Critical care

[Lauren138]

Hi all

I haven’t ever had to use this but have a sow getting spayed on Wednesday and want to make sure I have some in if needed. Is there a best brand to use or any anyone would recommend?

Thanks

This forum has been such a great place for info the last few weeks

 

[fluffysal]

I have never (yet) needed to use any. I have burgess dual care on standby as it can be given as pellets too. That way, if it's near the use by date, it won't be wasted.
As far as I'm aware it doesn't matter which brand is used.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Critical care is a specific brand, made by oxbow.
EmerAid is another brand of recovery feed.
Mushed pellets is the emergency alternative.

Thread 'Probiotics & Live Gut Microbiome Transfer ('Poo Soup'); Recovery Formula Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links and Transfer Recipe'

Jun 12, 2014

1 Overview of recovery formula foods
- Recommended brands
- Emergency alternatives
2 Probiotics
- Standard brands
- Enhanced probiotics
- Live gut microbiome transfer (poo soup)
3 Vitamin C
- Recommended brand
- Alternatives
- Booster vs. long term supplementation


These chapters have been copied from the complete hand feeding guide with the kind permission of @helen105281...

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[Wiebke]

Hi all

I haven’t ever had to use this but have a sow getting spayed on Wednesday and want to make sure I have some in if needed. Is there a best brand to use or any anyone would recommend?

Thanks

This forum has been such a great place for info the last few weeks

Emeraid is usually better accepted taste-wise compared to the Critical Care brand (however any of them you can get hold of will do). It is what I prefer in a real battle but it is a lot more expensive and short-lived so I would only order it if you are really dealing with a severe or total loss of appetite.

You cannot use additional probiotics at the same time with already enriched Emeraid (but you can with Critical Care). However, poo soup is always OK and is more effective than any powders; the more the shorter the gap between dropping healthy poos and syringing the water in which they have been shortly soaked is and you can do it up to 3 times a day.

I have written a new guide about improvising feeding support (ask the clinic for some extra syringes; especially unused cat metacam syringes) to help bridge the gap until you can get the proper stuff when really needed. Quite a few of our long term regular owners follow the same practice; especially now that next day delivery is an option.
Also ask your vets when you collect her post-op how soon you can step in with painkiller support at home as soon as possible. You need to wait until post-op cocktail has faded because analgesics are a major part of it and try to come home with some until you are seen for a post-op check on the following day.

Thread 'How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency'

May 31, 2024

1 Feed
- Important crisis management resources
- When is improvising necessary?
- Which food group am I replacing with my feeding support?
- How much and how often should I feed and water?
- What can I use that I have already got at home?
- Other possible easily available foods with their pros and cons
- How do I prep a syringe for rougher pellet fibre?
- What can I do without a syringe?
- The role of lukewarm water
2 Probiotics
- Probiotic products...

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All the best with the op.

 

[Lauren138]

Thanks so much for the essential info

 

[Wiebke]

Thanks so much for the essential info

For all the practical feeding advice re. willing and unwilling guinea pigs with pictures and videos please see our comprehensive medicating and feeding guide with all the how-to info. We are of course always there for all the unforeseeable little questions that inevitably come up and for moral support:

Thread 'All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures'

Mar 9, 2022

Introduction
1 Choosing the right place to medicate/feed your piggy
2 Guinea pig whispering and asserting your authority
3 Recovery products and emergency improvisation
4 Syringe recommendations
5 Weight monitoring: your biggest ally
6 Weight loss guidelines and when to step in with feeding
7 Syringe feeding amounts/frequency advice
8 Practical medication and syringing tips
9 Medicating and feeding cooperative guinea pigs (videos)
10 Medicating and feeding uncooperative guinea pigs (hold pictures and tips)
11 The line between life and...

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