From:
ferretkrazi
Date: 2001-12-10 15:21:00 UTC
Subject: Re: (no subject)
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., cjbandit@a... wrote:
> PS
>
> Has anyone heard of a ferret food called Mazuri ?? I believe that
I read in
> I-village pets that this was a good diet. I don't ever remeber
ever hearing
> about this one?? Has anyone tried it or are familiar with it?
Hi Christina,
I use Mazuri food in my mix of high-protein ferret foods. My guys
seem to like it and they all have nice soft coats. The protein and
fat levels are decent (38% and 20.5% respectively). You could get
into a debate about the use of poultry by-product meal and/or corn,
but I'll leave that to someone else since I'm in no way an expert.
FWIW, I would recommend it mixed in with a few other good quality
ferret foods.
> Lastly, someone on the list mentioned feeding canned pumpkin to her
ferret
> and it really helped with IBD (I think it was)... She specifically
mentioned
> all natural pumpkin... It sounds like that would be packed with
natural
> sugars or at the least high carbohydrates, I can't figure out how
that would
> help??
You know, I read that same post too and went out to buy some canned
all natural pumpkin for my boy with IBD! He no longer needs meds but
I can't seem to firm up his stools enough. I was so excited to try
this (and had been given the suggestion from a shelter too).
Unfortunately, he hates the pumpkin! LOL! I only added a small
amount (about 1/4 a tsp?) to his soup because I didn't think you'd
want too many of those sugars and carbs in their food. I'm wondering
if the fiber in the pumpkin is actually what helps. Does anyone know
for sure why the pumpkin works? And about how much are you supposed
to use?
I'm not sure if I helped you out or not Christina but I'd noticed
that you hadn't had any responses to those questions yet. I'm
curious about the pumpkin too.
Sincerely,
Erin