Melissa Blazak wrote 08/26/2009 12:33 PM Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E #251036 - 08/26/2009 12:33 PM
Melissa Blazak Webboard User Reg: 03-15-2002 Posts: 591 Loc: Southern Ontario Offline	I have decided to give liquid vitamin E (with an eye dropper, available at the health food store) with my salmon oil for my 25lb dog because I can't find capsules smaller than 400mg and am worried about giving too much. How much should I give???
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/26/2009 01:38 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Melissa Blazak ] #251054 - 08/26/2009 01:38 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	How is the eye dropper marked? International units?
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randy allen wrote 08/26/2009 02:03 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #251063 - 08/26/2009 02:03 PM
randy allen Webboard User Reg: 08-30-2007 Posts: 3283 Loc: Offline	Is a 'little' too much that big of an issue?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/26/2009 02:18 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: randy allen ] #251069 - 08/26/2009 02:18 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: randy allen Is a 'little' too much that big of an issue? Nope. It's the only fat-soluble vitamin with what appears to be a very high OD amount (for dogs). Bt I'd rather not give double what I want to give every day. I would probably have pierced and squeezed the gelcaps, tossing the rest. The price diff between 400 IC caps and 100- or 200-IU caps is negligible.
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Michael_Wise wrote 08/26/2009 02:20 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: randy allen ] #251070 - 08/26/2009 02:20 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Vitamin E hasn't shown to develop a toxicity in dogs. Even when a lot is given. Still, it is fat soluble and is therefore stored in the body. I wouldn't purposely give "a little too much" over a long duration.
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Melissa Blazak wrote 08/26/2009 02:34 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #251073 - 08/26/2009 02:34 PM
Melissa Blazak Webboard User Reg: 03-15-2002 Posts: 591 Loc: Southern Ontario Offline	I haven't yet bought the liquid form. So then if I buy the capsules (400iu) how many capsules should I give a week? I'm giving the salmon oil once a day. Should I give an E every other day? 3 times a week???
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/26/2009 02:49 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Melissa Blazak ] #251076 - 08/26/2009 02:49 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I can only say what I would do. I would buy the best form (natural d-alpha with mixed tocopherols) in whatever form I found it, and give 100 to 200 IU a day to the 25-pound dog. If I had to toss the remainder of a capsule, I wouldn't care very much. (You said mg, but I doubt that your caps are in mg. They are almost always in International Units. ) Ah. Just noticed that you are not in the U.S. I don't know how E comes in Canada: mg or IU.
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Melissa Blazak wrote 08/26/2009 03:05 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #251077 - 08/26/2009 03:05 PM
Melissa Blazak Webboard User Reg: 03-15-2002 Posts: 591 Loc: Southern Ontario Offline	I made a boo boo. I meant to say I.U. For some reason it's a lot easier to find E in 400iu than in 200iu. I have never seen 100iu capsules here. I'll check around again and see what I can find. Thanks Connie!!!! You're the best!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/26/2009 03:36 PM Re: Question for Connie! Liquid Vitamin E [Re: Melissa Blazak ] #251078 - 08/26/2009 03:36 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	One time, before I found my present source, I used 400 IU caps. They were perfect for one dog but 2X what I needed for another. I actually pierced and squeezed what I guessed was half, stuck the remainder (in the cap) in a tiny sandwich baggie in the fridge, and gave it the next day. I felt pretty sure that a refrigerated, still-in-the-gel-cap partial dose was fine overnight. I also didn't care if I was off in the squeezing, since the two days averaged out. I did this because I had the best natural E with mixed tocopherols that I could find and was willing to bother with the pierce-and-squeeze for that.
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