Hi insupitilla,
Welcome to TheSquirrelBoard
Let me just say that most on this board categorically
reject the statement issued by Chris Clark at Chris’s Squirrels and More regarding the Esbilac disaster. Most, including myself were very angry about the statement. Basically what she was saying was that the rehabbers were at fault for the problem. Somehow they forgot how to mix formula after using it successfully for years. Seriously, that is nonsense. They were not newbie rehabbers. They were very experienced rehabbers. The product was clearly defective so her defending the product is frankly, indefensible. PetAg has supposedly corrected the problems. I don’t know if that’s true and I don’t care if it’s true because I will never use it or recommend it. There is still defective product on the shelves because they didn’t recall it. I have personally helped 2 people this week with babies that were not growing on Esbilac. With the first group the poster couldn’t understand why they were so small. She had them 2 weeks and they had not gained a single gram. That is a problem. When she switched formula, they immediately started gaining. The second poster has a singleton on Esbilac for 3 weeks, the baby is now 5-6 weeks old and weighs 52g. The FoxValley 20:50 will arrive today and I hope she can save the baby but the photos show a small, frail malnourished baby.
I’m sorry but I am very opinionated on this subject. I saw the X-rays of the broken bones and the frail babies. Please don’t take a chance that you will get a can of ‘good’ Esbilac. They will never convince me that they are anything other than a irresponsible, cheap company that cares more about their profits than the lives of animals.
How old is your baby? Order FoxValley 20:50.
I see you are in FL. Publix has heavy whipping cream. All cream has calcium. It might not be on the label but it has calcium. All dairy products have calcium. Make sure you don’t get some weird, non-dairy product.
Last year was a nightmare and we continue to see the fallout from the defective product. I’m going to get a link for you of the baby that we HOPE we can save. When you read it, you will understand.
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