Lion Milk Replacer

Milk Substitute for Lions
Lion Cub Milk Replacer matches lioness’s milk closely in vitamin, mineral, fat and protein content, to assist in the proper development of the young cub.

Recommended Dosage
Depending on their condition and age, feed the first day or two every 2 hours, if the cubs are sucking well, change to 4 hourly feeds. Feed at 15 – 20% of body weight over 24 hours and make sure to add Felivit and Taurine. It is recommended to give Vitamin A injectable as well for added supplementation. Many cubs have this deficiency and end up with neurological abnormalities which can be quite severe.

Wean them onto mince from about 6 weeks old, starting with a teaspoon amount and add a bit more every day. Wean them off the bottle by 4 months old. The more they eat, the less milk can be given. Feed the cubs mince 3 times a day and decrease bottles and amount of milk gradually as they eat bigger amounts of mince over the 4th month.

From about 6 months, give them bones to start learning to eat chunks of meat without choking – once they do this properly, change from mince to bigger chunks. Feed twice a day until they’re a year old and then slowly change to once a day by splitting the amounts large to smaller. At 2 years, start introducing meatless days.

Information from Sr Cherene Williams, Hospital Supervisor at the Johannesburg Zoo.

Warnings
Keep out of reach of children and uninformed persons.

Storage
Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place below 25° C.

Composition
Each 10 grams of powder contains the following: Protein (min.) 28 % ,Fat (min) 24 %. Arachidonic acid 20 mg, Zinc 10 mg,Vitamin A 200 i.u., Manganese 75 mcg, Vitamin D11 i.u., Iodine 3.5 mcg, Vitamin E 5 i.u., Methionine 65mg, Vitamin B1 600 mcg, Taurine 20 mg, Vitamin B2 100 mcg, Potassium 60 mg, Nicotinamide 1,2 mg, Sodium 20 mg, Calcium Pantothenate 750 mcg, Phosphorus 80 mg, Vitamin B6 600 mcg, Calcium 100 mg, Vitamin B12 2 mcg, Magnesium 8 mg, Folic Acid 8 mcg, Iron 0.8 mg, Biotin 15 mcg, Copper 5mcg, Choline 24 mg, Vitamin K1 mcg, Arginine 180 mg, Selenium 1 mcg, Fluoride 50 mcg
Calcium: Phosphorus ratio is 12:1

Package Size
2.5 Kg