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Post by zaratheferret on Nov 30, 2011 11:21:33 GMT -5
Umm I ran out of ferret food and cant buy none til next week. So Ive bin feeding Zara my dogs food (biscuits) and she loves them and looks and acts as healthy as ever... Is it OK to feed them to her??
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Post by nancyl on Nov 30, 2011 11:50:34 GMT -5
Short answer...No. Longer answer...a few bites now and then is probably not a problem. It will become a problem if done for too long. Frankly, I think a week is too long. Dog food is too low on protein for starters, and contains too many carbs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2011 11:56:30 GMT -5
Dog food is also lacking taurine. I don't think you will see a deficiency from a week but it should be a concern as well. Main issue I see is that ferrets tend to have issues switching food - they imprint pretty easily. Ferrets are, like cats, hghly suscpetible to fatty liver (hepatic lipidosis) which can occur quickly when a ferret goes on a hunger strike. My two cents
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Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 30, 2011 12:07:29 GMT -5
what do you feed normally? i would not use the dog's food for more than a few days.
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Post by zaratheferret on Nov 30, 2011 12:11:06 GMT -5
 Oh dear! Are there any substitute foods tht I could use instead?
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Post by Sherry on Nov 30, 2011 14:55:59 GMT -5
Have you considered offering them some raw? You may have to start with hand feeding a purée soup if they don't take to little slivers if meat right off. Take a look at some of the mentoring threads in the nutrition section to see how to do it.
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Post by Heather on Nov 30, 2011 15:02:28 GMT -5
No, no dog food. You would be farther ahead to feed kitten food because at least then you would cover their nutritional needs. You have to get a food that covers their very basic needs and dog food doesn't cut it. Let's face it, dog biscuits/kibbles doesn't cover the dog's basic needs it's never going to cover the ferrets. Sorry  ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2011 16:28:04 GMT -5
I admit I have ran out of food and had to go to the dollar store before and buy some purina kitten chow. It was $4. Most gas stations and grocery stores sell small boxes of kitten food for $2
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Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 30, 2011 16:58:00 GMT -5
I'd load up one of those big feeding syringes with ground up raw chicken and some crushed eggshells and go to town! like my parents did when we were growing up. if you don't like what's for dinner, OH WELL, you are eating it anyway!!  |
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Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 30, 2011 16:58:40 GMT -5
and who knows, he may actually realize that he LIKES the raw chicken!
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Post by zaratheferret on Dec 29, 2011 11:48:57 GMT -5
 I feel terrible.... I am now buying a chicken every week just in case
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