Vitamin c or similar supplements

Hi,

I recently posted on this NG about my dog Dougie and his slight hip
dysplasia, I mistakenly at first posted it to RPDB by mistake but got a lot
of good advice.
What I would like to know is many people have recommended vitamin c
supplement, can anyone give me any further info on this. Do I get it from my
vet or is it the same as human take and if so what dosage compared to dog
weight?

Is there any other supplements etc I can give him as a preventative measure
to slow the process of what's inevitable as he gets older? At the moment at
16 moths old Doug's hip causes him no pain that I am aware of and I have
only seen him a touch stiff legged on a few occasions. He is a 16 month old
Border Collie.

Any info / advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Michelle

Dysplasia is similar to scurvy...

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> Hi,
>
> I recently posted on this NG about my dog Dougie and his slight hip
> dysplasia, I mistakenly at first posted it to RPDB by mistake but got a
lot
> of good advice.
> What I would like to know is many people have recommended vitamin c
> supplement, can anyone give me any further info on this. Do I get it from
my
> vet or is it the same as human take and if so what dosage compared to dog
> weight?
>
> Is there any other supplements etc I can give him as a preventative
measure
> to slow the process of what's inevitable as he gets older? At the moment
at
> 16 moths old Doug's hip causes him no pain that I am aware of and I have
> only seen him a touch stiff legged on a few occasions. He is a 16 month
old
> Border Collie.
>
> Any info / advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Michelle
>
>
>