Post by ferretrunner on Feb 11, 2012 0:31:17 GMT -5
I have been away from the boards a while. I deployed, returned, then got into a car accident 5 months later. I'm just now at the point that I am seriously looking into raw feeding.
It's been a rough 8 months since the accident. I ended up with a Traumatic Brain Injury. Long, slow recovery. I also lost Taliesin and Koda Bear to the Bridge within two months of each other. Koda and Tally were bonded and Kodes just didn't have the heart to keep going without his best bud.
Now I have two female ferrets; Lady Tosca (Real Canadian) and Kaliyah (GFX Ferretry). I also share my home with an 8 month old flame point Siamese mix named Brigid. Brigid is quite the playmate for Kaliyah, although Tosca isn't as impressed. Tosca is 5 years, Kaliyah is 2 years.
Since my kiddos already love a freeze dried soup mix (Pingsford Porridge), I thought moving them first to one of the freeze dried raw, then introducing fresh raw might be the easiest way to go. Kaliyah ate raw at her breeder, so I think she'd probably do ok switching. Tosca and Brigid have never had raw.
So, if I moved to freeze dried raw, do I keep their regular kibbles available during the day? Are they fed raw by schedule? I know they need food available at all times. Currently, I feed high quality kibbles and try for grain free.
Totally off topic but those smileys are awesome! ;D
It's been a rough 8 months since the accident. I ended up with a Traumatic Brain Injury. Long, slow recovery. I also lost Taliesin and Koda Bear to the Bridge within two months of each other. Koda and Tally were bonded and Kodes just didn't have the heart to keep going without his best bud.
Now I have two female ferrets; Lady Tosca (Real Canadian) and Kaliyah (GFX Ferretry). I also share my home with an 8 month old flame point Siamese mix named Brigid. Brigid is quite the playmate for Kaliyah, although Tosca isn't as impressed. Tosca is 5 years, Kaliyah is 2 years.
Since my kiddos already love a freeze dried soup mix (Pingsford Porridge), I thought moving them first to one of the freeze dried raw, then introducing fresh raw might be the easiest way to go. Kaliyah ate raw at her breeder, so I think she'd probably do ok switching. Tosca and Brigid have never had raw.
So, if I moved to freeze dried raw, do I keep their regular kibbles available during the day? Are they fed raw by schedule? I know they need food available at all times. Currently, I feed high quality kibbles and try for grain free.
Totally off topic but those smileys are awesome! ;D
