I have been reading about people who've experienced a longer life span on Meow Mix and Raisins. I must stress that CORRELATION DOES NOT PROVE CAUSATION. I highly doubt that ferrets were living longer in the old school days because they were eating Meow Mix. We must get serious on this issue. Please know that most ferrets do not die of old age. The high quality food we feed them now does not cause tumors or the many other diseases common to ferrets. Sure the number and amount of ferrets infected with life threatening diseases has increased over the years, but it is highly unlikely that food plays a major role. I believe that we need to hope for advances in medical technology to save our ferrets, not that more people will start feeding Meow Mix again. This is just my opinion and I may have facts messed up so feel free to contact me with any discrepancies I've included! [log in to unmask] Love to ferts, Dayna & Gonz-man [Posted in FML issue 3959]