From:
"Chris Lloyd"
Date: 2009-01-30 21:14:25 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re:IBD-FYI Rabbit meat
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
>Since cats eat most parts of their prey and essential
nutrients are concentrated in different organs, the
rabbits were not skinned, dressed or cleaned, but
rather ground in their entirety. The ground whole
rabbit diet was frozen in smaller batches and thawed
prior to feeding.<
I think this was a very poor bit of research as cats/ferrets do not eat normally rabbit stomach contents or the fur so nearly half of what they were being given to eat was completely non digestible. I think freezing also have an effect on the vitamin and nutrient content of meat. Chris
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