Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 15:57:02 GMT -5
Hey all,
I have two ferrets about 2 yrs old each. I was feeding them a mix of Orijen and Wysong Epigen 90 Digestive Support before reading about the raw diet and trying to switch them to raw. I have given them bits of raw meat (usually chicken or turkey, various cuts), raw egg, and over the past couple months the grinds from Darwin's Natural Pet Products. They eat all of these things happily and readily! I just want to make sure they are eating a balanced diet. I love the convenience and packaging of the Darwin's products and from what I understand these are considered balanced grinds since they include organ meat, bones, and other cuts, is that correct? I read the Frankenprey menu pages, but would appreciate any further guidance about what exactly (and how much) I should be feeding my boys. I usually feed them half a packet of Darwin's in the morning and the other half at night. Should I be supplementing these meals with any other meats/organs/etc or is Darwin's and whole carcass grinds considered a balanced diet?
Also, I am having trouble understanding the guaranteed analysis on wet/raw foods vs kibbles. I understand ferrets need high protein and high fat foods, usually in the 35-40% range for protein (minimum), and 30% for fat (min.). On Darwin's page, the chicken meals for cats for example are listed as 16% crude fat minimum and 15% crude fat minimum (https://www.darwinspet.com/wp-content/uploads/Nutritional-Analysis-Lamb-Cat-Formula-NSC-LM02.pdf). Is this not extremely low or should I be looking at the dry matter percentages, which are 47% for protein and 42% for fat? Thanks again for all your help.
I have two ferrets about 2 yrs old each. I was feeding them a mix of Orijen and Wysong Epigen 90 Digestive Support before reading about the raw diet and trying to switch them to raw. I have given them bits of raw meat (usually chicken or turkey, various cuts), raw egg, and over the past couple months the grinds from Darwin's Natural Pet Products. They eat all of these things happily and readily! I just want to make sure they are eating a balanced diet. I love the convenience and packaging of the Darwin's products and from what I understand these are considered balanced grinds since they include organ meat, bones, and other cuts, is that correct? I read the Frankenprey menu pages, but would appreciate any further guidance about what exactly (and how much) I should be feeding my boys. I usually feed them half a packet of Darwin's in the morning and the other half at night. Should I be supplementing these meals with any other meats/organs/etc or is Darwin's and whole carcass grinds considered a balanced diet?
Also, I am having trouble understanding the guaranteed analysis on wet/raw foods vs kibbles. I understand ferrets need high protein and high fat foods, usually in the 35-40% range for protein (minimum), and 30% for fat (min.). On Darwin's page, the chicken meals for cats for example are listed as 16% crude fat minimum and 15% crude fat minimum (https://www.darwinspet.com/wp-content/uploads/Nutritional-Analysis-Lamb-Cat-Formula-NSC-LM02.pdf). Is this not extremely low or should I be looking at the dry matter percentages, which are 47% for protein and 42% for fat? Thanks again for all your help.
