Oxbow Natural Science Vitamin C Small Animal Supplement, 60 count
Provide essential Vitamin C to support your small pet's overall health with Oxbow Natural Science Vitamin C Small Animal Supplement. Like humans, Guinea Pigs cannot produce Vitamin C on their own and rely on their diet for this essential vitamin. Without it, Guinea Pigs can develop a condition that in humans is known as scurvy. This condition can cause lethargy, weight loss, poor tooth development and nasal discharge. Oxbow Natural Science Vitamin C Small Animal Supplement is a hay-based, high-fiber supplement containing the essential stabilized Vitamin C Guinea Pigs need to stay healthy. Other small pets can benefit from this supplement during times of stress, illness or recovery. Along with Vitamin C, it contains timothy grass, barley flour and oat grout flour for fiber and flax seed meal for protein. Feed rabbits, Guinea Pigs and chinchillas 1 tab a day and rats ¼ tab a day.
Key Benefits- Provides essential Vitamin C and prevents scurvy in Guinea Pigs. This supplement will help strengthen your pet's immune system.
- Formulated to relieve stress in other small pets and while also aiding in recovery.
- Produced with a hay-based formula, this product is high in fiber which will help support an overall healthier system.
- Made with all-natural ingredients to specifically support a small animal's overall health. There are no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
- Perfect for small animals like Guinea Pigs, rabbits, and chinchillas.
When adding supplements to your pet's diet, always consult your veterinarian.
New look, same great formula! This product has recently undergone a packaging change. Customers may receive old packaging during this transition.
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Item Number96054
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Brand
Oxbow
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Lifestage
Adult
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Made in
United States
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Small Pet Type
Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Chinchilla, Rat, Mouse, Degu, Hamster, Gerbil
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Product Form
Chewable Tablet
Timothy Grass, Barley Flour, Oat Groat Flour, Cane Molasses, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Flax Seed Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Guar Gum, Fat Product, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract.
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 10.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 5.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 9.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 12.0% max |
| Moisture | 8.0% max |
| Ash | 8.0% max |
| Calcium | 0.5% min |
| Calcium | 0.7% max |
| Phosphorus | 0.5% min |
| Copper | 9 mg/kg |
| Ascorbic Acid | 25 mg/tab |
Individualized Nutrition
Adult guinea pigs and rabbits can benefit from individualized maintenance diets with Natural Science. These foods are made with novel, premium ingredients for variety and long-strand fiber from three grass hays. They deliver antioxidants and omegas to support wellness and prebiotics for GI system health.
Targeted Support for Key Health Issues
Natural Science supplements offer customized nutritional support for digestive, immune, joint, urinary, senior, skin and coat, and overall health. Each tablet contains Timothy hay and is baked with beneficial herbal ingredients to target specific needs. There are no additives, preservatives or artificial colors.
The Gold Standard of Small Pet Nutrition
An ideal small animal diet includes 20% fortified foods for herbivores and 75% for omnivores for essential vitamins and micronutrients. Oxbow's three fortified food lines are recommended by veterinarians worldwide because they're specially formulated to meet the unique needs of small animals—a true gold standard of nutrition.
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About Oxbow
Family-owned and operated, Oxbow is passionately committed to helping small animals lead longer, healthier lives. Grown by experts on Oxbow's family of farms, their formulas and life-staged diets have defined the way small animals are fed today. From plant to pet, Oxbow products meet the highest standards time and time again.
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By cheimer on Oct 23, 2018
Guinea Pigs require vit c added to their diet because they cannot maintain for make their own and can get scurvy. It's usually always added to their food but shelf life of the vit c isn't always great. The drops shelf life is worse. I depend on these when my piggies can't get their veggies. I also give them dehydrated orange slices for a bit of a change. Never go without these!!!
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By chinchillamom on Sep 24, 2018
5 of my Chinchillas did not like these, one did. I had given them to all of my chins when one was sick and the others seemed sluggish to keep up their immune systems. They would taste it then throw it right away down to their pan. I figured the guinea pigs would enjoy them and it would be good to have on hand, since Guinea's are known to need their vitamin C, in case I didn't have veggies on hand for them for a day or something, however neither of them care to eat them. Maybe your animals will like it, 7/8 of my rodents did not.
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By Alice on Sep 27, 2018
These are wonderful supplements - I've had my two boys since they were a month old and they've never been super spoiled with non-oxbow baked treats so they both readily accept these. It's nice to know they have a backup source of vitamin C in case they ever run out of veggies for the day, and also just to give as an extra supplement while they're growing to make sure they're big and strong.
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By Mel1716 on Oct 18, 2018
Both my boys wouldnt touch fresh vegetables. So I became worrisome to purchase a product without a sample. But my luck changed they both enjoy these included in mealtime. Now they eat them with a variety of veggies/fruits.
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By Johana on Oct 23, 2018
I bought this but my biggest didn't like it I was really hoping that they would love it because he has a vitamin C and is very important for them but the he didn't even want to take one bite of it
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By Guineamama on Sep 6, 2018
My Piggy loves these crunchy biscuit tabs! What a great way to get Vit C into him! He eats a variety of fruits and veggies but all experts including his vet say to supplement Vit C so I thought I'd try these.He definitely has more spunk now thanks to these biscuits and looks forward to them just as much as red peppers and carrots. That is saying a lot.
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By Enzo on Oct 19, 2018
When I put vit C for dogs this is what popped up. I ordered without looking at reviews. THIS IS NOT FOR DOGS OR CATS it's for everything else. Bummer on my end
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By Chew on Oct 31, 2018
My guinea pigs love snatching up these vitamin c treats! They all come to the side of their cage squeaking when it's time for their treats.
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By NonnaCR on Nov 3, 2018
Good product! All my Guineas love them. Excellent vitamin C source for them. Some of my Cavies won’t eat orange slices.
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By REISE on Sep 14, 2018
I'm absolutely terrified of my pigs getting scurvy so I give each of them one of these every day or every other day, they love them and I love the piece of mind they give me. I'm actually out right now but I need to order more ASAP.
