In FML issue 1491 "Michael Dutton, DVM, DABVP" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>I just checked the c/d bag to double check and on the dry food, brewers rice
>is listed first. I still consider this a poor long term diet for ferrets.
 
I got the ingredients from an information sheet on c/d (I don't have a bag
handy, though I thought I had checked there too and it was the same; but
perhaps I am mis-remembering).  The sheet lists them as follows:
 
Poultry By-Product Meal, Ground Corn, Brewer's Rice, Animal Fat, etc).
 
However as BIG pointed out, just because poultry constitutes more than any
other *single* ingredient doesn't mean the food is mostly poultry (could
be 20% poultry, 19% corn, 18% rice, etc).
 
Anyway, I will err on the side of caution and will not consider c/d when
choosing a permanent diet. Thanks Dr. Dutton.
 
--
John Rosloot, Caregiver to Cassidy and Sammy
With loving memories of my dear departed Buddy
Technical analyst, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ferrets.html
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[Posted in FML issue 1497]