In light of the post about feeding ferrets cat food, I would like to add my opinion. I, myself, have been guilty of doing it too. In a pinch, when I forget to buy more and run out after the pet stores have closed, I have ran to the all night grocery store and bought a bad of purina kitten chow. Okay, I know I shouldn't...and I try not to make a habit of forgetting to purchase ferret food when the stores are open. And I have had to supplement with cat food when we were dead broke. But it never last for long. One thing I have noticed is how much kitten food it takes to feed my guys when they do eat it. They can easily go through a 5 lb bag in less than a week. But...when my guys are eating their normal ferret food, a 10 lb bag lasts well over a month or more. Now on cat food, that is about 25-30 bucks a month...and on ferret food, its only 17 a month...so yeah, a bag of ferret food does cost more than cat food. But it lasts alot longer, as they dont eat as much of the ferret food, and they go poddy much less!!! And I do mean ALOT less... so I save on litter too! And...of course, the ferret food is much better for them! Now if only they would come up with an all night pet store...or better yet, if they would start selling ferret food in the grocery stores! I would also like to mention that my oldest ferret was fed happy cat for the first year of his life....he had a horrible coat when we got him, it was short, wirey and greasy feeling. After we got him we switched him to ferret food and now his coat is soft, fluffy and very pretty. I can bet the good food made a difference! Chelle [Posted in FML issue 2371]