Replied by Kat (Beechgrove, Tennessee) on 06/27/2008
I've found there to be no real difference in dosages for different sized animals or between dogs and cats. I'm using ACV, QUITE successfully to treat a population of stray cats I care for, as well as my own cats and dogs. All of the cats are definitely under 25 pounds and the vast majority are under 10 pounds. In my research, I've found the 'dosage' info to vary. I've seen "1 tsp in their water bowl", with no indication of the actual size of the water bowl, to "3 tablespoons per gallon of water". The first thing I found out was to START OUT SLOW! Give your pet some water with a ratio of 3 tablespoons ACV to 1 gallon of water right off the bat, and they will look at you like you are trying to poison them. I use water bowls that hold right at a quart of water. What I did was to start out with a few drops and have worked up (over 3 weeks) to almost a teaspoon per quart. It's already working fantastically and I've seen a huge drop in the number of fleas I find. However, I plan to continue increasing the dosage in small increments every couple days until I find next to no fleas. Therefore, in my experience thus far, there is no real drinking water dosage. You start small and work up to the dosage that works the most effectively for your pets.
