Hi Cassandra In many cases that I've experienced and talked with people about, IBD is reactive to chicken, so A/D would probably do no good whatsoever. That is not to say A/D isn't good in other situations, or that all IBD cases are chicken-sensitive. But if IBD is suspected, I'd recommend a chicken-less diet first to rule that out since it's the most common, and just skip the Hill's prescriptions all together. Incidentally, I feed my kids raw too. I find Natural Ferrets and The Holistic Ferret Forum super informative if anyone is interested! http://naturalferrets.com/forum/index.php http://holisticferret.proboards80.com/ [Posted in FML 6222]