Originally Posted by
Spanky
These Tums have 400mg of elemental calcium. So far he has gotten about 200mg of calcium, which is doing well for his (estimated) size.
Start giving him about 50mg (1/8 of a tablet). You can crush up a tablet, add 16ml of water (or juice) and give about 2 ml of that every 4 hours today. Starting tomorrow I would start giving him about 200mg of calcium a day (4 feedings of 50mg each).
He'll also be getting some calcium from the temporary formula until the Fox Valley 20/50 arrives form Henry's along with his squirrel block.
Edit: He will get the formula 3 times a day at his age. Best to weigh him with a kitchen scale and feed 5% - 7% of weight. For example, if he weighs 200gm he would get 10ml - 14ml of formula three times a day.