Comments on: The TRUTH about Vitamin C in Dogs and Cats http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats Dog and Cat Health: natural, holistic solutions for healing your pet at home. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:53:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rebecca Gwynn http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats/comment-page-1#comment-44153 Rebecca Gwynn Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:22:57 +0000 http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/?p=188#comment-44153 My 14 year old, neuter male, has a cold. He has always been sneezer, but his right eye looks like he has a cold in it. Is it okay if I crush up a vitamin c tablet in his food. I will take him to the vet this coming week, but wanted to know if this would possibly help him in the meantime. Any help you could offer will be much appreciated. thank you My 14 year old, neuter male, has a cold. He has always been sneezer, but his right eye looks like he has a cold in it. Is it okay if I crush up a vitamin c tablet in his food. I will take him to the vet this coming week, but wanted to know if this would possibly help him in the meantime. Any help you could offer will be much appreciated.

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]]> By: Patty http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats/comment-page-1#comment-40364 Patty Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:07:26 +0000 http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/?p=188#comment-40364 My new kittens have terrible colds. I have been putting ointment in their eyes daily. I think it is called something close to Genocin. They are better but still sneezing and have weepy eyes. Can I break up one of my Vit capsules (1,000 mg) and give it to them in food? Is this harmful? Thanks so much, Patty My new kittens have terrible colds. I have been putting ointment in their eyes daily. I think it is called something close to Genocin. They are better but still sneezing and have weepy eyes. Can I break up one of my Vit capsules (1,000 mg) and give it to them in food? Is this harmful? Thanks so much, Patty

]]> By: Ishi http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats/comment-page-1#comment-28859 Ishi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:19:10 +0000 http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/?p=188#comment-28859 Hello Doc. I found your article quite helpful. Though I have one question. You said that vit c can lead to kidney stones in dogs. My dog has renal failure and he has been put with a special diet already. I've been giving him vit c for the last few days because he just got out of the vet after I saw puddles of blood that came from his butt. He looks like he's been having a hard time pooping lately, I can just imagine there are still wounds in his intestines from the bleeding. The difference is that I've been giving him Fern C vitamin C. It's alkaline based so it's not acidic. I was wondering if this will only worsen my dog's kidney. But I thought maybe it was okay to give him fern c since it's not acidic and won't give him kidney stone. Thank you in advance. Hello Doc. I found your article quite helpful. Though I have one question. You said that vit c can lead to kidney stones in dogs. My dog has renal failure and he has been put with a special diet already. I’ve been giving him vit c for the last few days because he just got out of the vet after I saw puddles of blood that came from his butt. He looks like he’s been having a hard time pooping lately, I can just imagine there are still wounds in his intestines from the bleeding. The difference is that I’ve been giving him Fern C vitamin C. It’s alkaline based so it’s not acidic. I was wondering if this will only worsen my dog’s kidney. But I thought maybe it was okay to give him fern c since it’s not acidic and won’t give him kidney stone. Thank you in advance.

]]> By: Dr. M http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats/comment-page-1#comment-22824 Dr. M Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:39:31 +0000 http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/?p=188#comment-22824 Dogs CAN synthesize their own Vitamin C, that has been widely established. Vitamin is an essential vitamin (must be provided from an outside source) for primates, guinea pigs and a few fish. Dogs do not fall under any of these categories and can easily synthesize their own Vitamin C for their needs. Excessive Vitamin C (i.e. supplements) can lead to kidney stones in dogs. Dogs CAN synthesize their own Vitamin C, that has been widely established. Vitamin is an essential vitamin (must be provided from an outside source) for primates, guinea pigs and a few fish. Dogs do not fall under any of these categories and can easily synthesize their own Vitamin C for their needs.

Excessive Vitamin C (i.e. supplements) can lead to kidney stones in dogs.

]]> By: Ramesh http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/the-truth-about-vitamin-c-in-dogs-and-cats/comment-page-1#comment-16641 Ramesh Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:12:20 +0000 http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/?p=188#comment-16641 My Dachshund Toffee ,now weighing about 11 Kg, had earlier suffered spinal bone strain and had started to drag his rear legs and was unable to walk.I put him on 500mg vitamin C tablet daily over the past two years,and also got him to reduce his weightfrom 13 kg to 11kg.He started to walk after a month of his relapse and has been walking normally since then. The question is:Should I stop the vitamin C tablet due to possibility of oxalates forming in his urine ?? My Dachshund Toffee ,now weighing about 11 Kg, had earlier suffered spinal bone strain and had started to drag his rear legs and was unable to walk.I put him on 500mg vitamin C tablet daily over the past two years,and also got him to reduce his weightfrom 13 kg to 11kg.He started to walk after a month of his relapse and has been walking normally since then.
The question is:Should I stop the vitamin C tablet due to possibility of oxalates forming in his urine ??

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