Message Number: SG4758 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Roger Vaughn"
Date: 2003-05-31 03:55:11 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Minnie's home from the Vet
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <3193.192.168.132.34.1054353311.squirrel@mail.seaconinc.com>

> ferret store,marshall farms,totally ferret,zupreem) and she gets
> 152%protein so she gets more than enough. She gos back in 2 weeks

Anna,

I really hate to tell you this, but that's 38% protein.
Unfortunately, they don't add up - they average. So, assuming she
eats the same amount of each food, that's 152% / 4 foods = 38%
protein. In reality, she's not going to eat exactly the same amount
of each, and the percentages aren't that precise anyway, so she's
really getting somewhere between the lowest and the highest
percentages on those bags.

I'm curious at the c/d-s as it has less protein than most ferret foods
(about 30%), less fat and less magnesium than ferrets typically need.
I'm not a vet, though, so make sure you discuss that diet carefully
with your vet.

roger & the wolverine wannabees
missing bear & lancelot