I too have asked for specific evidence of any ill effects of raw feeding on this list, and received only e-mails touting the benefits. I never received one single e-mail from anyone having a sick or dead ferret from a raw diet. I have searched the archives and found nothing specific. Only general concerns. Whenever I have had occasion to go to my vet when my ferrets have had problems, the first thing he suspects is the raw diet. Funny thing is out of my five ferrets, the two on a raw diet are never the ones he sees. Apparently he is paranoid as well... I am very comfortable feeding my young ferrets their raw diet. I am very happy that I stuck to it in spite of the dire warnings I read about on this list from Sukie. Warnings that caused me many sleepless nights at first. So far so good. And if anything bad ever happens, I will be the first to let you all know. Inge [Posted in FML 5422]