View Full Version : Does Vitamin C help cats?
AmberLee
11-01-2002, 01:44 AM
My brother's cat, Yogi, a 2 year old tabby, is slowly recovering from a nasty bout of URI **yeah!**. My brother is worried because although he is recovering, is it so slow. He was considering mashing a vitamin C tablet into a strongly flavored wet food for Yogi -- he asked me if I thought it was a good idea. I'm dubious, but unsure. I kind of thought vitamin E would be more helpful.
Does anyone have experience with either of these vitamins and their effect on cats? I know that tomatos, onions, and chocolate are bad for cats. What about vitamins designed for humans?
Concerned 'auntie'
:confused:
jenluckenbach
11-01-2002, 05:59 AM
Please ask a vet. Even if vitamin C can help, a human dose may be too much for a kitty.
catland
11-01-2002, 01:31 PM
I second that, always check with a vet first! One folk remedy that I heard of was to sprinkle some dried cranberries into their food. Cranberries and cranberry juice are great for human UTI's (I know from personal experience) - and we have a friend that mentioned that he uses the dried cranberry routine for his cats and they are all healthy.
Once again, I strongly caution that you should check with a vet first because I could be wrong.
good luck.
catland
11-01-2002, 01:32 PM
oops - I misread the post, is it supposed to be URI or UTI?
AmberLee
11-01-2002, 10:12 PM
URI
krazyaboutkatz
11-02-2002, 01:44 AM
I'd also check with the vet first. Most human pills are too much for a cat and could make them sick or even kill them. When Sunny had an URI my vet gave me an immunity booster called Vetri-DMG. It's a liquid that you can put in their food. I gave it to all 3 cats and Storm and Pepper never caught the URI from Sunny. I had to squirt it in their mouths and they hated the taste.
smokey the elder
11-03-2002, 08:35 AM
I don't think cats can metabolize vitamin C.
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