Facts About Cat Food & Ferret Food

Until the late 1990s, cat food was one of the choices added to a ferret's diet as it contains a good amount of protein and fat. Essential for the dietary needs of a ferret, and up to now, some people still use it as the main food given to their ferrets.What comprises a good food for ferrets? In order to meet their diet standards, the food given to them must contain at least 35% of protein and 20% of fat. If these two ingredients are contained in their meal, you could be rest assured that your ferret will be healthy and full of energy.The amount and type of food would be dependent on the kind of ferret that you have. If you have a kit (a young ferret) or an adult ferret, then certain factors are to be taken into consideration.Let's start with the case where you got your kit from a breeder. Ask all the information that you need to know about your new ferret, such as brand of cat food or ferret food, vaccination schedules, was your ferret already de-scented and neutered?If you decided to continue using the brand and type of food that the breeder is using, then there's not problem with that. Go ahead and purchase the food from the market or pet shop.In case that you decided to change the brand of food, with reasons such as availability in your area, cost, and/or quality. Then you need to follow a simple rule as you can't just suddenly change your ferret's current diet. Your new ferret will be in a surprise and most probably will not accept the sudden change in their regular meal.What you need to do is to gradually increase the amount of new food added to the old brand that you are going to replace. This means that you need to buy the old food from your area or from the breeder (this is much easier than looking for the brand yourself), and mix it with the new food that you have chosen.In choosing the right kind of food, in regards to cat food, I hope that you choose the highest quality available in the market. You wouldn't want your pet to receive a daily amount of nutrients lesser than the standard amount that we have set in. And this should only be given to adult ferrets.Ferret food is still the best food as it is especially made for ferrets and the amount of nutrients it contains fits the standard or recommended amount. Next thing to make sure is that the food should not be frozen meat, ferrets hate this kind of food and one more thing is that it has lesser nutrients. Always give the best for your ferrets.