thank you so much for the conversion equation!

even at 400 IU, x .67 = 268 mg.

if 1 tsp of the NEO-E oil is 10 mg of Vit. E, that means I have to give my dog 26.8 tsp a day just to be healthy. Did I do my equation right?

then if I give her 1600 IU to help boost her immune system for her skin problems,
x .67 = 1072 mg. That's 107 tsp of Vitamin E every day? That's a lot! Am I missing something here? That doesn't sound right. That's half of the bottle every single day. Maybe I need to switch to the gelcaps.

 Quote: Brenda Mitchell

even at 400 IU, x .67 = 268 mg.

if 1 tsp of the NEO-E oil is 10 mg of Vit. E, that means I have to give my dog 26.8 tsp a day just to be healthy. Did I do my equation right?

then if I give her 1600 IU to help boost her immune system for her skin problems,
x .67 = 1072 mg. That's 107 tsp of Vitamin E every day? That's a lot! Am I missing something here? That doesn't sound right. That's half of the bottle every single day. Maybe I need to switch to the gelcaps.

I had to go back to find out what the heck you had.... OK, you have wheat germ oil. While that's a source of vitamin E, it's not vitamin E. It contains Vitamin E, A, D, and wheat gluten (in some amount, unstandardized). It's really not (IMO) an appropriate canine supplement, and if it were, I still would not want to be guessing how much of each of those oil-soluble vitamins it contained for long-term use. (I do think it might be helpful as a topical application for some things. I'd refrigerate the bottle and hang onto it.)

You need Vitamin E.
http://leerburg.com/53.htm

And I'd vote for Ester C.
http://leerburg.com/43.htm

Can you get LB shipments? Those would be lightweight.

If not, do you have a vitamin store? If you did, and went there and wrote down their offerings for E and C and posted or PM'd me, I'd be happy to do my best to figure out what the conversions are.

 Quote: brenda mitchell

Right now I'm giving my dog (started yesterday) 3 squirts of the salmon oil and 1 tsp of the vit. E oil, but I have no idea is the Vit E is too much or not enough. (my dog is 55 lbs)

So by Vitamin E oil, this means wheat germ oil....

IMO, this is OK until you get Vitamin E.

Also, for now, if you break those 500-mg Vitamin Cs up, 250 mg a day of that is OK IF the dog doesn't have diarrhea or any apparent stomach discomfort. Ester C is better, and it's stomach-friendly. So while you make do with regular C, I'd keep the dose low. In fact, I'd go with a third of the 500-mg pill if it's divisible into thirds.

This is all JMO. I'm not a health professional. So I am saying what I believe to be the more conservative routes to take, since you have less-than-ideal sources right now.

It's very good that you have the salmon oil and at least a form of Vitamin E. It will be better to get a straight Vitamin E, preferably natural (says "natural," or "d-alpha-tocopherol," or "mixed tocopherols").

We don't have health food stores or vitamin stores here - we have to get all vitamins at the pharmacy. I can get Vitamin E gelcaps here, I just saw on this website that Vitamin E oil is better so that's what I asked for. Only one pharmacist had it (the NEO-E oil) and she passed it off as Vitamin E and apparently it's not even Vitamin E.

That's good to know about the Vitamin C. My husband thinks that too much Vit. C can't hurt you so he wanted to give her several of those 500 mg tablets a day. I need to let him know that instead we need to be cutting those tablets in half.

Okay - it's back to the pharmacy for me tomorrow. Before I buy anything else, though, I'll check labels (they are usually not in English so I have to do my best as I only speak about half Estonian) and post ingredients, dosages, etc, here, and make sure I have the right thing.

If I can't get the correct thing here, I'll order from Leerburg and have it shipped to my mother-in-law in Colorado, who can then ship it to us. It will be cheaper and I'll avoid customs fees and taxes upon arrival into Estonia.

Thanks so much for your help, Connie! You are a gem!

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I can get Vitamin E gelcaps here, I just saw on this website that Vitamin E oil is better so that's what I asked for.

I suspect that you mixed up two things.

The fish oil gelcaps are a little pricey and I (and others) often recommend the oil instead.

Vitamin E comes in gelcaps. That's what you want. :>

Too much vitamin C will be flushed out, but it is an acid in the form you have, and the "signs" of too much are often diarrhea.

So while C in not something that stockpiles in the body the way oil-soluble vitamins do (even E, but E has very little likelihood of an OD dose), it does indeed have upper limits.

 Quote: Brenda Mitchell

I just saw on this website that Vitamin E oil is better so that's what I asked for. Only one pharmacist had it (the NEO-E oil) and she passed it off as Vitamin E

I betcha she assumed you wanted it for topical use, since I can't think of another reason for wanting E in liquid form. She was probably pretty confused.

I betcha she assumed you wanted it for topical use, since I can't think of another reason for wanting E in liquid form. She was probably pretty confused.


then that made two of us!

 Quote: brenda mitchell

"I betcha she assumed you wanted it for topical use, since I can't think of another reason for wanting E in liquid form. She was probably pretty confused."


then that made two of us!

Well, do not hesitate to ask about anything, OK?