>From:    suzi lambert <[log in to unmask]>
>
>I just bought a bag of Natural Gold ferret food.  I was curious about
>some of the ingredients, the 3rd is potato starch, can ferrets digest
>this?  ... 5th is Alfalfa meal, is this digestable?  ... 6th is oat
>fiber, is this also digestable?
 
The potato starch is not digestable, it's a bonding agent that is used
to hold the food together.  The alfalfa meal and oat fiber are digested,
they provide the needed fiber and are the source for the small amount of
carbs the diet contains.
 
Hope this answers your questions.
 
Connie
To order Natural Gold Ferret Food, visit
http://www.fuzies.com/natural_gold_ferret_food1.htm
[Posted in FML issue 4447]