Harrison's Organic Recovery Formula 350 g

Recovery Formula is what you want already in the cupboard before you need it. It is a complete, easily absorbed critical-care diet for an animal that is sick, injured or not eating — and Harrison's say it is the only certified organic option of its kind, at roughly twice the calorie density of other critical-care formulas.

Used by avian vets, breeders and wildlife rehabilitators for birds, reptiles and mammals. It is also the hand-feeding diet for small insectivorous birds — bushtits, wrentits, vireos, wrens, flycatchers and warblers — from hatching through to fledging.

When it is used

• Medical and surgical patients recovering from systemic illness.
• Animals needing nutrients in a readily assimilated form.
• Nutritional support during a diet transition.
• Anorexia caused by gastrointestinal problems.

This is a veterinary support product, not a self-treatment. A bird that has stopped eating needs a vet, not just a formula. Use this under professional direction.

Guaranteed analysis (dry mix)

Ingredients

Soy protein isolate, sunflower oil, sugar, calcium carbonate, vitamin and mineral supplement, potassium chloride, monocalcium phosphate, lecithin, DL-methionine.

Mixing and feeding

1. Mix fresh every time: 1 part dry formula to 1–3 parts bottled drinking water, heated to about 103°F (39°C).
2. Never microwave it. Microwaves produce hot spots that burn a crop, and crop burns in birds are serious injuries.
3. Let it cool to lukewarm before it goes anywhere near the bird.
4. Tube-feed directed toward the right side of the bird's neck, depositing into the crop. Fill it, do not overstuff it. Repeat as needed.

If you have not tube-fed before, do not learn on a sick bird. Ask your avian vet to show you.

Questions we get asked

Can I use it as a hand-feeding formula for parrot chicks?
Harrison's make a separate Juvenile Hand-Feeding Formula for psittacine chicks. Recovery is a critical-care diet, and the hand-feeding use named on the label is for small insectivorous species.

Can I syringe it rather than tube-feed?
Some birds will take it from a spoon or syringe voluntarily, which is far safer than tubing. Never force liquid into a bird's beak — aspiration kills.

How long does mixed formula keep?
It does not. Mix each feed fresh and throw away what is left.

Do I need a prescription?
No, it is a food. But the situations it is made for need a vet.

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