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Post by Kirsten on Feb 23, 2004 10:25:52 GMT -5
I read on another topic here that some people give Vitamin C to their senior dogs.
That was curious to me, because I have also heard that dogs produce Vitamin C theirselves.
I once had the experience that a friends dog has eaten more than 6 oranges over the night ( by the way she wasn´t allowed *lol* ) and on the next day the dog felt very bad. The female was taken to the vet immediately and he said it was a Vitamin C shock !
If you have a look on what is included in the dog food you find only a very little part of Vitamin C included.
Any suggestions or comments ? Do you need to give Vitamin C to a dog ?
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trish
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Post by trish on Feb 23, 2004 15:32:25 GMT -5
Hi Kirsten. I feed all of my dogs Vitamin C 500mg and Vitamin E 400 IU's daily, plus Seameal. Vitamin C is water soluble so the dogs will excrete what they don't need. I think if you look at the food if it's added; it's a very small amount. As far as the orange eating dog; that's a tremendous amount of Vitamin C. I think they say 1 orange for an adult will give you your daily allotment of the vitamin. So he probably felt pretty crummy If he actually ate the peels, that probably contained quite a bit also. But I have never had a problem feeding that amount. I think it's good for their immune system, joints, and overall health. I feed that starting as pups.
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Post by JanisN on Feb 23, 2004 16:16:45 GMT -5
Too much vitamin C can cause diahrreah, I bet that dog DID feel bad!
We start pups at 500 mg, one adult chewable a day. By the time they're adults they're on 1000 mgs per day. If anyone develops tummy troubles I just step back the dose.
Dogs DO produce vit C in their bodies but not nearly enough for optimum health.
JanisN
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Post by Kirsten on Feb 24, 2004 6:40:55 GMT -5
Thank you for the information Janis and Trish !
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