My pet is sick. What is Oxbow Critical Care and what does it do?

Look for Oxbow Critical Care for Herbivores. Your veterinarian may stock it or you may be able to find it online. If Fluffy is not eating at all, this should be considered a veterinary emergency. Have her physically examined by your veterinarian, a vet experienced in treating rabbits or at the nearest veterinary ER. It is critical to get her eating normally to keep her gut moving. Gut stasis can be life threatening in rabbits.

This is by no mean a substitute for a recovery food, recovery food have very specific ingredient that are not present in dry food. there is a very good critical care product by Oxbow i strongly recommend using it instead.

Hi, with gut stasis we prefer to give Intravenous fluids in forms of boluses or by continuous infusion, even when they are taking the critical care formula by mouth. However, your vet has probably considered risks and benefits of having Nemo at the hospital and decided it was better for him to have treatment at home. As you can imagine, it can be stressful to be in an environment with other pets, especially if the hospital does not have an exotic ward. I also prefer to give their first medications intravenously as I find they are more effective. See how Nemo gets on today, if he starts eating on his own a bit and passing any droppings, if he doesn’t I would have him rechecked. Depending on his weight, Nemo could have a couple more meals of recovery per day, perhaps you could do 10mls every 4 hours. We prefer to give smaller amounts more frequently, as we find it more effective in promoting gut motility. Hope this helps !

You can use the Omnivore formula. Another similar product is Emeraid Intensive Care Omnivore. These dietary are typically fed via tube feeding if the will not eat willingly. If you've never tube feeding, have your veterinarian show you how to do this. Soaking her in either will do nothing. The amount fed and frequency will depend on her weight. You should also offer live prey (waxworms, mealworms, etc) as well as a variety of dark, leafy greens and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Yes, there is. I would recommend Oxbow Critical Care for Herbivores: http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/vets/products/critical_care There are good instructions on the label on how much to feed and how to mix it up. Hope this helps. Best wishes to you and Geri.

Since you have many questions about Oxbow supplements, the best advice I can give you is to contact Oxbow who can give you the best information about their products. Here is contact information: http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/ http://oxbowanimalhealth.com/contact

As long as it is unopened, you do not need to refrigerate it, room temperature is fine. once opened i recommend to transfer it to a clean jar that you should keep in the fridge and you can use it for about a month.