Stupid vitamin c

[Doc]

I would use as much as my dogs can handle. They'll let you know when it's too much!! I think Vitamin C tolerance levels can very from dog to dog. The key is to determine what level your dog can handle without causing cannon butt.

[onyx'girl]

Of course, that is why it's recommended to start slow and build up the dosage over a week or two.

[Holmeshx2]

personally I'm not sure 250 mg is effective I do 1500 mg for Jinx and for myself as well just the ester C pills are 500 and the powder serving is 750 mg

[I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO]

Originally Posted by Holmeshx2

personally I'm not sure 250 mg is effective I do 1500 mg for Jinx and for myself as well just the ester C pills are 500 and the powder serving is 750 mg

I agree. I give 100mg ester-C and his glucosamine supplement has 500 mg vitamin C.

[Gilly1331]

You can buy a coffee grinder and grinde the pills and sprinkle them on their food.

[gsdmi]

I think I have the same pill grinder as Onyx-Girl. Got it at Walmart for about $4, it is blue and clear. In fact I have three -- one for the kitty's heart meds, one for Vitamins and one for my females urinary meds (just so they don't x-contaminate).

My female gets 1000 mg of Ester C daily, my male 2000. They both seem to be doing very well on that amount, in addition to their Springtime supps.

It easily and quickly grinds into a fine powder. I then mix the powder with about 2 tablespoons of wet food and plop it on top of the dry. They gobble it without a problem.

[Cheerful1]

I've been giving Joey a 500mg capsule of Ester-C daily. I put it in a Pill Pocket. I wonder if I open the capsule and put the powder on his food, if he will eat it. The Pill Pockets are not cheap, and I use 2 a day.

[Castlemaid]

I just wanted to warn people about chewable vitamin tablets, including chewable Vit. C - often they have artificial sweeteners added, which can be very toxic to dogs.

[Gwenhwyfair]

Had to grind pills for a sick horse. I used one of those little plastic jobs where you twist the top down manually and for all the pills the pony needed it was lot'sa work.

Four words for anyone who needs to powderize the pill form of meds or supplements.....

Electric coffee bean grinder.

...designated critter pill crusher for $10.00-$12.00 small and easy to store too.

[onyx'girl]

This is what I use, about $4 from Walmart...works well after 2 years.