>This is in response to the post regarding the Merck Vet Manual at www
>merckvetmanual.com.  I don't know how much stock I would put in this, as
>while I was browsing through, I found on one of the pages where it said
>that ferrets eat a mixture of commercial dog & cat food.
 
Dog food is fine for an occasional treat -- certainly much better than
things like cereal or soda pop -- but you are right that the balance of
nutrients is off and it lacks the needed taurine levels of heart and eye
health.  GOOD SPOTTING on your part!
 
They do fine at low temps unless very young, old, or sick, or post-op;
high temps are the danger zone for ferrets.
 
Sukie
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/ (Easily searched FHL archives)
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth (the FHL addy for
several weeks now)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list/files/ (Until FHL
moderators finish going through and moving the rest of the last year
and half's Files)
http://geocities.com/sukieslist  (which I badly need to update)
[Posted in FML issue 3854]