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Subject:
comparing dry to wet food
From:
Pam Grant and STAR* Ferrets <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 14 Nov 1997 15:30:34 -0500
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>If I had purchased SD,FG in dry form, the protein percentage would have
>been around 30 + or -.  The canned food is only shown as being 13%.  A BIG
>difference.
 
Whoa - you have to take in water content to translate!!!!!
 
Dry - 30% protein with 10% water (moisture)
Canned - 13% protein with 75% water = about 39% protein if dried.
 
Canned Iams is a very good diet for ferrets with teeth problems.  I've had
to have some teeth removed from my older ferrets and they love to get canned
cat food because they can't chew the dry any longer.
 
Pam
[Posted in FML issue 2125]

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