Hi everyone! I've got a question about canned cat food. Our five girls are all under 1 year old. The two oldest are 9 months. Their diet consists of a mixture of Iams kitten food and 8 in 1 ferret food. It is available at all times to them and is always full. For treats, they each get a little Petromalt daily and on occasion they get a little Ferretone (nail clipping and ear cleaning times). Ever since we brought them home though, in the mornings they like to eat "breakfast" - one can of Fancy Food cat food. All five split it and they really look forward to it. When I let them out of the cage, they all greet me in their own way, bounce around for a little and then they all start to stare at me to catch any sudden move toward the kitchen cupboard for their food. Then I've got 5 ferrets climbing up my legs trying to get to this food. I've heard the canned food is generally not good for them on a regular basis and that after a year, it should be stopped. My question is HOW? This is part of their routine! Every once in a while if I run out of cans before grocery shopping day, I get 5 ferrets following my every move ALL DAY and any time that I go near the kitchen - look out! How do I take them off of this diet and SHOULD I? They don't skip out on the dry food to eat the wet stuff, its just a little added bonus for them. They all eat the dry stuff like they haven't eaten in weeks. Any input? Mish, Kenny, Salt, Pepper, Snowball, Ayla & Shawdow [Posted in FML issue 1135]