Vitamin C

Vitamin Supplement

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Dose and dosage

Dog

• Dietary supplementation: 100–500 mg/animal/day PO.
• Urinary acidification: 100 mg/animal q8h PO. Injectable dose ranges from 1 to 10
mL (250 mg/mL), depending on size of animal, IM or IV.
• For treatment of oxidative stress: 500–1000 mg/dog q24h, PO;
Cat

• Dietary supplementation: 100–500 mg/animal/day PO.
• Urinary acidification: 100 mg/animal q8h PO. Injectable dose ranges from 1 to 10
mL (250 mg/mL), depending on size of animal, IM or IV.
• For treatment of oxidative stress: 125mg/cat, PO, q12h.
Cattle

• Vitamin C supplementation: 1–10 mL IM or IV. Repeat daily as needed.
• 1–2 g q24h PO.
Buffalo

• Vitamin C supplementation: 1–10 mL IM or IV. Repeat daily as needed.
• 1–2 g q24h PO.
Horse

• Vitamin C supplementation: 1–10 mL IM or IV. Repeat daily as needed.
• 1–2 g q24h PO.
Goat

• Dietary supplementation: 100–500 mg/animal/day PO.
• Urinary acidification: 100 mg/animal q8h PO. Injectable dose ranges from 1 to 10
mL (250 mg/mL), depending on size of animal, IM or IV.
Sheep

• Dietary supplementation: 100–500 mg/animal/day PO.
• Urinary acidification: 100 mg/animal q8h PO. Injectable dose ranges from 1 to 10
mL (250 mg/mL), depending on size of animal, IM or IV.

Any kind of stress like Heat stress, adverse climatic condition, Transportation, Overcrowding, Vaccination, Anthelmintic use etc. During debeaking to prevent hemorrhage & stress. Supportive treatment in case of coccidiosis for healing of intestinal ulcer. To prevent thin-shelled egg formation in case of excessive environmental temperature.

Exogenously supplied ascorbic acid is a dietary requirement in some exotic species (including rainbow trout, Coho salmon), guinea pigs, and in primates. The other domestic species are able to synthesize in vivo enough Vitamin C to meet their nutritional needs. Vitamin C is used for tissue repair and collagen formation. It may be involved with some oxidation-reduction reactions, and with the metabolism of many substances (iron, folic acid, norepinephrine, histamine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, some drug enzyme systems). Vitamin C is believed to play a role in protein, lipid and carnitine synthesis, maintaining blood vessel integrity and immune function.

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