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11-17-2007, 10:43 AM | #1 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana
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| vitamins can you give furbies human vitamins. i know they makes them for dogs and so on and i'm doing that but i have SOOOO MANY vitamins at home that aren't being used i was just wondering is this was possible.
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11-17-2007, 10:48 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nor Cal
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| uh oh.. I'm no doctor...but I don't think that's a great idea just knowing from experience. Daisy swallowed one of my "One a days" and she threw it up..vitamins for humans and dogs are totally different...Yorkies break down food with their stomach acid as well, yet their digestive tract is way too sensitive. I would look online at dog stores and do research on vitamins before you try anything..OR you could gather all the vitamins you're curious about and ask your vet.
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11-17-2007, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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| I wouldn't give any human multi-vitamins because you can cause all kinds of problems in your dog by overdosing on say Vitamin A or something like that, but if you want to add vitamin E to their diet, you can do that. Depending on the size of your dog, a few drops or up to half of a 100IU vitamin E is good for them. Fish oil is also recommended.
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11-17-2007, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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| I wouldnt do it. It could be an overdose of metals like iron. Iron can cause constipation in humans. I give Zoey pet tabs.
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11-17-2007, 01:07 PM | #5 |
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| i also don't think it's a good idea, they have vitamins just for dogs.. and it might be safer to give them that.. better be safe than sorry! |
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