In response to the anon poster, I tried MaxCat kitten on Felix (RIP - died during adrenal surgery at age 5) when he was about a year old. He was a 1.5lbs MF albino and it started to turn his fur brittle, which is an early warning sign of inadequate food. I switched to Science Diet kitten for a while, and then Iams Kitten later, with excellent results. HOWEVER: Formulas change. In particular, SciDi is supposed to have gotten worse in the years since I last tried it, and it's quite possible MaxCat Kitten has gotten better. If their activity levels are high, their fur is nice and soft (compare them to other healthy ferts on "known good" feeds if at all possible) and they like their MaxCat, go for it. My personal opinion is that the best kitten feeds (Iams and Eukanuba in particular) are fine for otherwise healthy ferret - but enough shelters report such great results with TF in "rehab" situations that I'd go TF if a fert has any other health issues going on. Jim March ----------------- For a wild true story of crooked cops, stolen guns, perjury, fraud and false criminal charges, see http://www.infinex.com/~jmarch RECENT UPDATES: Financial motives *REVEALED* [Posted in FML issue 2162]