Critical Care Herbivore - Nutritionally Complete Feeding Assist Formula for Small Animals & Pets - Critical Care Herbivore Fine Grind Papaya (100g)

Purchased to feed a sick bunny who was unable to eat for themselves for a number of weeks. This stuff is the best if you have a poorly small herbivore. The superfine powder mixes easily with luke warm water to make a paste to use in a syringe. The larger syringes meant for this purpose were too large for our bun so we opted to use a smaller, 3ml syringe instead. This formula didn't clog up the syringe and was accepted by our bunny without too many issues. It stabilises gut health and provides all the fibre needed to kick start a sluggish gut or just to keep your little one from going into stasis. Highly recommended. I've not found a better product for this purpose although it is on the expensive side, especially when you're needing to feed regularly.

Finally a recovery formula that doesn’t clump and separate in the syringe, my poor bun has a mild case of stasis because of the heat and this has been a life saver - I have been using the selective recovery formula for the past couple of days and it completely separated and is a nightmare to use. This oxbow formula mixes perfectly and is super easy to give - which when you’re up every 3 hours feeding a poorly bun is exactly what you need!

I am using this as a nutritional supplement for my skinny hamster. It is not nutritionally sound for hamsters though (since they are not total herbivores) so you should bear that in mind. Since I am just needing to fatten my little one up and not fully replace solid food it works a charm. After the first force feeding he has decided he loves the stuff and will wait by the cage door for me to mix it up, sniffing the air the second I open the packet. Even as a fine grind it can be difficult to draw into a small syringe for such a small animal. My syrines are thin and go up to 10ml which just about works well, you do have to dilute it perhaps a little more than reccomended. You generally want it to be as paste-like as possible while also being able to draw up the syringe. Since hamsters have minimal liquid requirements in a day they can get a touch too much water from this mix if they are insiting on more.

I use the oxbow critical care for my elderly guinea pig Ronny to keep his weight up and to give him a little more energy. He didn't like it at first, so l mixed a little with some apple sauce baby food, till he got used to it from the syringe. He loves it now and is even popcorning! Reggie wants it too, but certainly doesn't need it being 4yrs younger and 2 X heavier than Ron!

My guinea pig developed post operative complications and needed 3 months of syringe feeding. After trial and error with the aniseed and apple and banana critical care, this was the clear winner. It smells lovely, was much easier to give through a small syringe, and most importantly, my guinea seemed to actually enjoy this flavour! He would eagerly await the next syringe and it kept his condition throughout his treatment. He’s now doing better than ever.

amazing stuff really helps if guinea pigs struggling to eat easy to use

This is nothing short of a miracle food. I have previously used the Selective Science Recovery sachets which as previous purchasers have mentioned gets clogged up in the syringe and can make already stressful feeding times even more difficult. Critical Care mixes to a smooth paste and is easily absorbed into the syringe and likewise my poorly pig Bryn loves it and has actually started to gain weight after showing some reluctance to other syringe foods. All small herbivore owners should have a bag of this stuff on standby as it can quite easily be the difference between life and death once your little pet stops eating. My pig prefers this mixed with warm water. I cannot recommend this product highly enough, well done Oxbow, If Guinea Pigs could speak mine would definitely ask for this :)

This really helped one of my guinea pigs when she has a parasite infection while her medication kicked in as she would not eat & without this stuff (& the medicine off the vet) she probably would not have made it. It did take a while to arrive which was a concern & I wish that pet shops stocked it but I will stock up again just in case, its a bit pricey for what it is & the amount you get but it helped & the other guinea loved it too. I would advise anyone who has small rodent type pets to keep some of this just in case as the little fur balls can go down him really quickly.

I run a guinea pig shelter and this is by far the best product for feeding sick and inappetent pigs. It's WAY easier for syringe-feeding than the regular Critical Care, as it's easy to suck into a feeding syringe and doesn't clog up the tip. The pigs seem to like the flavor. I can't get it anywhere else for some reason, the local vet clinics aren't even able to get it by special order - I don't know if there's a shortage or something. Overall, this product has saved the lives of more guinea pigs and rabbits than most medications.

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Un producte excel·lent.

L’expérience m’a malheureusement appris à toujours en garder un paquet de côté si besoin 😣 Le produit est top, très appétant et facile à préparer. La petit cuillère inclus pour le dosage est très pratique. Je recommande, ce produit peut sauver des vies 👍👍

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