From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2006-02-11 19:28:35 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Pedialite - Good or Bad?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
There is no difference in the flavored or unflavored pedialyte, all the
same contents and glucose. I would only be careful about leaving it out
too
long, it is suppose to be refrigerated once open and then discarded after
so many days. I think if left out you would have to worry about mold
growth,
or bacteria due to the yummy glucose in it. But for 2 hours??? it should
be ok.... I don't know how long , depends on the temps of the room it is
in.
He wont' get that much added calories from it, just some additional
electrolytes,
and a little glucose. Really all dependent on how much he even drinks,
if much at all. Adding liquids in his diet, like if you make him a
special
gravy for hand feedings water it down a little,
and/or sub Q fluids under his skin daily- if really has
trouble keeping hydrated may work better?
I didn't follow the previous posts,but I had a boy with the same problem
and had
a heck of a time with him, his main problem was digesting the foods and
the loss of nutrients. The fluid loss alone was not so hard to replace (
I could
give him sub Q fluids daily) , it was the needed protein and calories
from food.
I did have my boy on lamb baby food. To try to cut out the chicken
in case of allergies.
Science z/d I think is the one made for cats with chicken allergies, and
there
are some other special cat foods like potato and rabbit ( or something
like that)
made for cats with chicken/rice/ corn allergies- it may be worth a try.
Ask your vet if he is not already on some special food.
Patty
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:21:23 +0000 (GMT) tlcoffey@sbcglobal.net writes:
> Question: Giving him an unlimited bowl of Pedialite in addition to
> his unlimited bowl
> of water and letting him choose what he wants to drink.
>
> Good, Bad, OK but there are some cautions in using Pedialite. I know
> there has been
> some discussion about flavored vs. unflavored. Personally, I think
> he could use any
> additional calories at this point.
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