You may want to try another meat besides chicken. I have an older ferret who had the same poo cycle as you've described. Turns out she's allergic to chicken, duck (and some other stuff). For her, venison and rabbit both work well. I use the Evo 95% venison (for cats) and the Evanger's 100% rabbit (for dogs). She now eats it mixed with kibble mush which currently is Totally Ferret turkey, venison, lamb mixed with a little Orijen or Evo (small bites) red meat dog kibble. I leave the TF,TVL kibble out for free feeding. [Posted in FML 6636]