Message Number: YG9805 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2002-01-04 11:28:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Recommendations on ferret food

Steve Austin wrote:
>
> Actually, unless I am mistaken, TF has no fish in it's first 5
> ingredients.

No, you're not mistaken. TF has herring as it's 8th ingredient and fish
oil as #13.

> there is fish at the 8th ingredient, and 8 in 1 and FS food both have
> fish oil in their ingredient list.

Fish oil shows up low down on the list of Totally Ferret, Superior
Choice, Mazuri and 8in1 Ultimate. I suspect they use it for the vitamin
A or the Omega oils.

> In MF fish is the second ingredient, now there is nothing wrong
> with fish, just that it can make the poop smelly- some people
> have commented they don't notice it, others do.

Herring meal is 2nd and codfish id 4th.

> I like the idea of mixing as well.

So do I. I mix Superior Choice, Zupreem and IAMS Kitten.

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