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Originally Posted by Laurenandreaxo  he ate the vitamin about 3 days ago and it had 5000IU .. 100% daily value of vitamin A, it also had vitamin C,D,E and ALOT MORE. when will the signs usually show up? vets are very expensive  |
They're expensive because they can answer this question! If it happened 3 days ago, and he hasn't been acting odd, there is probably no problem. Some vitamins aren't stored, and the excess is eliminated in the urine, other vitamins are stored in the fat cells, and excess can be harmful. I don't know the exact amounts, but because yorkies are so much smaller, and small amounts can be harmful.
Do you have a regular vet, like the one that gave him his puppy shots? Yorkies should go in for a check up once a year, and I know here in Arizona it is essential to take heartworm medicine once a month that you get from a vet. We don't even have mosquitoes that I've ever seen, but all it takes is one, and heartworm is very expensive to treat, and painful for the dog. You should develop a good relationship with your vet and his staff. Many questions can be answered on the phone, and an office visit is much less than a emergency room visit, or another dog. I had to call the vet several times for Joey, and there was no charge for the calls. So find a vet you trust, and see him once a year, and you will be able to call him about things that come up. Yorkietalk is great, but it's no substitute for a vet.