Oxbow Critical Care for herbivores

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It contains all the essential nutrients for a complete diet (obviously a healthy rabbit should not consume it!

Critical Care can also be used as a complete feed for those animals with advanced dental disease and require a soft food diet.Care evaluation can be continuous, dependent on the response of the patient, intermittent (possibly because assessment is stressful) or summative – at the end of treatment – being a consideration of the success (or not) of the whole clinical process. A rabbit that has not eaten voluntarily even for a relatively short period of time will not be grinding its teeth down sufficiently to avoid the potential for developing acquired dental disease. This may seem intimidating if you’ve not done it before, but there are some tips and tricks to make it easier. Rabbits require a source of low quality roughage — and this should be available in the hospital setting.

Critical care is defined in Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary as 'the care of a patient in a life-threatening situation of an illness'. Once gut stasis and anorexia have been present for a time, there is a reduction in the supply of fluid and nutrients to the foregut and to the caecal microflora. Adding baby cereal to the mixture makes it sweet, palatable and a source of calories that is quickly absorbed from the small intestine. Until you get the hang of syringe feedings, practice before feeding your pet by loading a syringe with a small amount of mixed Critical Care and testing how much pressure is required to get the desired amount of food to come out. Few drugs are licenced for use in rabbits, meaning that many are prescribed under the cascade when treatment is needed.

Oral fluid therapy is satisfactory and sufficient for most ill rabbits, although intravenous fluid therapy is indicated for shocked rabbits.

Other things can be added to the mix to make it more palatable such as pure fruit or vegetable puree baby food (i. These veterinary-exclusive, one-step recovery formulas were developed with the assistance of top exotics veterinarians and nutritionists. It should always be ensured that the rabbit is swallowing and taking the food properly during the syringe feeding ( RWAF, 2021) ( Figures 3 and 4). It won’t have the same nutritional value as the official formula, but it can work to make sure your rabbit is still eating and getting essential nutrients and calories. It works great in a normal syringe, but be sure to use a two-Component syringe, the rubber in three-component gets swollen from the mixture for some reason.In addition to the importance of the caecum and colon, the stomach is also vital to rabbit digestion. It’s still best to offer it to them and see if they’ll be willing to eat it on their own, since this will be less stressful for the rabbit.

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Rabbits must be evaluated efficiently and stabilized quickly before moving into the definitive diagnostic phase of their care. Critical Care Formula (CCF) is a complementary feed for reptiles, birds, and mammals for emergency feeding in instances such as loss of appetite, starvation, surgery, and periods of recovery. You can also use wet Critical Care in the same way by mixing it with water and stirring into your pet’s food. Amy Pratt is a lifelong rabbit owner who has been specializing with rabbits at the Humane Rescue Alliance.