Dear XXX - I do believe that you will probably get varied answers depending on who you ask. I am a firm believer in straight baby food, but those who advocate enhanced duck soups will probably be able to give you a persuasive argument as to why theirs is the best. For my money, the baby food provides all of the nutrients an ill ferret needs in the short term, and I recommend adding a high quality ground ferret chow to the mix in increasing quantities once the animal is back on a good plane of nutrition. What is more of interest to me at this point is what your vet means by the "onset of insulinoma". Is the animal hypoglycemic? How was this diagnosis arrived at, and why were meds not discussed? True hypoglycemia is not easily managed simply by diet. With kindest regards, Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP Join the Ferret Health List at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list [Posted in FML issue 3449]