I know many people on here are vehemently against any treats for ferrets but while giving them to my cats my ferrets discovered these and go bonkers for them looking the ingredients list they re 100 meat and honestly look as good nutrition wise as their food is it ok to give these to them occasionally.
Orijen cat and kitten for ferrets.
2 12 ounce bags of biologically appropriate orijen cat and kitten dry food.
If you don t have access to ferret food or can t afford it the best alternative is a high quality cat food.
While ferrets are carnivorous as cats they require enough protein in their diet.
You should read the nutritional content on the level before purchasing foods for them.
Wet or moist cat foods are indeed best food for ferrets.
Metabolizable energy is 4060 kcal kg 463.
Orijen high protein grain free premium quality meat dry cat food 4 4 out of 5 stars 1 343.
By providing more calories from protein and fat and fewer from carbohydrates orijen distributes calories to mirror the natural feline diet.
Champion petfoods states that their recipes were.
After production orijen cat food is sampled by in house quality assurance staff and a third party lab.
I just started using orijen food for my ferrets.
A word on quality cat kitten food for ferrets.
In 2008 all orijen cat food sold in australia was recalled when several cats got sick and died after eating orijen cat food.
High calorie cat food isn t the best alternative but it can work.
Ideally kitten food should be used instead of cat food.
Orijen has been recalled once.
Has orijen cat food been recalled.
Orijen cat kitten is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the aafco cat food nutrient profiles for all life stages.
What is orijen cat food.
Their slogan nourish as nature intended which means orijen represents a new class of food designed to nourish dogs and cats according to their evolutionary adaptation to a diet rich and diverse in fresh meat and protein.
I used to give them only evo for ferrets but after reading online that its good to feed a mixture of kibbles i picked up some orijen and evo for cats because apparently the cat kind is 5 dollars cheaper for some reason.