>From: Kerri Sher <[log in to unmask]> > >I have some friends who are currently doing their vet. internships. >They recently attended a seminar on exotic animals where the person >instructed them that ferrets should never be fed cat or kitten food. >They were told that ferrets can develop crystals in their urinary tract >from it just as cats can... I wondered what the rest of the ferret >community thinks of this... Hi. I've had 9 ferrets all live on Iams kitten (we started out in a Michigan when ferrets were illegal, and it's all I could get). My oldest passed away 2 weeks shy of her ninth birtday. The others are between 6 and 8. None of them have had any urinary tract infections or crystals. My vet suggested I switch them to Totally Ferret, or any other ferret specific food. But, of course, none of my Business will touch it. I swear they would all rather starve than eat anything other than Iams. I wouldn't worry about mixing Iams in with a high quality ferret food. Feed them whatever they want to eat. Jeffery [Posted in FML issue 3880]