UC-II® Standardized Chicken Cartilage
(Contains undenatured type II collagen).
Supports a healthy immune response related to type II collagen to help maintain joint comfort and mobility.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND RCL™
Joint Support
Purposefully Formulated.
RCL™ Premium Joint Support was developed around a simple idea: meaningful joint support begins with understanding the biology of joint health.
Each active ingredient was selected for a specific purpose, with complementary mechanisms designed to support different aspects of joint health, mobility, and overall wellness.
Every ingredient has a reason for being there.
EXPLORE THE RCL™ APPROACHTHE RCL™ APPROACH
One Goal. Multiple Pathways.
Joint health is complex. Cartilage, immune signaling, connective tissues, the gut-immune system, and oxidative balance can all play a role in how a dog moves and feels. That’s why RCL™ was designed to support more than one biological pathway.
Bioactive collagen peptides selected to support cartilage matrix metabolism and connective tissue health.
Spray-Dried
Porcine Plasma
Selected to support intestinal barrier function and healthy immune regulation.
Functional
Mushroom Complex
Provides complementary immunomodulatory, cellular, and antioxidant support.
Different ingredients. Different roles.
One purpose: supporting the biology that helps dogs stay active.
UC-II® is used under license.
PETAGILE® is a registered trademark of GELITA AG.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO JOINT SUPPORT
Supporting the Immune Response
Behind Joint Health
UC-II® Standardized Chicken Cartilage (Contains undenatured type II collagen).
UC-II® works differently from traditional joint-support ingredients. Rather than serving primarily as a structural building block, it interacts with the immune system in a way that helps support a healthy immune response to type II collagen—the primary collagen found in joint cartilage.
By helping maintain a balanced immune response, UC-II® supports joint comfort and mobility, helping dogs stay active and continue doing the things they love.
UC-II® is used under license.
SUPPORTING THE STRUCTURE OF HEALTHY JOINTS
Helping Support Cartilage
From Within
PETAGILE® is a specific blend of bioactive collagen peptides designed to support cartilage and connective tissue metabolism. These peptides provide biological signals that can influence the activity of cells responsible for maintaining the cartilage matrix.
Healthy cartilage depends on a continual balance of maintenance and renewal. By supporting the cells involved in cartilage matrix metabolism, PETAGILE® provides nutritional support for joint structure, mobility, and an active lifestyle.
PETAGILE® is a registered trademark of GELITA AG.
LOOKING BEYOND THE JOINT
Supporting the Gut-Immune
Connection
Spray-Dried Porcine Plasma
Joint health does not exist in isolation. The intestinal barrier and immune system are closely connected, and nutritional support for a healthy gut environment can help support balanced immune function throughout the body.
Spray-dried porcine plasma is a nutrient-rich source of functional proteins and other bioactive components. It was selected for RCL™ to provide nutritional support for intestinal barrier function and healthy immune regulation.
RCL™ uses spray-dried porcine plasma as a complementary nutritional ingredient. Its role in the formula is gut and immune support—not direct cartilage repair.
COMPLEMENTARY WHOLE-DOG SUPPORT
Supporting Immune Balance
and Oxidative Health
Functional Mushroom Complex
Functional mushrooms contain naturally occurring bioactive compounds, including beta-glucans and other polysaccharides. These compounds have been studied for their roles in supporting healthy immune function and helping the body maintain oxidative balance.
RCL™ combines seven mushroom species with complementary nutritional profiles to provide broad, whole-dog support alongside the formula’s more joint-specific ingredients.
SEVEN-SPECIES COMPLEX
Turkey Tail • Reishi • Lion’s Mane • Shiitake • Maitake • Cordyceps • Chaga
The Functional Mushroom Complex is intended to provide complementary immune and antioxidant support. It is not intended to rebuild cartilage or replace conventional veterinary care.
THE FORMULATION PHILOSOPHY
Designed to Work Together.
RCL™ was not formulated by simply combining ingredients commonly associated with joint health. Each active ingredient was selected for a distinct role, creating a multi-pathway approach that supports immune regulation, cartilage and connective tissue biology, the gut-immune environment, and healthy oxidative balance.
Different ingredients. Different biological roles.
One thoughtfully designed approach to supporting healthy mobility.
SCIENCE WITH TRANSPARENCY
What the Evidence Tells Us
The active ingredients in RCL™ were selected based on their biological rationale and supporting scientific research. Evidence varies by ingredient and by the specific outcome studied. While individual ingredients have been studied for their respective roles, the complete RCL™ finished formulation has not itself been validated in a large controlled clinical trial.
Looking for the Deeper Science?
Veterinarians and customers interested in the scientific rationale and supporting literature behind RCL™ are welcome to contact us for the RCL™ technical monograph.
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