The Immune System

[RottnBullies]

Thanks for all advice

I guess she has demodex? As her immune system builds, it will go. (Voice of experience!!)

Yep Demodex, and that's exactly what I'm hopeing for

[mita]

One of our tibbie girls has a tendency to hot-spots...& the 2 of them are in their senior years (but don't look it...even a vet queried if Gracie really could be 10 yrs...she is!).

I put 4 dried Goji berries in their food each day. Goji berries come from the lands of the Himalayas & have been tested at Tufts Uni in Boston to determine they have the highest anti-oxidant or any fruit of vegetable (which is why I give a small dog only 4 per day). The berries also have properties good for skin health. Yes...I've mentioned this to the vet.

Here's a website that explains...& which also gives cautions re supply...especially in relation to the product in the form of juice.

http://www.health-report.co.uk/goji_berry.html

I get the Goji berries from a health food shop...but only buy those which are marketed thro' an Authentic Tibetan Medicine products company located in Melbourne...& which follows standards.

I also feed the tibs on TuckerTime dog roll (only available thro' vets)...& mix in quality dry food that has no artificial colourings or preservatives.

With all of this, Gracie hasn't had a hot spot for ages.

Edited September 10, 2006 by mita

[Jed]

1. I've been trying to search for the symtoms of Vit C poisoning on the web but there isn't any. What did the vet said about over dosing Vit C?

That it can poison dogs - the diarrohea is a symptom that they are getting too much. I always thought the excess was excreted, and therefore no harm would result, but apparently not, and if it is not excreted, problems can arise. Apparently if they are overdosed, some is excreded, but some is not. I am not sure what the symptoms are, but I gather they can die from it. I didn't pursue the matter much.

2. What did the vet say a normal dose is?

Didn't!!

It wasn't a throw away comment, and I would presume there have been some studies done on it, for the vet to say that (never makes remarks without proof).

IMO, good vets have a lot of information you will never find on the net. So, I tend to listen!!

My vet is not anti natural remedies, and if she sees something which she thinks is of benefit, she will investigate it in a scientific way.

Having said that, my cat turned up one night with a big scrub tick. Her hind end was paralysed, she had no voice, and she was drooling. All bad signs at 1am. No vet in this area is open at 1am, so I elected to inject her with Vit C and hope for the best.

5 ml intramuscularly.

At 6am, she had improved so much, I elected to try another Vit C injection. 7mls intramuscularly. By 1pm, she was almost normal, and was normal by 6pm.

She had no adverse reaction to the C.

I have friends who regularly feed C as part of the diet, and they give 1 small tablet per day, with no problems. I think the problems arise when mega-doses are given, or maybe small doses over a long period.