Description

Calcivet is a liquid calcium supplement for healthy teeth and bones in small animals. Use Calcivet in water or mixed into soft food.

DrS have specialised in calcium supplements for over 17 years. As you can imagine, a huge amount of calcium goes into teeth and bone growth/production and sometimes reserves can get rather low (especially in breeding pets).

DrS Calcivet application:

Mix 10mls to 20mls of Calcivet to 1 litre of drinking water
Alternatively add to food at the rate of 0.1-0.2mls (diluted in a little water) per 100g of bodyweight.
Feed once or twice a week to non-breeding animals and five times a week to breeders.

Active ingredients:

Magnesium, Vitamin D3, Calcium

Dr. S Calcivet can also be used for pet birds.

A shortage of usable calcium lies at the root of many problems, including:

Egg laying
Egg binding
Weak hens that cannot lay or continue to lay more clutches
Broken bones in young chicks
Rickets in baby birds
Slow moults and French moult
Feather plucking
Nervousness
Aggression
Twirling and co-ordination problems which may go as far as falling off the perch
Respiratory problems

Most of the cuttlefish which is supplied to try to raise calcium levels when eaten by the bird goes straight out in the droppings. As with other minerals the difficulty is absorbing it into the bloodstream. So The Birdcare Company developed a super-saturated chelated calcium solution called Calcivet.

Calcivet uses a chelated mineral technology similar to the calcium supplied in nature by plants. So it is easily absorbed and quickly gets to the bones, nerves and muscles where it is needed. It is such an effective calcium source that most of the year you will only need it once or twice a week (definitely twice for African greys and eclectus).

Calcivet application:

As above.