Can a dog eat Vitamin C

[shelly]

Okay... here we go again with the "bad" mommy syndrome.  I was giving my son a chewable vitamin C tablet when it rolled out of my hand and onto the floor.  Well needless to say who quickly scoffed it up. It was a 500 mg orange flavored tablet....  I looked on-line and all it said is that she could get diarrhea from it.  Any thoughts form the "experts" I trust???  THANKS!!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Vitamin C is water soluble and it's very hard to get an "overdose'...anything not absorbed would just leave the body in the urine. But it can certainly cause diarrhea & possibly an upset tummy. There are other 'inactive' ingredients in the chewables, but in such small quantities that I doubt they could be harmful either from just one tablet.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Karen...we're all lucky to have you on DK to relieve our hysteria when these things happen.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm just lucky that I have a dog who won't even eat normal food, let alone people vitamins, Kleenex, wood chips, etc. So I have to get my hysteria vicariously, LOL!

[Kyoko]

You need to write a book!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

If Karen put all her posts in one place, it could be a book. It would be a best seller!

[shelly]

YES Karen.. I ditto that you should write a book I know a bunch of people right here who would be waiting in line to buy it! GO FOR IT!!!! (you could donate some of the profits to the DRC....tempted yet?)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Shelly, you may see darker than normal poop & urine, too.

[shelly]

THANKS You guys!!! Karen, I knew you'd be right on this one!!! THANK YOU!!! This girl's just too much. Fast as lightening! I I thought paper towels and tissues were her first love! THANKS AGAIN!!!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I have been giving 1000mg of Vit C since he was a puppy and the recommended dose for over 50 pds which he is, is about 2500mg a day per "The Whole Pet Diet" by Andi Brown, and this is based on clinical experience by Dr. Belfield, and in the book "How to Have a Healthier Dog."
Don't know how big your dog is but "up to 625 mg is recommended for a 2-10 pd dog". Have a feeling your doodle is a tad bigger than that. I'd be surprised if you see diarrhea. Keep us posted?

[shelly]

Tori is 38 pounds. Wow! Maybe she knew better than me and felt she needed the extra vitamin... SHE'S SUCH A SMART DOG!!! LOL Thanks. Think I'm going to go look up that book now.

[Brenda F]

Pepsi has done this twice and nothing has happened, not even diarrhea. He sure moves fast when he hears them drop on the floor! The first time I couldn't even get the "leave it!" command out, the second time he completely ignored me.

[shelly]

Funny how sometimes I can call her and call her and she just makes like she doesn't hear me, but when that little dropping noise happens... BAM!