>From:    MC <[log in to unmask]>
>... Amy in Perth tells me they have a pet 'mince' that is meat..and that
>ferrets there regularly dine on this mince.  I read mention of increased
>meat in the diets of Euro ferrets and in England, working ferrets are fed
>parts of the rabbits they are used to flush.  Could this fresh meat diet
>be a reason for longevity and better health?
 
Many people also feed more than just pet mince.  They feed all different
types of meats cut up in chunks, give raw chicken wings and necks
regularly, they give pet milk (many times milk, raw egg, and a shreaded
wheat type cereal), etc.  Most ferrets seem to be better muscled than most
ferrets I have seen in the US and are very healthy.
[Posted in FML issue 3322]