Calcium tablets for Charlie?

[rip_ernie]

maybe he has the same problem as my jinx had , his back end was weak and he couldnt move his legs at the back so I kept him on towels in a restricted run ( small) gave him calcium tablets and after 2 months of patience it worked you can see him with dipstick on the photos I posted today, he kept losing his balance and wobbled we though he would die and vet said he needed a lot of care but look at him now almsot 100% ok he ahs the odd wobbly day but perfect as far as I'm concerned , Charlie is lovley though maybe worth trying it out on him, I've got a charlie as well a silver rex and a darling

R.E this post, what tablets do i need and where can i get them?

 

[Sehnsucht]

I got my calcium tabs from boots,if you ask theyre really helpful

 

[rip_ernie]

so how many would i need to give him?

(thanks for the info )

 

[Sehnsucht]

ill have a look as to what mine are and how many they had

 

[rip_ernie]

thanks

 

[Sehnsucht]

ok theyre Boots chewable calcium and vitamin d vanilla flavour,270 value pack


and i gave mine one in the morning and one at night,unless you get some osteocare which is just as good in liquid form

 

[rip_ernie]

thanks, i'll get some tablets tomorrow

 

[michellemuffin]

mine was the same as Sehnsucht said and same dosage good luck and be very patient and make sure his kept in a limited run/cage as he needs to rest a lot and only feed enough hay to eat not to lie on becasue they can drag their legs into the hay and twist it all up, thats happened to one of mine and he too had similar problems although he too healed up within aweek agian with calcium and rest, good luck Charlie

 

[rip_ernie]

thanks for all the advice, mu has granted him time to live indoors to get better, i'll update everyone

 

[Glynis]

Good luck with Charlie :smitten:

 

[hils78]

I think you need to have a vitamin D to enable the calcium to absorb.....I don't know from experience just from whats been read though. I think most calcium suppliments have added vit D anyway.