Raw Food Diets for FERRETS - The Whole TRUTH!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video covers raw food diets for ferrets. We’ll cover the benefits that this can bring, clarify some misunderstandings, and identify some of the critical mistakes which can lead to serious illness and death.
Many other ferret food videos or websites, simply state a load of "facts" and opinions, but without much explanation or scientific rationale. In this video we don't simply "tell" you what to do, instead we aim to provide the vital explanation and context as to why and how ferrets use nutrients. This will give you the knowledge such that YOU can make YOUR OWN informed decisions regarding the most appropriate feeding strategy for your beloved fuzzies.
This is one of a two-part video series, with the other, video linked below, focusing on dry food kibble. So do check out that other video for a full picture on ferret feeding options.
• Dry Kibble Diets for F...
Each and every fact stated in this video has a scientific basis, rather than it being personal or speculative opinion. See below for a large list of scientific studies, journals, publications and websites which back up every fact and statement which I make in this video.
Websites:
[a] thelittlecarnivore.com/en/blo...
[b] animals.mom.com/ferrets-need-...
[c] my.clevelandclinic.org/health...
[d] www.nutritionvalue.org/
[e] fdc.nal.usda.gov/
Studies and Publications
1. An Update on Key Nutritional Factors in Ferret Nutrition
(2023) Cayla Iske PhD
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
2. Ferret Nutrition
(2014) Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney BS, DVM
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
3. Biology and Diseases of the Ferret 3rd.edition
(2014) James G Fox
www.wiley.com/en-gb/Biology+a...
4. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th Edition
(2020) Katherine E. Quesenberry DVM, MPH, Diplomate ABVP (Avian)
www.sciencedirect.com/book/97...
5. Ferret Husbandry, Medicine and Surgery (Second Edition), Chapter 21 Ferret Dentition
(2007) Bob Church, BA (Arch), BA (Zoo)
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
6. Comparative Nutrient Digestibility in Dogs, Blue Foxes, Mink and Rats
(1998) Øystein Ahlstrøm
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
7. Comparison of feed preference and digestion of three different commercial diets for cats and ferrets
(2005) S Gy Fekete
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15787...
8. Dietary cellulose, fructooligosaccharides, and pectin modify fecal protein catabolites and microbial populations in adult cats
(2010) K A Barry
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20495...
9. NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF WHOLE VERTEBRATE PREY (EXCLUDING FISH) FED IN ZOOS
(2002) Ellen S. Dierenfeld, PhD
www.caudata.org/cc/pdfs/nutri...
10. Starch characterization of commercial extruded dry pet foods
(2020) Isabella Corsato Alvarenga
academic.oup.com/tas/article/...
11. Nutritional aspects of food extrusion: a review
(2006) Shivendra Singh
ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/...
12. Influence of Diet on Plasma Vitamin E in Captive Peregrine Falcons
(1989) Ellen S. Dierenfeld
www.jstor.org/stable/3801323
13. Bone Mass and Strength are Significantly Improved in Mice Overexpressing Human WNT16 in Osteocytes
(2016) Alam I, Reilly AM
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Wild Ferret Diets
1:00 Pet Food Ingredients
1:39 Nutrient Requirements
2:14 Proteins
2:58 Fats
5:18 Vitamins & Minerals
5:56 Calcium
7:21 Vitamin A
8:20 Vitamin E
9:20 Whole Prey Nutrition
10:51 Myth
11:07 Variation is Key
11:32 Commercial Foods
11:45 Complete Food
13:15 Complementary Food
13:43 80/10/10
15:48 Homemade Food
17:29 Food with Vegetables
19:03 Raw Food Cons
22:23 Takeaway
This video delving into ferret requirements for amino acids and other nutrients required by ferrets was interesting. My last ferret passed away last month. He was adopted from the Ferret Association in Connecticut, US, for which I volunteer. I am saving this video to refer to, for when I get another ferret or two. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of ferret diet requirements with us.
When I had Hybrid Ferrets, they did eat a raw diet and were given a special goat's milk dry formula mixed with water which they loved. These ferrets remained healthy and lived until 9 years and older. My Domestic Ferrets also were healthy eating Totally Ferret and Pro Plan kibble. At the ferret shelter for which I volunteered they fed the same. Good vet care helps them as well.
Great video! Glad to see the myth busting, especially with DOC. Meant to tell you that we bought some Ox tongue awhile back and Cornflake loves it but Cheerio will sniff it, gag and walk off. 😅 Thankfully they both love chicken stomachs. (provided to try and help clean the teeth)
Good stuff! I've never actually tried gizzards, but might see if I can find some!
Very informative 👍. I love that you focused on nutrition over ingredients. And thank you for linking your research. Always looking to improve my Girls' raw diet!
Glad it was helpful!
I tend to feed my Polecats (when I do feed them raw): Kidney, Liver, Heart and Giblets. Is that satisfactory?
It's good, but ensure there plenty of fatty bits, or add in some other fatty meat. Then you still need some bones for calcium