Is it safe to give my dog Vitamin D 3?
While low levels of vitamin D are very safe, this vitamin can be very poisonous when ingested by dogs (or rarely, cats). Dogs and cats can accidentally be poisoned by vitamin D from common products in the house. There are numerous sources of vitamin D 3 around including:
How much vitamin D 3 can you take?
One IU of vitamin D 3 is the equivalent of 0.025 mcg or 0.000025 mg of Vitamin D 3. At doses as low as 0.1 mg/kg, we can start to see signs of vitamin D poisoning. ( Rather than stress out over the math, call a professional for assistance!
How much vitamin D3 can cause kidney failure?
This can result in severe acute kidney failure within just a few days. Most supplements list the amount of each vitamin using international units (IU). One IU of vitamin D3 is the equivalent of 0.025 mcg or 0.000025 mg of Vitamin D3. At doses as low as 0.1 mg/kg, we can start to see signs of vitamin D poisoning.
How much vitamin D is 1, 000 IU?
Here is some math so that we can figure out how worried we need to be. 1,000 IU of Vitamin D = 0.025 mg which means that 5,000 IU of vitamin D = 0.125mg. If Loki weighs 35 lbs this is the same as 15.9kg.
How much vitamin D3 can a cat take?
The toxic dose for Vitamin D is the same for cats as it is for dogs. This would be 0.1mg/kg. So let’s do some math here. 18lbs is 8.1kg. 1000 units of vitamin D3 is 0.025mg. So, your cat received 0.025mg per 8.1kg which works out to 0.003 mg/kg.
How much vitamin D3 is in 18lbs?
So let’s do some math here. 18lbs is 8.1kg. 1000 units of vitamin D3 is 0.025mg. So, your cat received 0.025mg per 8.1kg which works out to 0.003 mg/kg. This is well below the toxic dose of 0.1 mg/kg.
What happens if a cat eats vitamin D?
I don’t get too many questions where cats eat medications. Usually it’s the dogs that are most likely to get into things like this! The toxic dose for Vitamin D is the same for cats as it is for dogs. This would be 0.1mg/kg. So let’s do some math here. So, your cat received 0.025mg per 8.1kg which works out to 0.003 mg/kg.
How much vitamin D can a dog eat?
So, this means her dose that she ate was 0.125/15.9 mg/kg which works out to 0.008 mg/kg. We start to worry about a dog when they eat more than 0.1mg/kg of Vitamin D. We can see life threatening effects at 0.5mg/kg. Fortunately at 0.008 mg/kg Loki really shouldn’t have any toxic effects at all.
