From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2001-11-17 15:00:00 UTC
Subject: Re: 8 in 1 products
I do not see any large pieces of hard to digest foods in there, so
they may be fine in small numbers, though if the ferret has
insulinoma then sweets are not a good idea and should be
avoided except on an emergency baisis if blood sugar drops too
low despite treatment (and others have postulated that sweets
may not be healthy at any time for them but that is still a
hypothesis). The treat we were given that we don't use is a
different one and our sample had chunks of hard-to-digest
things. Personally, I am not familiar with this "marshmellow
cake" product folks are talking about.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "ahinton" <ahinton@s...> wrote:
> It's scary to hear that the marshmallow cakes could be a
problem because my guy loves them! He hasn't had a problem
yet that I'm aware of. I thought that buying a product specifically
marketed for ferrets would take into account the size of their
intestines.
>
> Here's a list of the ingredients:
>
> Ground Rice, Dehydrated Mango Granules, Chicken Meal,
Raspberry Flavored Cranberry Pieces, Dehydrated Papaya
Granules, Chicken Fat (preserve with Mixed Tocopherols,
Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E, Beta Carotene and Rosemary),
Propylene Glycol, Chicken , Glycerin, Gelatin, Chicken Digest,
Honey, Raisin Juice, Banana Puree, Dried Whole Egg, Fish Oil,
Propionic Acid (A Preservative), Garlic Oil, Potassium Sorbate (A
Preservative), Taurine, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sugar, Corn Syrup,
Modified Food Sarch, DL-Methionine, Potassium Chloride,
Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A
Acetate, Dehydrated Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation
Product, Cranberry Powder, Dehydrated Casei Fermentation
Product, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide,
Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Iron
Proteinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate,
Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement,
Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate,
Titanium Dioxide, Artificial Flavor.
>
>
> Alisa