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Post by katt on May 13, 2012 20:06:45 GMT -5
Does anyone know of a good multivitamin? Preferably a natural one? With my smaller freezer space it's been hard to keep up as much variety as I'm used to giving the boys. It used to be I could have an entire turkey, duck, rabbit, and a few packages of pork, plus hearts and organs all in the freezer. Now it's like one turkey just about overfills it inthis apartment. They still get variety, but since we moved it's been more spaced out. Kenai's coat has been kind of scraggly (need to give him some fish oil more often), and even Koda's has not been quite as luxurious as usual. It's been a long, cold, dry winter and the dust is abundant so that may be contributing - I know my eczema is really acting up as are my allergies. Either way, I think I may start adding a multivitamin I to their food a few times a week to be on the safe side. Any suggestions?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2012 23:19:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 0:54:48 GMT -5
One thing about a natural multivitamin is that you'll be feeding the same stuff that gets added to commercial diets- fruiits, veggies, montmorillonite, etc. My kids all that stuff in the commercial diets, and they have done really well. , but a lot of people feel that these items are bad for ferrets even when given in small quantities.
That being said, many of the natural vitamins are nearly all plant-based. Many contain things like brewer's yeast, which is a carb.
you may want to consider using the fish oil along with glandular supplements and mineral supplement if the veggie thing is a concern.
Catalyn is a natural source multivitamin that is recommended by quite a few holistic vets. You can Google it to see what you think. My holistic vet uses it. If you feel you may want to use a more traditional vitamin, Thorne Research has some good cat vitamins (Feline Basics and NuCat are both supposed to be good)
-jennifer
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 14, 2012 13:57:13 GMT -5
i use this stuff. Wysong Call of the Wild. you put it on the fresh raw meat. I always have a bottle of it at home. i mostly use it when i am out of stuff and I just have like frozen minced meat or beef stew pieces in the freezer and no organs, bones, etc. my ferret and my dog eat alot of commercial raw though. it is like a powder. smells kind of like chicken bouillon www.wysong.net/products/cotw-dog-cat-supplement.php Dog and Cat Food Supplements Call of the Wild™ is a supplement for both dogs and cats that is designed to balance a fresh meat diet, or Wysong Au Jus™ (all meat) Canned Diets. Call of the Wild™ cat and dog supplement helps achieve archetypal feeding patterns by providing organ meat, fats, connective tissue, proteoglycans, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, probiotics, herbs and innumerable other micronutrients in the levels and proportions found in natural prey. The proper pet diet truly mimics the natural feeding practice - this is to consume nearly all aspects of prey, and not only the muscle meat. By adding Call of the Wild™ to fresh meat or our all meat varieties you can give your pet's all meat meals a truly natural balance. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS Crude Protein (Min) 10%Crude Fat (Min) 1%Crude Fiber (Max) 2%Moisture (Max) 11%Taurine (Min) 4% Ingredients:Chicken, Chicken Liver, Calcium Carbonate, Lecithin, Kelp, Plums, Dried Seaweed Meal, Ground Bone, Calcium Lactate Pentahydrate, Coral Calcium, Barley Grass Powder, Wheat Grass Powder, Taurine, Organic Blueberries, Carrots, Direct-Fed Microorganisms (Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus lactis, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus niger, Yeast Culture), DL-Methionine, L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, Phytase, Sage Extract, Rosemary Extract, Choline Chloride, Vitamin A, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, Niacin, Iron, Zinc, Thiamin, Manganese, Pyridoxine, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Copper, Folic Acid, Menadione, Iodine, Selenium, Biotin, Vitamin B12.
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Post by katt on May 14, 2012 15:48:01 GMT -5
Jenn I thought about that after I made the post. Ideally a meat based supplement would be what I want for fill in vitamins and minerals. Exactly what Miami posted! Miami thank you so much! That is EXACTLY what I was looking for! How much do you usually give Sonny in a day?
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Post by katt on May 14, 2012 15:48:41 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the input!
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 14, 2012 16:25:00 GMT -5
I use 1 teaspoon per 3 ounces of meat.
this is what bottle reads (cutting and pasting from site):
Growing Kittens and Adult Cats: One teaspoon* daily.
Growing Puppies and Adult Dogs: One teaspoon* per 15 lbs. body weight daily. *3-4 shakes, divide among feedings. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED. STORE IN TEMPERATE CONDITIONS. FOR LONG TERM FRESHNESS AND PRESERVATION FREEZE OR REFRIGERATE. The best food to feed canine and feline companion animals is the food they are genetically adapted to: the raw, natural, archetypal prey diet. This not only would include muscle meat, but also bones, organs, and vegetation-filled viscera. For those who are trying to achieve this goal with home prepared meals consisting primarily of meats, Call of the Wild™ provides minerals and micronutrients to help approximate the balances found in natural prey. Top-dress or mix with each fresh meat or conventional pet food meal: Weaning kittens and puppies: A pinch (light shake) with each feeding. Adult cats, older puppies and adult dogs: 1 teaspoon (3-4 shakes) per 3 oz (approximately 1/3 cup) of fresh meat or regular pet food meal. • Vitamin or mineral supplements need not be used with Call of the Wild™.
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Post by katt on May 14, 2012 16:40:43 GMT -5
Hmmm does it include a servings thing on the label? lol It gieves ounces, but I'm not sure how many ounces of the stuff would equal a teaspoon. I'm just wondering how long it would last...
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Post by katt on May 14, 2012 16:40:55 GMT -5
* used daily for 2 ferets.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 16:58:38 GMT -5
You give 1 teaspoon per 3 oz of meat. So probably 2 teaspoons daily.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 16:59:07 GMT -5
For 2, 4 teaspoons.
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 14, 2012 17:07:57 GMT -5
one bottle lasts me a while. but i don't use it every day. they have the BIG big bucket too. i don't know how to figure out dry measurements.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2012 15:32:15 GMT -5
According to google,
"1 US fluid ounce = 6 US teaspoons"
Mind you that is a fluid ounce and a dry powder could be slightly different, unless the bottle is measuring in liquid oz.
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 21, 2012 19:25:12 GMT -5
It is a powder.
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 21, 2012 19:31:44 GMT -5
Katt i took pics of the small bottle so you can guesstimate how long it would last you. Says 1 teaspoon= 0.127 oz
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