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Post by Sherry on Jan 7, 2015 1:15:28 GMT -5
Wings, neck, spine, rib cage. Legs and thighs for lighter bone days.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 16:31:15 GMT -5
Is it ok to feed him Raw and keep kibble in until I'm sure I'm getting the correct proportions and what not? I keep reading about it, but still totally new to the Raw thing haha. I didn't even know people fed ferrets anything but kibble until I found this forum a couple days ago You are not alone! I am on the same page as you. I started with the soupie but now I don't know where to go from there..
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Post by FerretsnFalcons on Feb 26, 2015 22:09:25 GMT -5
Don't worry @choy0s, there are tons of great resources on this forum to help you along in your journey to raw. If you don't have a mentor yet, you can look through other members' switching threads (but remember not to post there!) and you can see how they switched their fuzzies off of soup and onto meat and bone. Or you can create your own switching thread without a mentor, and have other experienced raw feeders comment on it and help you through the switch until you get a mentor (if you applied for one, which I recommend if you're having troubles with the switch but apparently there's a bit of a waiting list). It's rough to switch ferrets to raw, but it's so worth it! Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2015 2:48:37 GMT -5
My guys love oxtail but they don't eat the bone, if that's the case should I count it as a muscle meal instead of a bone in meal when I feed it. Of course last time I fed them oxtail I only found 2 bones from the 5 pieces I gave them but the missing bones could be stashed somewhere (I really hope not because that means they have an extra secret stash spot ... )
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Post by Sherry on Nov 25, 2015 12:42:25 GMT -5
It seems that the ones who consume the bone in oxtail are those who have been on raw for quite a while, and are larger(stronger jaws). If they aren't actually eating a bone, then yes it is a muscle meat. Although giving it to them is excellent stimulation!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 13:19:32 GMT -5
Help I need a mentor! I can't get my ferrets to switch to the bone or chunks they only want soupy
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Post by raynebc on Dec 28, 2015 16:51:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2016 23:12:16 GMT -5
Is it ok to ask for a suggestion on raw feeding here? I'm sorry I'm still trying to learn my way around here
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Post by raynebc on Apr 10, 2016 5:09:33 GMT -5
I'd say go for it. A moderator will probably be able to just split it off into a separate thread if deemed appropriate.
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Post by Sherry on Apr 10, 2016 10:53:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2016 17:27:56 GMT -5
Do you have any butchers in your area? Any heart will do. Beef, pork, lamb, turkey. I don't know if this is feasible for you, but you can also order online. Otherwise, you will really need a taurine supplement, and be feeding mainly darker meats. The more a muscle is used, the more taurine develops in it. Which is why hearts are ideal. Heart is something i think i'm really going to stuggle finding. My local butcher is utterly useless - they consider themselves 'high class' and don't even sell chicken wings and try to sell me cut offs whenever i go in and enquire about anything ¬_¬ Do you have any links for ordering online? I live in the uk, if not i'll have to try scouting a wider circle of butchers I use a great one in the UK its www.paleoridgeraw.uk
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Post by Gg on Nov 7, 2017 16:01:22 GMT -5
I believe that dook2dook supplements a kibble diet with raw. That being said, even if that's the case you should try to balance your supplements. Kibble is (supposedly) "balanced" to provide the right nutrients. When you add in a meal (or more) of muscle meat, you can throw the balance off. Instead, if you balance your raw treats with muscle, bone, and organ then it will be that much healthier. Would you say this kibble is okay to feed a ferret with insulinoma? I heard all kibbles covert to sugar because of additives. I've converted my two ferrets to raw immediately and they take to chicken fairly well. I stick to the menu that Sherry posted but instead of solid, I give it blended. I read I should brush their teeth if I only give blended. Does this apply if they do get a few bone chunks in the soup mix? I hear them crunch away at them so I know they're getting some. They were also loosing weight when I switched them so I saw a video on youtube on ferretworld that duksoup is made with boiled fat grease. Is this okay to give to them to fatten them up by itself with the water I boiled it in? I would take out the cooked fat pieces of course. And if it's okay, how often should they have it? Just until I see the weight on them again?
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Post by Sherry on Nov 14, 2017 12:11:12 GMT -5
While kibble may be discussed here, we will still only recommend raw as a rule. Kibble will definitely shorten the life span, especially when insulinoma is already present. While giving it blended now, you should be working toward whole meats by slowly increasing texture and size of pieces over time. If not giving whole pieces of bone to crunch up yes teeth need to be brushed. And no- do NOT give the boiled fat. You can set them up for pancreatitis with that.
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Post by lycorisousa on Nov 30, 2017 20:25:39 GMT -5
So when it goes to the meal with liver, heart, and organs is that actual amount of the stuff they should have or is (example 1/2 liver because that seems like a lot of maybe it's not I have not idea) or is that just a ratio?
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Post by LindaM on Dec 1, 2017 0:04:51 GMT -5
lycorisousa Technically, your ratios will be worked off from how much your individual ferret eats per meal on average. For example, let's say Athena eats 1oz per meal on average. Out of 1.5 meals of organs, Athena would eat one meal of organs weighing 1oz. And for the other half meal of organs (we usually add the half organ with the half heart to make a full meal), she'd get .5oz organs (and .5oz heart with this meal). Say your ferret ate on average 2oz per meal, they'd eat 2oz and 1oz (+1oz heart) respectively. It works much easier looking at it that way, as the size of organs in different proteins (animals) vary widely. Chicken livers are small.. pig livers are huge by comparison. Working by weighing things will provide better results. You can figure out your ferret's average by keeping a diary of how much you feed and how much they've eaten over the coarse of 2 or so weeks. But remember, seasonal changes can change these, as can age, eg. eating more in winter and less in summer, or a kit becoming an adult.
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