Excel DualCare Recovery Food

Excel DualCare is a recovery and recuperation product for rabbits and guinea pigs. It can either be fed in its dry form alongside good quality hay, or can be mixed into a paste that can be fed using a wide tipped syringe (not included - see separate listing). 

Excel DualCare contains all of the necessary vitamins and minerals required to meet the nutritional needs of rabbits and guinea pigs, including high levels of protected vitamin C.

• Suitable for feeding after illness or surgery
• With magnesium and tryptophan to support in times of stress
• High levels of beneficial fibre to support gastrointestinal function

Pack size: Available per box, containing ten individual 60g sachets, or per single 60g sachet.

Feeding Guide:

Syringe Feeding
Syringe feeding requires time and patience as after each 1-2 ml the rabbit or guinea pig should be given the opportunity to swallow with the syringe tip removed from the mouth. To make the syringe feed paste it is recommended adding 2 parts warm water to 1 part Excel DualCare, allowing to soak for 3-4 minutes and then gently mixing into a paste.

The patient should receive a maximum of 10ml of paste per kg of bodyweight per syringe feed session, and so will require regular feeds throughout the day, depending on the nutritional requirements of the individual patient. We recommend that the solution is made up fresh each time to the required consistency. Clean the syringe thoroughly after each feeding session.

For further information visit the Burgess Petfoods DualCare information page.

Recovery Feeding
As the patient starts to recover, very gradually progress them to consuming Excel DualCare as a nugget with no added water. Once fully recovered the patient can be transitioned onto the appropriate life stage nuggets or pellets.

Fresh good quality hay should be available at all times to the patient, so that as soon as they want to they can start consuming hay.

Ingredients: Grass, Oat Feed, Wheat, Soya Bean Hulls*, Wheat Feed, Brewers Yeast, Lignocellulose, Soya Oil*, Short Chain Fructo-oligosaccarides (0.3%), Minerals, Mint & Rosemary. *May contain GM materials.

Typical Analysis: Crude Protein 13%, Crude Fat 3.5%, Crude Fibre 21%, Crude Ash 6%, Calcium 0.7%, Phosphorus 0.53%, Sodium 0.37%, Magnesium 0.18%.


Nutritional Additives: Vitamin A 30,000 iu/kg, Vitamin D3 3,500 iu/kg, Vitamin E 160 mg/kg, Vitamin C 10,000 mg/kg, Copper (copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate) 7.5 mg/kg, Zinc (zinc sulphate monohydrate) 90 mg/kg, Manganese (manganous sulphate monohydrate) 10 mg/kg, Iron (iron (II) sulphate monohydrate) 60 mg/kg, Selenium (sodium selenite) 0.3 mg/kg, Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous) 0.5 mg/kg, Tryptophan 1000mg/kg.