Rianna
05-01-2010, 12:19 PM
Has anyone had any problems when switching from Esbilac to Fox Valley formula? After reading about the Esbilac issues, I am beginning to worry that Hope may get sick. She's never showed any signs of illness and she eats healthy foods but I am thinking she may need the FV formula instead of the Esbilac. She is old enough (1 year) to be off of formula but has never weaned herself and I want to give it to her as long as she'll take it.
Here's a little info on her diet. Little piggy gets 1 tsp. formula plus 1/2 tsp. heavy whipping cream each morning. 9 times out of 10 she drinks half and that's it. The rest of the day she has access to 2 Henry's Healthy blocks, veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, and/or snap beans) and 1 acorn.
Suppertime she gets 2 tsp. formula with 1 tsp. h.w. cream. She polishes this off before bedtime. If she hasn't stashed the HHB's in her outside cage, she gets whatever is leftover of them, plus an additional block when she comes inside for the night. For dessert, I'll give her a small amount of apple. Sometimes she eats the apples, sometimes she doesn't. She's a very picky eater.
I did go over her diet with the vet and she cringed when I told her I still added the heavy whipping cream. She said that as long as she was not getting overweight, she didn't see a real problem with it...just don't let her get too big! She looked at the pictures I had of Hope and she said she looked really healthy and to keep doing what I was doing.
Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!!
Here's a little info on her diet. Little piggy gets 1 tsp. formula plus 1/2 tsp. heavy whipping cream each morning. 9 times out of 10 she drinks half and that's it. The rest of the day she has access to 2 Henry's Healthy blocks, veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, and/or snap beans) and 1 acorn.
Suppertime she gets 2 tsp. formula with 1 tsp. h.w. cream. She polishes this off before bedtime. If she hasn't stashed the HHB's in her outside cage, she gets whatever is leftover of them, plus an additional block when she comes inside for the night. For dessert, I'll give her a small amount of apple. Sometimes she eats the apples, sometimes she doesn't. She's a very picky eater.
I did go over her diet with the vet and she cringed when I told her I still added the heavy whipping cream. She said that as long as she was not getting overweight, she didn't see a real problem with it...just don't let her get too big! She looked at the pictures I had of Hope and she said she looked really healthy and to keep doing what I was doing.
Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!!