yellowrose, thanks a bunch, im gonna have to copy some of that, a lot to remember! ive heard/read that givin them garlic will help with fleas--myth?so the powder does the same? we never buy actual garlic but i always have garlic powder--we bbq alot......i've also heard that fish is good for them & was wondering if your suppose to give them fish whole- with bones? seems kida dangerous to me, fish bones so small and sharp....now fish oil>>>tuna in oil?

julie

Wow! There is a lot of useful information in this thread. Well I have been giving my dogs the ron vitamin C. I have been giving them Spring Valley 500mg Vitamin C and 400mg vitamin E. I changed today to the actual Ester C. Now this may be a stupid question but is Ester C supposed to reverse the effects of HD and/or improve the hips of the dog? For instance if a dog is xrayed and prelimed fair at 6 mos would giving ester C improve the hips to a rating of good at two years?

Thanks a lot for all of your time and help.

Damien

gimme10mins":    Tell me what it says on the bottle of Ester C   u have   what is it made of....???? I threw my bottle away and of course I have to order the natural vit C or go to the health food store...

Vitamin C natural has to be of a vegatable source :

Vitamin C will be the help your dog needs in his immune system along with a good vit e  and fish oils   omega 3 and 6 .  vit C alone , isnt all your dog needs....Just a pill wont either....do the natural vit c ,   and raw meats   raw veggies, like I explained......and you have to give a larger dosage than called for on the bottle     The vets that did this study   said to give the dog an increase in vit c....big dose....for a few days,,,if your dogs poop gets mushy,,,,,pull the vitamin c back until the poop goes back firm    step by step   do it grad......the body will discard C, but sometimes diahrea comes with too much C....

Tell me what the bottle says on the Ester C :

yellowrose, can you give me your opinion of this product please? I came across it today and was wondering if it was in fact beneficial. I dont know where at in Texas you are but from the sounds of it, you are probably fairly close to me, are you watching Dean as closely as I am? LOL I didnt get washed away yet but Houston got alot of rain lol

Therese

http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=0&mscssid=WMXFG0EJBUXX9MU1W3LCLLNN395RAKN1

The bottle says: Vitamin C 500mg, Calcium 55mg Csorb citrus bioflavonoids comples 200mg. citrus bioflavonoids (citrus sinensis) (fruit), sweet orange, tangerine, lime lemon, acerola, rutin, hesperidin complex (citrus spp.) Naturally occurring vitamin c. Other Ingredients: cellulose (Plant origin) croscarmellose, vegetable stearic acid, calcium sillicate, vegetable maganesium stearate, celluslose coating.

Yellow Rose:  I have been giving my pup Ester C too.  His prelims looked fine and he is now 20 months old and weighs 85lbs.  The above article mentioned a daily dose of 2000 mg.  What do you think is the correct daily dosage for my dog?

-Thanks!