First of all Merry Christmas fellow ferret lovers :)

I don't post much but I do want to say that our ferret mix always has a
bag of Purina Kitten Chow in it. Yep it's like cereal. I agree that it
certainly isn't an acceptable only food but when it's fed in a mix it
helps my old ones get excited about a fresh bowl of food.

Understand that in my mix there's also Blue Buffalo, Zupreem & Felidae.
The ferrets here also get chicken gravy twice a day. My kidlets do
quite well and live long lives..

I do hospice care and have 18 ferrets.. out of those 6 are over 6, 7
are over 5, 3 over 4, and 2 younglings at 2 (they were left in an empty
apartment and were mostly starved when they came here)

I'm sorry but i'm not a complete purist when it comes to food.. they
get raisins at thanksgiving, whip cream every couple of weeks (if you
haven't done this and had ferrets with fuzzy white whiskers trying to
clean themselves off try it.. it's a hoot), they finish my oatmeal, and
clean my spaghetti bowls. The key for me is enrichment they live such
short lives 6-8 years that I want them to enjoy what time they have..
and I like my cookies and cakes.. ferrets should too..

I don't have a higher than normal incidence of insulinoma or adrenal
either here.... I sure wish I didn't have any.. they have mostly
natural light and a dark place to sleep.. just like for a human..
everything in moderation..

Blessings to all..

Sandy & The Adams Family Ferrets (since 1999)

[Posted in FML 6923]