Critical care food

blondiesmommie · May 16, 2012

I have some critical care for my skinny rabbit I've saved, or trying to, how do I give it to her??

woahlookitsme · May 16, 2012

there are directions on the back of the bag and you can mix it with water to make a slurry. My mom fed it via syringe

qtipthebun · May 16, 2012

Some rabbits, when you mix it up, will just eat it. When Q got spayed, there was a rabbit in there who just ate it off a spoon. Q didn't like it so we had to syringe feed her, but if your bunny likes it, you can make it a bit thicker and put it on a piece of lettuce or a spoon. Basically, however you can get them to eat it, is what my vet told me. She said if you had to make it thinner and syringe feed, that was okay, but most rabbits will just eat it in a bowl or on a spoon because it tastes good.

MiniLopHop · May 16, 2012

I also depends on the flavor you have. My vet only had the plain which is ok tasting. I mix it up with cooled chamomile tea and add some banana/berry baby food to make it taste better. I have had to syringe it but it also tended to work well in a shallow small dish, depending on how sick the bun was. It sounds like yours should be able to eat on its own.

Watermelons · May 16, 2012

You can offer the mixture to her, but please do not syringe feed her unless she will not eat ANYTHING. Critical care is great for emergency situations but unless your rabbit will eat it from a spoon or bowl, or sprinkled on soggy veggies, it's useless. Syringe feeding a rabbit that is still eating will only cause problems.

blondiesmommie · May 16, 2012

Yes she's eating it!!! I mixed it w veggies and in her pellets lol

yaaaay

Samara · May 16, 2012

LakeCondo · May 16, 2012

:highfive:

slavetoabunny · May 17, 2012

That's good to hear that she's eating it. I was going to suggest making "meatballs" out of it. As Watermelons already said, you don't want to syringe unless the bunny isn't eating at all. I hope you got the apple-banana flavor!