From:
sheziwa@gis.net
Date: 2005-10-01 00:58:14 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Not health question as such.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <112812426701@mx03.gis.net>
> since they have been on this diet, The
> diarrhoea has improved tremendously but the they're poops are very large
> in diameter, is this due to the food being so highly digestible?
>
Is a feline ID available? The canine version probably has a higher
carbohydrate/fiber content and lower protein than feline. Dogs are
"omnivores" and their food contains lots of things that carnivores
don't or cannot use. Thus the poops are bigger, because less of
what goes in gets broken down and metabolized, so it has to be
gotten rid of as waste.
Long term though, I would be concerned about lack of taurine in
the dog food, and the lower protein content.
skyla
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