EmerAid Intensive Care Carnivore

EmerAid Intensive Care Carnivore®
EmerAid Intensive Care Carnivore is a high-protein, semi-elemental diet designed for the critically ill exotic carnivore. EmerAid IC Carnivore provides an easily absorbable and highly digestible balance of proteins, fats, plus simple carbohydrates for energy.

Developed by an expert panel including exotic animal veterinarians, emergency clinicians and nutritionists, EmerAid IC Carnivore is a part of the EmerAid System for Exotic Animal Critical Care, which is divided into three categories: Carnivore, Herbivore, and Omnivore. By using these products singly or in combination, many different ill exotic animals can benefit nutritionally.
-Available in 100-gram, 400-gram, and 2-kg pouches
-It has been used successfully in a variety of species including ferrets, birds of prey, frogs and toads, lizards (e.g., leopard geckos, monitors, anoles, Caiman lizards, plated lizards), and snakes
-It can also be fed in combination with other exotic EmerAid diets to a variety of species including box turtles, bearded dragons, skinks, chameleons, aquatic turtles, geese, many free-ranging songbirds, and hedgehogs*
-Powder is easily mixed with water to create a formula that can pass through tubes as small as 5-French
    EmerAid IC Carnivore is a therapeutic diet designed to be used only under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or wildlife rehabilitator.

Recommended Use
EmerAid Intensive Care Carnivore is designed to meet the metabolic needs of the critically ill exotic carnivore or insectivore and may be fed as a sole or partial source of nutrition. Download our Basic Use Guide (3.9 MB).

Features and Benefits
EmerAid® IC Carnivore contains:
-All essential free amino acids and hydrolyzed soy protein for optimal absorption of protein
-High levels of arginine and glutamine to meet the needs of the debilitated patient
-A highly digestible blend of fats and simple carbohydrates for energy
-Balanced omega 3/6 polyunsaturated fatty acids
-Dietary nucleotides to provide DNA and RNA precursors

WARNING: 

EmerAid has been scientifically designed for extremely high digestibility. Avoid contamination. Handle product carefully. Keep dry. Use clean, dry scoop. Do not cross contaminate with scoops used with non-EmerAid foods. Contamination can cause harmful bacterial growth.

-The 400 g (3.5 oz) pouch and 2 kg (4.4 lb) tub come with a red scoop that has both large (1 tablespoon) and small (1 teaspoon) ends. Use the smaller end of the scoop to prepare a relatively small volume of formula. To prepare larger volumes of EmerAid, fill the large end of the scoop with powder.
-Measure level scoops, and do not pack the powder. Shake dry powder to facilitate mixing.
-Mix the powder with hot water measuring 122°F (50°C).
-Mix one part powder to two parts warm water.
-Stir the mixture vigorously to avoid any hot spots until smooth.
-Fill the syringe with formula. To minimize any risk of the tube plugging, do not load the feeding or gavage tube with formula until immediately before tube feeding.
-When mixed as directed, this product will pass through a 18-gauge stainless steel feeding needle and 5-French red rubber catheters.
-Feed your patient immediately whenever possible, and always within 30 minutes of food preparation. Keep the gavage tube and syringe in very warm water 103-105°F (39-41°C) until ready to feed.
-Discard any leftover formula. Make formula fresh for each feeding.
-Flush and clean feeding syringe.

Product Sizes
100 g (3.5 oz) pouch
400 g (14 oz) pouch
2 kg (4.4 lb) pouch