of a prophylactic programme.

Most clients opt to keep their dogs on Zooomy long-term.

Zooomy should be stored at room temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources, with the cap sealed or syringe sealing the adaptor to prevent contamination; the syringe should be rinsed after each use.

As long as the bottle remains sealed Zooomy can be used until the expiry date.

Do not shake Zooomy, it is a solution not a suspension and does not require shaking. Shaking will lead to Zooomy potentially pooling in the bottle adaptor and cause spillages.

Hyaluronic acid is a remarkably unreactive molecule and can be well tolerated by all dogs and given in addition to other medicines or supplements.

Uncommonly, in 1:500 dogs, starting with the full label amount can cause loose stools or a diarrhoea. Raw hyaluronic acid in the gut retains water and exits as diarrhoea. Hyaluronic acid doesn't cause irritation or upset, rather a mechanical diarrhoea due to water retention. Vet treatment is not required and normal service is resumed soon after withdrawing hyaluronic acid.

Such dogs require a slower start to supplementation over two weeks after which they tolerate oral hyaluronic acid normally, please contact us for more details.

At very high amounts, well beyond that which we recommend, oral hyaluronic acid can cause skin itchiness, again, no vet treatment is required and this resolves quickly after withdrawing the supplement. Itchiness has not been observed at label recommended amounts.

It's not possible to guarantee that Zooomy will make a change to a pet's mobility and to do so would not be responsible or genuine. Whilst we have many happy owners and positive stories posted on social media and as reviews on this site, not all pets respond to Zooomy just as not all pets respond to other supplements or even medicines.

If your pet will not eat Zooomy and or allow you to syringe Zoomy into their mouths, or it's apparent the product does not suit your pet then we would offer a refund within the first 2 weeks.

Oral hyaluronic acid (HA) is designed to support animals with depleted levels of their own HA, such as older dogs or those with injury inside their joints, which is leading to more rapid breakdown of their own HA.

Hyaluronic acid cannot support conditions that are neurological in nature or associated with ligaments, tendons or any other structure outside a joint. Some conditions that may appear to be similar to arthritis and that are assumed to be associated with a joint injury may well not be and Zooomy will not give support in these situations.

With very advanced joint disease, oral hyalruonic acid may not be sufficient support to improve mobility if there is a significant loss of cartilage or extensive additional bony growth around the joint.

As with all supplements and to some extent medicines, there is some trial and error involved to find the product, or combination of products, that suits your pet best.

Support offered by oral hyaluronic acid is dose and time dependent. Some dogs will need more hyaluronic acid than others, some will need the label amount for longer and some might need more for longer. If your pet does not appear to be getting joint support from Zooomy please reach out to us to discuss your options to modify their regimen.