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Old Molecule, New Evidence: Chlorine Dioxide Shows Promise in Three Veterinary Cases

In this episode, Dr. Teresa Carr and Dr. Mitch Leaster discuss their recently published case series on using chlorine dioxide as an adjunctive therapy in three distinct veterinary cases—a geriatric dog with suspected liver cancer, a cat with chronic feline herpes and mycoplasma infections, and a golden retriever with a large painful mammary tumor. They explain chlorine dioxide’s broad‑spectrum antimicrobial action via selective oxidation of amino acids and cite human studies showing benefits such as improved glucose control and wound healing. Across all three animal cases, oral, enema, and intratumoral administration of low‑dose chlorine dioxide led to measurable clinical improvements without observed adverse effects, prompting the authors to call for controlled trials despite regulatory skepticism and lack of patent incentives.