Message Number: YG13673 | New FHL Archives Search
From: dookranch
Date: 2002-06-08 17:40:00 UTC
Subject: Re: chronically ill ferret - update

> > Cat food simply doesn't have the nutrition your ferrets need.
>
>I was very surprised.........
> many "ferret" foods list corn meal or fish meal as the primary
> ingredient. Look for the same requirements in the treats you buy. I
> was shocked to see many of the ferret treats in a big name petstore
> to have sugar as the primary ingredient.
> > [There is a past post from vet, Jerry Murray (perhaps more than
one, actually) on the up-sides of fish as an ingredient that may be
interesting for folks to pull up and read. I don't have time to
search the archives right now but just use the search engine at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list
> and use the search box, being sure to hit "next" as often as you
need to since it searches in chunks. --Sukie]

I agree 100% on fish being included in diet. We use freeze dried
shrimp as a snack for our bunch. It's loaded with protein which, we
all know, is vital to our fuzzies diet. My concern is that it may not
be appropriate as the leading ingredient in the daily diet. Thus my
direction to the meat (chicken, turkey, or even by products of
either) being the primary ingredient.