From:
ferret_girl79@yahoo.com
Date: 2004-03-25 17:35:32 UTC
Subject: Re: Carbohydrates
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3269196.1080236132294.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hello Jerry,
Thank you for the reply. You mention "low carbohydrate" though... if ferrets cannot process carbohydrates properly, why include carbohydrates at all? How are carbohydrates processed in the ferret? Thanks!
Author wrote:
> Hi ferretgirl,
> You are correct. Ferrets are strict carnivores.
> They need a high protein, moderate to high fat,
> and a low carbohydrate diet! The current theory is that
> the high carbohydrate diets lead to insulinoma formation.
> Hope that helps,
> Jerry Murray, DVM