From:
mkoronias@netscape.net
Date: 2005-03-28 13:43:33 UTC
Subject: RE: help with getting Noodle back on solid food
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7234863.1112017413212.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
If Noodle isn't feeling well I would keep her on the duck soup, as it won't=
harm her and you want to make sure she is getting enough nutrition. There =
has been some discussion on the FML from Bob Church about the harm done to =
teeth by kibble. Of course soup can also be harmful if you never brush teet=
h (Bob Church recommends a natural meat diet). So anyway, I wouldn't worry =
too much if Noodle needs to stay on soup for a while longer. Robin gave som=
e excellent advice on how to switch back to kibble gradually. I use mushed =
up kibble in my duck soup recipe so that the taste is not completely differ=
ent from what they regularly eat. =
After reading the Wysong website about the 2 ferret diets, archetypal-1 and=
archetypal-2, I decided to try the archetypal-1. I noticed that the formul=
a sold for cats is the same as the ferret archetypal-2 and also that the 2 =
version only had 35% protein which is comparable to cat food. Anyway, I got=
the archetypal-1 and I was somewhat disappointed. My ferrets won't touch m=
eat and so they wouldn't touch this stuff either. It came in a very small b=
ag, was freeze dried, and very hard to reconstitute. I tried everything inc=
luding heating it in water, letting it soak overnight, etc. One of my cats =
liked it, but the ferrets were repulsed by its strong odor (it has a very d=
istinctive odor). So in the end, I just use it blended up in small amounts =
in my duck soup recipe after being soaked overnight (I use the soaking wate=
r as the liquid in my soup, so as not to loose any nutrients). Even though =
I like the concept and the ingredients, I would not recommend this food to =
anyone whose ferrets did not eat meat.
Moscha =
(usual disclaimers apply... I'm not a vet, just someone with a little ferre=
ty experience)
Author wrote:
> I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can get Noodle to
> eat his dry food again. He's been on the duck soup since the beginning
> of the month and I have been trying to get him to eat his dry food, but
> he just won't eat. I mix some in with his duck soup mixture and he just
> eats around them. I've put dry food in a bowl and put a little liquid on=
> it and he just leaves it there. I'm not sure of what else to do....or if=
> maybe it just takes a while to get him to change back over again.
> Also, is anyone familiar with something called the Archetype Diet by
> Wysong? I was wondering if anyone knows of this or if anyone has tried
> this and how their ferret does with it. Any help will be appreciated. I=
> just want to make sure that Noodle gets a good diet and am hoping that
> that will help him to live a longer, healthier life.
> Thanks for any help,
> Debbie
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