I am a fan of Vitamin C in dogs. (And people)
I take 2 grams once a day. That’s not a recommendation but it IS a statement of experience. I know how it feels, tastes and it’s influence on my health and habits. (There is a concern about bowel effects and I’ve experienced none)
Vitamin C is described in another article in the site. But this article you’re reading now, discusses the use of Vitamin C in powder form.
It also describes my calibration of some spoons you can use to measure it.
I bought some Vitamin C in powdered form (AMAZON.com). The economy is absurd compared to capsular form.
I bought little tiny spoons, two kinds. Plastic and stainless.
I bought a gram scale which I found VERY effective and easy to use.
Then I measured how much of the Vitamin C powder filled each spoon.
YELLOW SPOONS | STAINLESS SPOONS | ||
1/64 tsp | 100mg | "NIP" | 70mg |
1/32 tsp | 230mg | "SMIDGEN" | 190mg |
1/16 tsp | 290mg | "PINCH" | 370mg |
1/8 tsp | 450mg | "DASH" | 660mg |
1/4 tsp | 790mg |


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