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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2011 17:02:53 GMT -5
Does anyone have experience with almond milk as a treat? My ferret seems to love it more than anything, I think. I give her little bits, but its hard to tell how much is too much. I don't think it can be too terrible though, because it has about 9-15 grams of sugar per 250 mls and she doesn't need much at all. Any ideas on how many ml's of this would be alright? Or how many is too much?
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Post by crazylady on Nov 1, 2011 19:32:07 GMT -5
Hi I have no idea how much you should allow her but as almond milk is made from ground almonds ( which they cannot digest any goodness from ) and as it contains sugar I would simply skip it ( the last thing a ferret needs is sugar added into its diet and she could become addicted to it ) in my book what mine have never had they never miss ! but the choice is yours its your baby take care bye for now Bev
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2011 19:55:46 GMT -5
A healthy option would be the occasional goats milk.
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Post by Sherry on Nov 1, 2011 20:08:06 GMT -5
I'd forgo the almond milk as well. Any veg. based product isn't going to be processed properly. Weloveourweasels has a good idea if you want to give a treat of some form of milk. Goat's milk has minimal lactose, and they can actually digest it. Even at that, I'd not do more than a tsp a day at the outside.
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Post by dook2dook on Nov 1, 2011 21:07:34 GMT -5
Almond milk doesn't sounds too good, instead why not try lactose free kitten milk? or goats milk? Its much healthier for them
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Post by Heather on Nov 1, 2011 21:10:02 GMT -5
I would go for the goat's milk too. It's easily digested and can actually be used by your fuzzies...They may like the almond milk but the brats also like grapes, apples and cell phone buttons ciao
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2011 21:40:29 GMT -5
I recommend the goat's milk as a treat....I would not give it daily.
Sugars of any kind do not mix well with ferrets. Ferrets that eat sugars/starches are more likely to develop insulinomas (pancreatic cancers) when they get older. If you include kibble in your ferret's diet (especially on a long term basis), recommend feeding the Wysong Epigen-90 Ferret diet. It's starch free (not just grain free.)
-jennifer
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 1:07:52 GMT -5
Yeah I'll stop giving the almond milk. I figured a couple ml's a day wouldn't have been enough sugar to hurt, and that pumpkin isn't meat either after all. But better safe than sorry. She begs like crazy for it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 4:57:48 GMT -5
I drink it myself and it is very sweet, so I don't think it's good for ferrets. But it's probably good for YOU!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 9:09:40 GMT -5
I also agree - go for a sugar free option or some occasional goats milk. Also, on the pumpkin, it's nondigestible, and this is why we feed it - as a non digestible fiber source that replaces the fiber from whole prey. Milk should be digestible or there would be no purpose to feeding if
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Post by nanjferret on Nov 6, 2011 13:03:04 GMT -5
Goat's milk is great and would be a better option. Better yet, mix up goat milk with raw egg yolk. Watch the sugar free as artificial sweeteners are very bad for ferrets.
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Post by Sherry on Nov 6, 2011 13:40:44 GMT -5
Actually, the artificial sweetners aren't just bad for them- they can be toxic.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 17:34:52 GMT -5
Fish oil but NOT code liver oil) is really good for ferrets as well. mine get about 5 drops per ferret 2 times per day. It's good for heart and provides essential fatty acids. It also helps keep their skin in great shape - less itching and nice, soft fir. A lot of people use the grizzly salmon oil that can be purchased at high-end pet stores.
I've been using Thorne Research Super EPA which is recommended by my holistic vet. It's not particularly cheap, but it lasts a long time. It comes in soft gel capsules - i just poke a hole in the capsule and squeeze out the drops. The partially used capsule gets stored on a zip-lock baggie.
-jennifer
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 18:51:05 GMT -5
If you leave the pin you use to poke the hole in the oil capsule after you are done, it plugs the hole and prevents leaking in the bag (you probably do that anyway, lol) I am a bit too frugal, hate to waste those expensive oils!!
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