Critical Care - Can I still use it?

[LennyPig]

I'm just preparing for my boys surgery on Wednesday, making sure I have everything I need... probiotics etc!... and I have a pouch of [*]unopened[/*] Oxbow Critical Care that I bought for emergencies but not sure whether it is safe to use.

As I said, it is completely sealed and unopened, but the "BEST BY" date says July 2010.

This is "Best By" rather than "Use By" but just wanted to check...

I'm not sure I could get any in time otherwise, but the vet may have something (I think they stock Supreme Science Recovery, but is this as good as Critical Care?).

Advice much appreciated. x

 

[LennyPig]

Just reading up on Guinea Lynx to refresh my memory and I note it also says that post-op piggies should be given additional Vit C?

Have others done this, and if so, how much, in what form and how often?

 

[Belinda Shute]

Hi. Good luck with the op. Hope all goes well. Suzypgr recommends Lamberts Vit C Absorbic Powder. You could sprinkle some on veg or mix some with water and syringe into your piggie. The Critical Care should be ok if not opened I would have thought, but you could get some more anyway to be on the safe side (always best to have some more on standby). I think that you can get this online as well as most vets.

Hope that this helps.

 

[Abi_nurse]

The critical care should be ok, but the added vit C in the mixture will probably have depleated with time, so add some vitamin C in the mix. The science selective stuff is as good yes.

x.

 

[flintstones]

Science Recovery discovery does not have added Vit C - so also add Vit C to this.

 

[Abi_nurse]

They have brought out a new one called recovery plus which does now, its quite new.

x

 

[flintstones]

They have brought out a new one called recovery plus which does now, its quite new.

x

Good to know - I know the old one didn't have added Vitamin C.

 

[Abi_nurse]

Yeah it didnt, bit silly considering it was supposed to be used as a recovery food for piggies too. :{

x.