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01-22-2012, 03:53 PM
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Stupid vitamin c
OK, I need some help please. I have purchased vit in tablets but dogs leave them behind in their food bowls so I bought chewable wafers which they will not touch. So I am now on the hunt for powder vitamin C but my problem is which one to buy. I am a research nut but I am getting frustrated on what is the best choice and how much is needed for a 85 dog. Many of them don't even tell you how many mgs. or the amount to serve. I am getting frustrated wanting to see the information needed to make my decision but I am not finding what I am looking for. Can anyone help me out.
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01-22-2012, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NNE PA
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Why not look for a whole food source vitamin C like acerola or rose hips? I put peanut butter on the pills so it's coated. They tend to gulp them down before they now what they are. Cream cheese or a soft cheese spread would work too.
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01-22-2012, 03:58 PM
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I bought a $3 pill crusher from WM and it works great...I hide the powdered C in green tripe or other meat, Kacie will not eat pills whole. Or I just place a pill in the back of her mouth and gently blow on her snout to get her to swallow. I use human grade 1000mg of C with rosehips, citrus bioflavonoids or EsterC.
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01-22-2012, 04:17 PM
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We did ester C pills and Jinx would avoid them (can't blame her who wants to chew a vitamin C ECK! I would either put them in the back of her throat then hold her mouth shut and rub her throat for a second or would put them inside of her meat so she would swallow them with the food I just switched to powdered ester C and its 2/3rds teaspoon for 1500 mg (thats how much I give Jinx) and I just mix Jinxs nupro with the vit C powder and apple cider vinegar then add a bit of water and give it to her as a gravy to drink.
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01-23-2012, 03:17 PM
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What are you using the C for? i buy powdered Ester C and just sprinkle it on everyone's food (cats are getting it right now too).
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01-23-2012, 03:27 PM
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I use ester-c pills and wrap them in a little bit of American cheese. Here, there's never a problem eating a pill when it's wrapped in cheese!
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01-24-2012, 08:20 AM
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01-24-2012, 08:41 AM
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Location: West Virginia
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I give 250 mgs. per day of Ester C to all 8 dogs and just put the pill in a small meatball of canned dog food. No problems getting them to take all of their pills, medications and/or supplements this way.
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