From:
"VoffSued"
Date: 2003-01-05 12:59:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: European ferrets/bloodlines
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <004601c2b4ba$4dbddb40$deca7850@pumppower>
HI!
This is where I can help :-)
The husbandry is very different in Austria - it depends on if the person
informs and knows well about ferrets or not, if the person breeds or not and
if they want to afford good food..
Many keep their ferrets outside, but many have them in their flats and go
for walks with them (so do I).
Mine have a room of their own (8m²) and can run in the whole flat whenever
they want to (except at night) but there are many people who put them in
cages...
So some feed normal cat food from the supermarket.
I feed premium cat food such as Hill´s, raw meat and dead baby chickens...I
try to change as much as possible....I always have more than 5 sorts of dry
and 5 of wet food, but only high qualíty with lots of meat in it.
I nearly don´t feed treats...just vitamines.
People here say : Protein higher than 30%, Fat higher than 20%, low fiber
and low "vegetables" (plant products)
I guess the problem is: if Ferrets are held badly, people don´t know a lot
about them and if they die....sh** happens. The vets know little as I
pointet out in the leucosis thread and thus the owners have to inform, but
only few do... my vet has more than 30 people with ferrets and I´m the only
one who does that extensively.Most people don´t care a lot..
So if you out there get tho know about diseases or ferrets not getting much
ill, you get that information from well informed holders.
In Austria and Germany many people who know a lot about ferrets run shelters
and they have the ferrets inside. The breeders have them outside.
It is definitively true that in Austria and Germany there is no early
neutering!
Many vaccine their ferrets, but only with half the dosis, many use the full.
People take care that the ferrets can run a lot. If you want to I´ll sent
photos of how mine live...
I saw the marshall ferret cages and the cage thing where the ferrets can run
in the living room...does anybody use that?
This is the average analysis of Hill´s adult cat food if some don´t know
that:
Protein 32,1%
Fat 20,8%
Fibre 1,1%
Ash 5,1%
Moisture 5,5%
Calcium 0,58%
Phosphorus 0,71%
Sodium 0,24%
Magnesium 0,07%
Potassium 0,66%
Per kg: Vit A: 9,960 IU, Vit D3 505 IU, Vit E 550 mg, Vit C 70 mg,
Beta-carotene 1,5mg, Selenium 0,5 mg, Taurine 1,590 mg, Copper 12,3 mg
Regards Tanja
----- Original Message -----
From: <AFERRETVET@cs.com>
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:45 AM
> Hi Joanna,
> You are speculating that the increase in adrenal
> and insulinoma problem is related to bloodlines
> (genetics). I don't think there is a strong correlation.
> In most of Europe, the ferrets are not spayed or neutered
> until they are mature (~1 year of age). Most are kept outside
> under natural light conditions. This is why I think they have
> less adrenal problems. They also feed a mostly prey diet
> instead of a dry ferret or kitten food. The nutrients of a rat
> carcass are 55% protein, 38% fat, 9% carbohydrates, 1.2%
> fiber, (moisture content 64%). Thus they feed a high protein,
> high fat, and very low carbohydrate diet. I think that is why
> they have less insulinomas problems. IMO, the husbandry
> is the main difference, not the bloodlines. Chris and others
> in Europe please respond.
> Just my 2 cents,
> Jerry Murray, DVM
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