DWQA QuestionsCategory: Healing ModalitiesA viewer asks: “Creator has said that Liposomal Vitamin C from Vitablosom could help with gum disease of viral origin. Is this also likely to be safe and effective if given to dogs? There aren’t any obvious dog toxic additives on the label. I understand that dogs naturally synthesize vitamin C in their liver, unlike humans, and that oral vitamin C is generally well tolerated in dogs, but very high doses can cause diarrhea or gastrointestinal upset. Given this product has a serving size of 2 ml (40 drops) and vitamin C per serving of 2,000 mg, would 5 drops (0.25–0.28 ml of 1:1 diluted solution ≈140 mg vitamin C), be safe and effective for a dog of 7kg?”
Nicola Staff asked 3 hours ago
This strategy will provide a meaningful delivery for a small local area. Keep in mind that the value of an oral mouthwash relies on a high concentration of vitamin C in a small volume that is still large enough to coat the gums. For a human sized jaw, two mls is still reasonable. For a dog sized jaw, going down to 1/8th of the volume is a significant reduction. You can safely double the administration here as there is still a reasonable safety margin.