[Gpdd] [Health] Vitamin C supplements

[Laura Carin]

Hi everyone,

I took Zephyr to the vet today because his skin has been ultra dry as well 
as scaly and scabby, and he has been scratching a lot.  I was worried he had 
mites or some sort of fungus.  Our vet thinks that it's because he hasn't 
been getting enough Vitamin C since we don't give him any supplements.  We 
feed him fresh veggies (usually red pepper, dill, parsley and romaine) twice 
a day and there is vitamin C pre-added to his pellets.  I had thought this 
was a good enough way to supply Vitamin C, especially since a number of the 
websites I consulted say not to add Vitamin C to water.  Our vet insists we 
must add a supplement to the water bottle and she said Zephyr is very 
deficient and this is causing his skin to be so dry and itchy.  She is 
basing this only on the condition of his skin as his feet are totally fine. 
Now I'm just confused!  Should I buy a Vitamin C liquid to add to their 
water, should I buy chewable Vitamin C tablets from a Health Food Store, or 
should I buy Vitamin C liquid from a Health Food Store....or is there 
something else I need to do?  Or is there something else that could be 
wrong?  She did a thorough check for mites and couldn't find any.

A very confused Laura, an itchy and dry skinned Zephyr, & Felix