Oxbow Critical Care® Herbivore Intensive Care 141g (apple and banana flavour)

Oxbow Critical Care for herbivores, apple and banana flavour, is a recovery food for herbivores that will not or cannot eat their usual diet, for example due to illness or after surgery. It should be used under the guidance of a vet.

Key features

• Contains all the essential nutrients of a complete diet and high-fibre timothy hay to support gut physiology and digestion.
• Powder formula that mixes easily to the desired consistency.
• Versatile: can be given by tube, syringe or spoon, or eaten unaided from a bowl.
• High in fibre and low in carbohydrates.
• With easily absorbed chelated minerals, prebiotics and stabilised vitamin C.

Composition

Timothy hay, soya hulls, soya bean meal, wheat germ, xanthan gum, potassium chloride, salt, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (vitamin C), soya oil, linseed, magnesium sulphate, calcium chloride, papaya, pineapple, cane molasses, natural apple flavour, natural banana flavour, DL-methionine, L-glutamine, oat groats, wheatfeed, sodium bentonite, yeast culture (dried), fat product, hydrolysed yeast, inulin, mixed tocopherols (preservative), vitamins and trace elements (full list on the label).

Analytical constituents

• Crude protein (min.) 17%
• Crude fat (min.) 5%
• Crude fibre 21–26%
• Moisture (max.) 10%
• Ash (max.) 10%
• Calcium 0.6–0.8%
• Phosphorus (min.) 0.4%
• Vitamin C (min.) 1,500 mg/kg
• Metabolisable energy (calculated): 2,660 kcal/kg (≈ 24 kcal per tablespoon)

Directions for use

• Shake well before use. Mix 1 part Critical Care with 2 parts warm water to the desired consistency (the amount of water can be adjusted to the feeding method).
• Herbivorous mammals: 3 tablespoons per kg of body weight per day (1 tablespoon ≈ 9 g).
• Herbivorous reptiles: 1 tablespoon per kg of body weight per day.
• Divide into 4 to 6 meals, unless your vet advises otherwise. Prepare fresh for each meal and discard the mixture after 24 hours.
• Water always available. Store in a cool, dry place.

Available sizes

• 141 g
• 454 g