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Posted by Mr. D on October 26, 2002 at 19:08:12:
In Reply to: Oxbow Critical Care posted by PH Meliss on October 26, 2002 at 13:33:04:
If this was going to be used as a "long term" solution I wouldn't recommend it. There's nothing wrong with being oxalate/goitrogen/phosphorous conscious. However, when you've got an animal, in this particular case an ig, that will not eat on it's own and time is becoming a concern I personally wouldn't think twice about carving a nice T-bone for it IF it was going to kickstart the ig's appetite. If the ig isn't eating at all then there is zero chance that it will take in dangerous levels of oxalates/goitrogens etc..... Of course, if the ig dies of starvation I guess that would ALSO solve the concern that it may take in too much of a bad thing.
Since there are still a few things to try before it get's to the "t-bone" stage I wholeheartedly recommend that they be exhausted first. Force-feeding is always an option, albeit stressful, but if there's something easier out there that may work then why not try it? Oxbow MAY be one option, vegetable/fruit slurries may be another....There are plenty of choices, the list just has to start somewhere and not everything on the list may be a "good" option when looked at long term....But if something gets the ig eating again then I say go with it and get it back on a proper diet ASAP. As you've pointed out in your own collection of information, Ms. Kaplan, the basic idea is "all things in moderation" if I'm not mistaken.....
