After reading the post from Jennifer Coyer in this mornings digest, where she states: >Also most ferrets need a diet with a minimum protein source of 35%, which >Eukanuba does not supply. Eukanuba Chicken and Rice formula for cats, it >just that- food formulated for cats..not ferrets. I do not understand why >their is a problem with recommending Totally Ferret for ferrets as one of >the best diets.Also Eukanuba contains Ethoxaquin, which has been proven >scientifically that it causes cancer, adrenal in dogs, and many experts >believe that it does the same in ferrets. I would like to point out that the protien % of EUKANUBA is guaranteed to be not less then 34%. I find it difficult to believe that one or two percentage points can make such a difference in the health of my fuzzbutts. I would also say that I challenge Jennifer to list her sources for the comment regarding Ethoxyquin having been proved to cause cancers in cats and\or dogs. As far as I understand, the jury is actually still out on that. I also have a problemwith the comment: >The problem with Eukanuba is that many animals have allergic reactions to >it, cats, dogs and ferrets. Simply because of the chicken liver and fish >meal that is contains. After reading post after post from people that have claimed to feed their ferrets whole chicken carcasses, again, I challenge Jennifer to post her sources for the "many animals have allergic reactions" I am not trying to start a war here, but I do want to understand more about the nutritional requirements of the ferret, backed up by factual information, not just comments without backup. Thanks, Manfred [Posted in FML issue 2123]