My dog has a type 1 mast cell tumor. I want to try DCA but have not located a source which will sell to me. Hopefully this buydca site will pan out. Perhaps not. If anyone else finds a source please email me.

"We make Pet-DCA from Dichloroacetic acid, 98%. Dichloroacetic acid is synthesized by mixing the precursors and using light to drive the synthesis. 98 percent of the resultant product is dichloroacetic acid, 1% monochloroacetic acid and 1% trichloroacetic acid.

Our conversion of dichloroacetic acid to sodium dichloroacetate produces the same aqueous (water) solution you would get when dry sodium-salt dichloroacetate is added to water. And for much less money."

This seems to me like they would be selling a liquid. I am not sure. On their online store they are selling a dry substance. I hope and pray that this is the proper stuff.

Can anyone here comment on this matter.

Administrators?

Can anyone explain *almost pure* Dichloroacetic Acid for me?
See DCA info from www.buydca.com site below.

Thanks
Diana
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DCA (Sodium Dichloroacetate) Experimental Treatment for Terminal Cancer in Pets and Livestock
* For Veterinary Use Only *
* Not for Use by Humans

http://www.buydca.com/


About Vet-DCA
We make Vet-DCA from "almost pure" Dichloroacetic Acid, 99+ percent. Dichloroacetic acid is synthesized by mixing the precursors and using light to drive the reaction. More than 99 percent of the resultant product is dichloroacetic acid, with less than 1/2% monochloroacetic acid and 1/2% trichloroacetic acid produced.

Using such pure dichloroacetic acid and our special synthesis process gives a sodium dichloroacetate that is as pure as the starting acid!

Is the less than 1/2% monochloroacetic acid (MCA) and less than 1/2% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) an issue for your pet?

1. Both MCA and TCA are very similar to DCA, being chlorinated acetic acids.
2. There is also a NOEL (No Observed Effects Level) established for both monochloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid.

For monochloroacetic acid (MCA) the NOEL is 26.1 mg/kg per day
For trichloroacetic acid (TCA) the NOEL is 364 mg/kg per day

Compare that to the NOEL for DCA, at 3-8 mg/kg per day.

Because there is approximately 1/200 as much of each of MCA and TCA as there is of DCA, that means if you gave your pet the 10 mg/kg dosage, your pet is getting about 0.05 mg/kg each of MCA and TCA, which is a tiny fraction of the NOEL. for those materials.

3. All three of these chemicals, MCA, DCA, and TCA have been studied extensively because they are produced by the chlorination of drinking water and are therefore present in many municipal water supplies. Calculations (click here) of tolerable limits for these chemicals show that the amounts of MCA and TCA in Vet-DCA are actually below the toleratble limits allowed in municipal drinking water.

On a bright note, I took my dog Buddy to a different doctor today to look at removing his tumor for less than the $2,400 to $4,200 I have been quoted. (they say it is in a difficult place, need a board certified doctor etc.) I had a t-shirt on Buddy for the last few days so he wouldn't irritate the spot further and had not looked at the tumor (in his arm-pit area), fearing it had grown and my few days of delay was hurting his chances of survival. My friend had refered me to a Vet he used before, but he could not remember his name, only his location. I couldn't find it in the phone book so I drove there today. I caught the Dr. just as he was leaving. I quickly explained my situation. He said let me look at the tumor. I took Buddy's shirt off, and had him lie on his back right there on the sidewalk, and the "tumor" is much smaller, practically gone. The Doctor said that will be gone in a few days, it is not cancer. If I had given him DCA a week ago I would be atributing this decrease in tumor size to DCA, so be careful out there. This must have just been an irritation or inflamation on the old scar line from where the confirmed type 1 mast cell tumor had been removed last year. I am much releived today. This has been an intense 10 days or so since I was told my dog's cancer had re-appeared.

I am glad I did not just quickly say yes to the expensive surgery followed by 6 months of expensive chemo. My Vet's own dog is "dying of cancer" and I now hope I can convince her to give the DCA I ordered to her dog. To me trying this on an otherwise terminal animal, or person, is just common sence, a "no brainer." I see a strong potential upside and very little downside. Good luck to all of you trying DCA. This is a noble cause.