From:
me@shona.org
Date: 2004-07-05 02:17:28 UTC
Subject: Re: Oppinion on Bi-Odor by Marshall
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1950273.1088993848741.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
hi Wolfy,
My 3 ferrets don't eat any kibble, they eat a range of whole prey, chunky meat, meaty bones and organs - which makes their feces vary a lot!
>From memory, when I stopped giving kibble their urine was noticeable less smelly, but more often and less concentrated - I guess because their diet now includes more water than the kibble did. Their feces is less smelly, although the smell never really bothered me before we switched.
On another positive note, my 3 year old has next-to-no plaque on his teeth (it has taken several months for the food to wear it off), and the 4 year old is getting there, with less than half of what he used to have.
We also have a cat who shares the same diet, and if she uses the litter trays inside the only way I can tell it is cat urine, not ferret, is by the size.
Hope this helps!
shona
> I'm still waiting to hear from anyone who has their ferrets on an almost
> meat diet rather than kibble. I"m curious if they have experience with ferrets
> on kibble as well, or been exposed to those who have been on kibble for
> comparison. I'm curious if that natural meat diet makes the feces less odorous,
> and the ferret less smelly. Maybe I'm way off base, but I was wondering because
> if Bi-Odors mechanism of action is by way of amino acids .... well see what
> I"m saying?
> Wolfy
> http://wolfysluv.jacksnet.com