From:
Roger Vaughn
Date: 2002-01-01 19:22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Onion Powder Gerber's
Check the labels. Packagers are legal required to list all ingredients
in the food. (Though they can still get away with ingredients
like "chicken by-products". ahem.) Gerber's Second Stage food contains
only the chicken and corn starch as a thickener. The third or fourth
stage foods may contain spices like the onion powder - I haven't
checked. Make sure you're using the Second Stage food.
Roger
Digger and Bear
> I am currently feeding all my shelter ferrets a "duck soup" mixture
> if ground kibble. Hills AD, and Gerber's chicken with gravy baby
> food. Several of them have been on it for years as I can't get
> them to go back to dry kibble.
>
> A vet, I recently talked with, indicated that Gerber's uses onion
> powder which has been harmful to cats and that I should use a
> different brand.
>
> When I first began using "duck soup" I searched several different
> sources and Gerber's was suggested on several of them. Can anyone
> tell me if there is onion powder in Gerber's and if so is it
> potentially harmful long term. If so, which other brand is safer
> to use.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
> Pennie