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How To Use EmerAid® Intensive Care Omnivore, Carnivore and Herbivore

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Taxonomic Group SpeciesOmnivore (Parts)Carnivore (Parts)Herbivore (Parts)Water (Parts)
Armadillo24
Bearded dragon1.51.54
Blackbird64
Blue-tongue Skink1.51.54
Bluebirds24
Budgerigar64
Caecilian24
Canary64
Cardinal4.50.54
Catbird1.51.54
Chameleon-Old World24
Chickadee1.51.54
Chicken64
Chinchilla44
Chipmunk64
Chuckwalla44
Cockatiel64
Cockatoo64
Conure64
Cowbird64
Coyote24
Crossbill64
Crow4.50.54
Degu44
Domestic Duck64
Dove64
Duck–Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Scoter24
Duck–Mallard, Canvasback, Coots, Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, Wood64
Duck–Scaup, Ruddy4.50.54
Ferret24
Finch64
Flycatcher24
Fox24
Frogs, Toads- Aquatic, Horned, Pacman, Dart, Mantella, Tree24
Gamebirds–Grouse, Quail, Pheasant, Turkey, Woodcock64
Geckos - Leopard, Fat-tail, Tokay, Day, Crested, Radcodactylus24
Gerbil4.514
Goose324
Gopher44
Grackle64
Grebe24
Green Iguana44
Grosbeak4.50.54
Ground Iguana1.51.54
Guinea pig44
Gull24
Hamster324
Hedgehog1.51.54
Jay64
Junco4.50.54
Kangaroo Rat64
Lark64
Loon 24
Lorikeet64
Lovebird64
Macaw64
Magpie64
Marmot44
Mockingbird1.51.54
Mole24
Monitor24
Mouse64
Muskrat44
Myna Bird64
Newt24
Nuthatch1.51.54
Opossum24
Oriole24
Parakeet64
Parrot64
Peafowl64
Phoebe24
Pigeon64
Piscivorous Birds–Cormorant, Egret, Heron, Pelican24
Porcupine44
Quail64
Rabbit44
Raccoon1.51.54
Raptors–Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Kites Owl, Vulture24
Rat4.514
Raven4.50.54
Robin314
Ruddy Duck4.50.54
Salamander24
Sapsucker314
Scaup4.50.54
Shorebirds–Wader, Sandpiper24
Shrew24
Siskin64
Skunk1.51.54
Small Lizards - Anoles, Collared and others24
Snake24
Sparrow4.50.54
Squirrel64
Starling314
Sugar Glider64
Swallow24
Tanager24
Tegu24
Thrasher1.51.54
Thrush314
Titmouse1.51.54
Tortoises - Desert, Gopher, Sulcata, Red-foot, Russian44
Towhee4.50.54
Turtles - Box, Wood Aquatic–Sliders, Painted, Map, Cooter1.51.54
Turtles- Snapping, Mud and Musk24
Uromastyx44
Vireo24
Vole1.534
Warbler24
Waxwing64
Woodchuck44
Woodpecker314
IC Omnivore IC Omnivore
IC Carnivore IC Carnivore
IC Herbivore IC Herbivore
AdultsJuveniles*
SpeciesOmnivoreCarnivoreHerbivorePiscivoreWaterOmnivoreCarnivoreHerbivorePiscivore
Birds
Parrots323
Seed-eating passerines – finches323
Dove and Pigeons323
Generalist passerines – sparrows, cardinals, grosbeaks, juncos4.50.5423
Generalist passerines and woodpeckers – corvids, icterids, thrushes21212
Insect-eating passerines – swallows, flycatchers, warblers121
Domestic ducks and chickens3221
Swans and geese32432
Gamebirds – quails, pheasants, turkeys322.50.5
Dabbling ducks – mallards, gadwalls, shovelers, teals322.50.5
Diving ducks – scaups, canvasbacks, ruddy ducks, scoters242
Piscivorous birds121
Raptors, vultures121
Reptilia & Amphibians
Snakes, monitors, tegus, leopard geckos121
Crested geckos, day geckos323
Bearded dragons, ground iguanas3212
Water dragons, blue-tongued skinks1.51.5212
Anoles, collared lizards, chameleons121
Tortoises111
Turtles – box turtles, wood turtles, painted turtles, pond turtles1.51.5412
Turtles – snapping turtles, mud turtles, musk turtles, longneck turtles, sliders121
Green iguanas, uromastyxs111
Amphibians121
Mammals
Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, degus111
Sugar gliders, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, rats322.50.5
Gerbils4.5145
Hamsters32432
Hedgehogs, raccoons, skunks, opossums1.51.5212
Ferrets121
Insectivorous bats121

*Nutri-Start available for juvenile feeding of healthy psittacines
Disclaimer: Species-specific milk replacers are recommended for nursing mammals

Step 1: Correct hypovolemia

Assess hydration deficit and provide fluid therapy

Step 2: Provide support care

Keep patient warm and quiet

Step 3: Determine appropriate EmerAid or EmerAid combination

Refer to table ratios above

Step 4: Determine feeding volume

• Mammals and Birds: 1st feeding = 1% BW, 2nd Feeding = 2% BW, 3rd feeding = 3% BW.

Continue at 3% BW until reassessed

• Reptiles: 1st feeding = 0.5% BW, 2nd Feeding = 1% BW, 3rd feeding = 2% BW,

Continue at 2% BW until reassessed

Step 5: Mix with water for feeding

When mixed as directed, this product will pass through as small as an
18-gauge stainless steel feeding needle and 5Fr feeding tube.

Step 6: Determine feeding frequency

  • Small mammals and birds: feed 3–4x daily
  • Reptiles: feed 1–2x daily

Step 7: Administer EmerAid

Choose a feeding route according to patient’s level of acceptance (offer free-choice, orally via syringe, administer through nasogastric or esophagostomy tube, or use as a supplement/topper on maintenance diet). Administer all other treatments BEFORE gavaging to prevent regurgitation.

Step 8: Next steps

  • Weigh patient the next day before feeding, fluids, and medications
  • Reassess patient to determine feeding volume
  • Consider other causes of weight loss

EmerAid Designed for:
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Piscivores

IC Herbivore

  • Herbivorous mammals 
— Rabbits, Guinea pigs
  • Herbivorous reptiles

 

Indications

  • Critically ill or debilitated
  • Dysphagia from severe dental disease — smooth gentle texture minimizes pain when eating
  • Anorexia
  • Gastrointestinal stasis
  • Use IC when smaller feeding volumes are required. When nasogastric tube feeding is required

Sustain Herbivore

  • Herbivorous mammals 
— Rabbits, Guinea pigs
  • Herbivorous reptiles

 

Indications

  • Chronic dental disease
  • Inappetence — Mint promotes appetite, and self-feeding
  • Gastrointestinal stasis and diarrhea
  • Improved with papaya, beetroot pulp, and prebiotics
  • Geriatric with poor muscle mass
  • Nutritional deficiencies

For animals progressing from critically ill to recovery,
IC and Sustain Herbivore
can be mixed together

Lasts 6 months in the fridge once opened

IC Carnivore

  • Raptors
  • Ferrets
  • Snakes
  • Lizards
  • Long neck turtle

 

Indications

  • Critically ill or debilitated
  • Anorexia and cachexia
  • Gastroenteritis and diarrhea
  • High palatability promotes independent feeding
    • ex: ferrets with kidney disease or lymphoma
    • ex: reptiles with parasitic infection

 

* Can be loaded within prey to increase calories

IC Omnivore

  • Parrots, finches, canaries
  • Chickens, ducks, doves
  • Some lizards (bearded dragons)
  • Rodents (rats and mice)

 

Indications

  • Critically ill or debilitated
  • Anorexia and cachexia
  • Compromised GI Tract
  • Nutritional deficiencies
  • High palatability promotes independent feeding
    • ex: rodents with poor immune systems

 

* Can be used as a topper over maintenance diet

IC Piscivore

  • Pelicans, cormorants
  • Fulmars, shearwaters
  • Egrets, herons
  • Gulls, terns, alcids, piscivorous chelonians
  • Sea turtles, seals

 

Indications

  • Critically ill or debilitated
  • Anorexia and cachexia
  • Compromised GI Tract
  • When tube-feeding is required

 

* Can be loaded within fish to increase calories