Oxbow Critical Care

Oxbow critical Care is actually a Timothy Hay based high fiber syringe feeding formula for herbivores that are not eating due to illness, dental problems or surgery. Although not a clinical product, Oxbow critical Care is intended to be used with the supervision of veterinary surgeons. Oxbow critical Care is a high fiber powdered supplement that mixes easily with water and will not clog a feeding syringe. Fortified with a stabilized nutrition with Vitamin C and electrolytes, Oxbow critical care contains the necessary components for re-establishing proper microbial balance and stimulating peristalsis in animals suffering from gastrointestinal distress, It can be fed long term if necessary.

Very few people have ever thought about having an emergency first aid kit on hand specifically for their rabbit health, just like they might have for themselves and their family members. Emergencies and critical situation can happen any time, and, according to Murphy's Law at the most inopportune of times, a holiday or a weekend when the regular rabbit-savvy vet is not in. Even if the vet is present, people may find it is important to have an emergency kit for bunny on hand. Besides Oxbow critical care, people should include some, if not all, of the following items in their rabbit first aid critical care kit.

Baby food or canned pumpkin to mix and they need to use them when their bunny refuses to eat; it's easy to get the baby food or canned pumpkin into a syringe. Critical Care by Oxbow is the same as baby food and canned pumpkin; people can use this when their bunny refuses to eat. Oxbow critical care however, is only available through the vet's office. Gas medication or Simethicone helps greatly in case of a gas emergency. Various brands of this are acceptable including Gas-X. For a detailed way to administer the specific critical care medication as well as for proper dosages, people can look on the websites for the article on bunny gastrointestinal problems.

Basic Neosporin or the non-pain relief type can be used if the rabbit has a minor cut or wound. Flour is the trick if people trim their bunny's nails a little too short, and they begin to bleed. Simply they can dip the paws of their rabbit into the flour. Gauze and cotton is essential to care for wounds. Scissors to carefully trim the fur surrounding a bunny wound should always be there. Syringes of various sizes; Saline for washing out eyes in an emergency; Eyedropper to administer the saline; Heating pad for if the bunny goes into hypothermia and a Tweezers must be present in the critical care kit.

Like most of the other animals, rabbits are very much prone to fleas. Fleas can effectively be treated with a trip to the vet. It is extremely important that the bunny see a specialist vet as certain flea dips can kill the pets! A rabbit specialist vet will know the proper type of flea medication to prescribe. People must know and be sure to remember frontline should never be used on their rabbits.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 09/01/2009, 4:59 PM
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