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Thread: Is Esbilac Puppy ok to feed again?

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    Default Is Esbilac Puppy ok to feed again?

    I haven't been here in a while, but came to see what everyone was doing about the Fox Valley shortage. I did find some through other distributors, but I saw multiple posts that Esbilac (white can, white puppy, blue banner, with probiotics) was being used successfully. Is Esbilac back on the table for a milk source?

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    Default Re: Is Esbilac Puppy ok to feed again?

    Yes, as long as it is the POWDERED version. The liquid is a totally different formula (no, I have no idea why) and will not work.

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    Default Re: Is Esbilac Puppy ok to feed again?

    Did PetAg change it back to the original formula? Or is it something entirely new?

    I'm still very gun shy of esbilac, I had a baby with multiple broken bones due to them changing the formula to one with calcium particles that were too large to be absorbed by squirrels.

    Though I probably still won't use it cuz I'm paranoid, it would be great to know that I could if I'm ever in a bind.

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    Default Re: Is Esbilac Puppy ok to feed again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lake Gypsy View Post
    Did PetAg change it back to the original formula? Or is it something entirely new?

    I'm still very gun shy of esbilac, I had a baby with multiple broken bones due to them changing the formula to one with calcium particles that were too large to be absorbed by squirrels.

    Though I probably still won't use it cuz I'm paranoid, it would be great to know that I could if I'm ever in a bind.
    Yes, I remember it well. A dear friend on this board who unfortunately lost her cancer battle a while ago referred to it as the "Esbilac War" because we were just glued to the keyboards nonstop - answer a post and submit it and in that time 5 more had popped up. Yes, they addressed that - it was bad enough that it was apparently affecting their target market - puppies. I watched an episode on Animal Planet about a zoo in Melbourne Australia and they were puzzling and fighting to save a baby wombat that inexplicably had MBS and when I saw that can with the white puppy in a shot I just started yelling at the TV. I emailed everyone I could find a contact for there about it - I have no idea if it was ever even passed to the people who needed to know... I swore up and down that h*ll would freeze over before I used it again, but there are so few formulas that actually will work they kind of have everyone captive.

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