When EVO ceased being available in a formula for ferrets I was bummed. Although none of our fuzzies were fond of it, but since everything they don't eat as kibble during gets ground into duck soup at night they still got the benefit of the high crude protein kibble. We have doing a mix of Totally ferret (senior and regular), IAMs Kitten, Zupreem, and have since added Pretty Pets Natural Gold to replace the EVO ferret food. Like EVO, Natural Gold has 50% crude protein and the formula has been much better received by our business. As for the odor of poppies, we aren't too scientific about regarding intake on the other end, but we are religious about keeping the litter boxes clean - at least twice a day, sometimes three depending on the day's weather. Kenny Ipswich, MA [Posted in FML 6032]