AgileGSD
Posted : 1/29/2009 9:51:39 AM
jenns
papillon806
How do we know dogs aren't obligate carnivores like cats?
If cats are obligate carnivores, than why is there so much grain in commercial cat kibble?
It is even worse for ferrets! Many ferrets actually develop a terminal disease which is triggered by consuming grain called insulinoma. It is a pancreatic disease that causes severe drops in blood sugar. It used to be a problem only found in American ferrets and was only documented in recent history, even though there are ferret references that date bck 100 years or more. American ferret breeders tried importing ferrets from Europe, as it was assumed Insulinoma was a genetic problem widespread in America. The imported ferrets though, tended to develop and die of insulinoma just the same as American bred ferrets. The difference was in the care - European ferrets were still mainly kept as working animals and were fed "carcass diets" - whole rabbits or chicks or leftover rabbit or chicken parts.
Now that ferrets are becoming more of a pet animal in Europe and many are being fed kibble, European ferrets are also developing insulinoma. And still, pet food companies contine to put grains in ferret food and still, ferret owners continue to feed it...