TUMS???

[Cindi Davis]

what does tums to for the doe??? curious

 

[MaggieJ]

TUMS are largely calcium, which is frequently beneficial to a kindling rabbit. It's a convenient way to give the doe that calcium boost when she needs it most. An informal survey among rabbits indicates that berry flavoured TUMS are the most popular.

 

[Secuono]

Can you give Tums to dogs or puppies for added calcium support?

 

[MaggieJ]

Interesting question, CnB, but I don't know the answer. I haven't had a dog since our old German Shorthair died in 1978.

 

[skysthelimit]

Yes. I don't because mine are all raw feed, they get plenty of calcium that way, between the bone, egg and occasional yogurt. Usually when dogs whelp, I feed them vanilla ice cream for the added boost.

 

[Cindi Davis]

Thank you Maggie, I just had never heard of it before now this forum is great for information

 

[MaggieJ]

Here's a cut and paste from Homesteading Today about how TUMS helped one rabbit through a difficult kindling:

For does with kindling complications, try calcium
I can't take any credit for this idea but it's such a good one that I wanted to add it here before it gets forgotten. Beaniemom had a doe in extreme distress during kindling and SquashNut suggested giving her something with calcium in it - yogourt or half a Tums.

"She looked really really bad," Beaniemom reported. "Panting and drooling and major tremors. I figured I would try the calcium and see if it helped at all. Since she looked like she was going down, you know? So I crushed one tablet with Pedialyte and basically shoved it down her throat. She seemed better about an hour later, so I went and fed and watered (slowly, since I managed to slice my foot open on one of the dogs bones) When I came back in she seemed better, no more panting and drooling at least. She started passing the kits about 10pm, passed 8 dead ones. They don't look abnormally big or anything, so I bet one got stuck and the rest died in the canal. She seems out of the woods now, just tired."

 

[Secuono]

My Doberman won't eat raw, other two dogs love it. So he has to be fed $$$ and natural kibble with supplements.

Apparently, duck and chicken feet are great for glucosamine, but again, big dog needs to have a special pill for that instead.

 

[skysthelimit]

My Doberman won't eat raw, other two dogs love it. So he has to be fed $$$ and natural kibble with supplements.

Apparently, duck and chicken feet are great for glucosamine, but again, big dog needs to have a special pill for that instead.

Does he like yogurt or sour cream?

 

[Secuono]

"People" food, of course, lol. But would the dairy in it cause issues or not, don't want to find out just yet. He still is refusing to use the dog door and I'm not cleaning up that mess, yuk!
The pills are a bit easier to give anyway than use a spoon to give him something else. :/

 

[skysthelimit]

"People" food, of course, lol. But would the dairy in it cause issues or not, don't want to find out just yet. He still is refusing to use the dog door and I'm not cleaning up that mess, yuk!
The pills are a bit easier to give anyway than use a spoon to give him something else. :/

It doesn't seem too, but I don't give a lot. I like to do natural, but sometimes it's easier to go with a pill if you can get it down.