Merri's Birds & Supplies

Special Needs Diet
A highly palatable complete food

Complementary feeding stuff for birds with serious digestive disorders. Application: Dissolve in water at the rate of 50g of Special Needs Diet to 180mls of water. Pack Sizes: 360g, 1.5kg Shelf Life: 10-12 months	Active ingredients: Vitamin A - 12,500, vitamin D3 - 1500ius, vitamin E - 30ius. Also includes Vitamin K, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamine, Pyroxidine, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, Choline Bitartrate and Biotin. Minerals include selenium, iron, cobalt, manganese, copper, magnesium, zinc, sulphur, sodium and iodine. Herbal extracts: laminaria digitata, nicotiana rustica, filipendula ulmaria, carex, symphytum officinale, camelia sinensis, paprika, bryonia alba and bentonite. Protein 14% (min), Fibre 1.5% (min), Fat 4.4% (min). Energy 16,342 Kj per Kg.
One of the most distressing illnesses in captive birds is proventricular dilatation disease. In this illness the nerves to the gut are attacked by a virus and the muscular walls of the proventriculus waste away. The resulting poor digestive performance leads to a slow starvation of the bird. Because it is a viral disease there are no treatments for PDD. However some patients do successfully fight the virus but the gut damage cannot be repaired. However there is now some hope for many of these birds. The Birdcare Company has developed an exciting new food which requires very little digestive function and also contains ingredients that help the bird's natural immune system to fight the virus. Special Needs Diet is a highly palatable complete food which, when mixed with water, resembles a nectar food. However the ingredients used provide much longer lasting energy than conventional diets as well as a full balance of protein, vitamins and minerals. A number of specially selected herbal extracts act as a prebiotic (help create a good environment in the gut for the beneficial bacteria to thrive), make the gut environment less attractive for many disease causing organisms and enhance the performance of the bird's natural immune system. The immune response is the PDD sufferers only real hope of survival. Special Needs Diet can be used as a complete diet or mixed with more conventional foods such as hand rearing formulas. Owners are encouraged to experiment with the balance of their bird's diet and weigh the patient regularly to identify the optimum blend.


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