Ferret Food-Sensitive Diet Chart

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Last updated: Aug 2, 2024 (3 months ago)

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We have reviewed 104 chicken-free kibbles, canned, and raw foods that are safe for ferrets with chicken sensitivities or allergies.

Freeze-Dried Raw

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Smalls Water Bird Recipe Discontinued	A+	98%	45%	20%			finely ground duck with bone	duck heart	duck liver	duck gizzard	duck egg
Smalls Other Bird Recipe Discontinued	A+	98%	49%	17%			finely ground turkey with bone	turkey heart	turkey liver	turkey gizzard	goat's milk
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Turkey Recipe	A+	98%	45%	15%			turkey	turkey neck	turkey hearts	turkey liver	egg
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties	A+	94%	47%	21%			duck	duck gizzard	duck heart	duck liver	herring oil
Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose	A+	98%	40%	30%			duck with ground bone	turkey with ground bone	turkey liver	goose	turkey gizzard
Nulo FreeStyle Turkey & Duck	A+	98%	42%	37%			turkey	turkey necks	turkey liver	duck	duck liver
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties	A+	94%	53%	20%			turkey	turkey heart	turkey liver	herring oil	mixed tocopherols
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe	A+	98%	35%	30%			duck with bone	duck heart	duck liver	egg	gelatin
Feline Natural Lamb & King Salmon Feast	A+	99%	44%	37%			lamb heart	salmon	lamb kidney	lamb liver	lamb blood
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Rabbit Recipe	A+	98%	45%	15%			rabbit with bone	rabbit heart	rabbit liver	gelatin	water
Feline Natural Beef & Hoki Feast	A+	99%	47%	32%			beef heart	hoki	beef	beef kidney	beef liver
Stella & Chewy's Tummy Ticklin’ Turkey	A+	98%	40%	37%			turkey with ground bone	turkey liver	turkey gizzard	pumpkin seed	potassium chloride
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Beef & Trout Recipe	A+	98%	33%	45%			beef heart	trout with ground bone	ground beef bone	beef	beef liver
Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food	A+	98%	45%	34%			salmon	beef	beef liver	beef heart	beef bone
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe	A+	95%	44%	32%			pollock	beef	beef spleen	beef liver	beef kidney
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork	A+	95%	49%	29%			ground pork	pork liver	pork heart	ground pork bone	goat milk
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef	A+	95%	46%	37%			ground beef	beef hearts	beef kidney	beef liver	raw goat’s milk
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Whitefish	A	95%	55%	18%			pollock	pacific cod	rockfish	salmon	chia seed
Stella & Chewy's Absolutely Rabbit	A	98%	44%	30%			rabbit with ground bone	rabbit liver	olive oil	pumpkin seed	potassium chloride
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe	A	98%	50%	9%			whitefish	whitefish with bone	egg	gelatin	water
Open Farm Wild-Caught Salmon & Cod Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food	A	92%	41%	25%			salmon with ground bone	cod	sweet potato	montmorillonite clay	fenugreek seeds
Wysong Ferret Archetype Rabbit	A	99%	48%	21%			rabbit	natural flavor	taurine	organic blueberry	organic barley grass
Wysong Ferret Archetype Quail	A	99%	50%	25%			quail	natural flavor	taurine	organic blueberry	organic barley grass

Frozen Raw

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Stella & Chewy's Selects Turkey Medallions	A+	97%	16%	10%			turkey	turkey liver	turkey gizzard	gelatin	dried egg yolk
Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose	A+	98%	13.5%	10%			duck with ground bone	turkey	turkey liver	goose	turkey gizzard
Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders	A+	97%	15.1%	10.6%			whole ducks including bones	duck livers	duck hearts	duck gizzards	salmon oil
Tiki Cat Turkey with Turkey Bone Broth	A+	99%	13%	9%			turkey	turkey bone broth	turkey liver	tricalcium phosphate	disodium diphosphate
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Rabbit	A+	95%	14%	9%			rabbit	pork liver	pork heart	pork fat	ground pork bone
Stella & Chewy's Tummy Ticklin' Turkey	A+	98%	12%	10%			turkey with ground bone	turkey liver	turkey gizzard	pumpkin seed	potassium chloride
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod	A+	95%	13%	9%			beef	beef liver	beef kidney	beef spleen	ground cod
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork	A+	95%	16%	9.6%			ground pork	pork liver	pork heart	ground pork bone	goat milk
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef	A+	95%	13%	9%			ground beef	beef hearts	beef kidney	beef liver	raw goat’s milk
Kiwi Kitchens Frozen Raw Beef with Chicken Dinner	A+	93%	12%	10%			beef	beef lung	beef liver	beef kidney	nz green mussels
Kiwi Kitchens Frozen Raw Venison Dinner	A+	93%	14%	8%			venison	venison lung	venison liver	nz green mussels	egg
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Whitefish	A	95%	13.5%	4%			pollock	pacific cod	rockfish	salmon	chia seed
Stella & Chewy's Absolutely Rabbit	A	98%	15.5%	10.5%			rabbit with ground bone	rabbit liver	olive oil	pumpkin seed	potassium chloride
Tiki Cat Quail and Turkey Bone Broth	A	99%	12.5%	10%			quail	turkey bone broth	tricalcium phosphate	choline chloride	salt
Tiki Cat Lamb	A	99%	9%	13%			lamb	water	gelatin	tricalcium phosphate	choline chloride
Primal Feline Turkey Pronto	A	91%	13%	6%			turkey	turkey livers	organic pumpkin seeds	organic sunflower seeds	organic cranberries
Primal Feline Duck Nuggets	A	93%	11%	8%			duck	duck livers	organic pumpkin seeds	organic sunflower seeds	organic cranberries
Tiki Cat with Duck, Turkey Bone Broth and Pumpkin	C	-	11%	12%			duck	turkey bone broth	pumpkin	tricalcium phosphate	potassium chloride

Air-Dried Raw

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
ZiwiPeak Mackerel & Lamb Recipe	A+	96%	44%	24%			whole mackerel	lamb	lamb tripe	lamb lung	lamb heart
ZiwiPeak Lamb Recipe	A+	96%	38%	30%			lamb	lamb tripe	lamb lung	lamb heart	lamb liver
Real Meat Turkey Recipe	A+	90%	29%	26%			turkey	turkey liver	turkey heart	turkey gizzard	turkey neck
Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe	A+	90%	34%	25%			turkey	venison	turkey liver	turkey heart	turkey gizzard
ZiwiPeak Venison Recipe	A+	96%	44%	24%			venison	venison tripe	venison heart	venison lung	venison liver
Kiwi Kitchens Gently Air-Dried Lamb Dinner with Mackerel	A+	93%	30%	28%			lamb	mackerel	sheep	lamb liver	lamb kidney
ZiwiPeak East Cape Recipe Discontinued	A+	96%	38%	32%			mutton	goat	whole kahawai	goat tripe	whole white trevally
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats	A+	96%	34%	22%			salmon	turkey	turkey heart	turkey liver	bamboo fibre
ZiwiPeak Otago Valley Recipe Discontinued	A+	96%	38%	32%			beef	venison	lamb	whole southern blue whiting	hoki
Catit Gold Fern Lamb & Mackerel	A+	95%	36%	35%			lamb	mackerel	lamb kidney	lamb liver	natural flavoring
ZiwiPeak Beef Recipe	A+	96%	38%	30%			beef	beef tripe	beef heart	beef lung	beef liver
Absolute Pet Lamb & Salmon	A+	93%	30%	25%			lamb	salmon	lamb lung	lamb liver	vegetable glycerine
Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb	A+	93%	30%	25%			lamb	blue mackerel	lamb lung	lamb liver	vegetable glycerine
Catit Gold Fern Beef	A+	95%	39%	24%			beef	beef kidney	beef liver	natural flavoring	green-lipped mussel
Absolute Pet Beef & Venison	A+	93%	30%	25%			beef	beef lung	beef liver	venison	vegetable glycerine
Real Meat Lamb Recipe	A	90%	30%	32%			lamb	lamb lung	lamb liver	vegetable glycerin	pumpkin powder

Canned

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Venandi Ente als Monoprotein	A+	99%	11%	6%			duck	meat	heart	liver	meat broth
ZiwiPeak Wet East Cape Recipe Discontinued	A+	97%	10.5%	8.5%			mutton	lamb broth	goat	whole kahawai	goat tripe
Venandi Kalb als Monoprotein	A+	99%	11%	5.5%			veal	lung	heart	kidney	spleen
Rawz Turkey & Turkey Liver Pate	A+	96%	12%	9.5%			turkey	turkey liver	turkey broth	potassium chloride	fenugreek seeds
ZiwiPeak Wet Otago Valley Recipe Discontinued	A+	97%	9%	7%			beef	beef broth	venison	whole southern blue whiting	lamb tripe
ZiwiPeak Wet Lamb Recipe	A+	92%	9.5%	6%			lamb	water	lamb lung	lamb kidney	lamb liver
Tiki Cat After Dark Beef & Beef Liver Paté	A+	95%	11%	8%			beef	water	beef liver	beef lung	beef kidney
ZiwiPeak Wet Mackerel & Lamb Recipe	A	92%	10.5%	4%			mackerel	water	lamb	lamb lung	chickpeas
Wysong Epigen Canned Turkey	A	95%	10%	8%			turkey	water	natural flavor	organic guar gum	mixed tocopherols
Wysong Epigen Canned Rabbit	A	95%	10%	8%			rabbit	water	natural flavor	organic guar gum	mixed tocopherols
Wysong Epigen Canned Duck	A	95%	10%	8%			duck	water	natural flavor	organic guar gum	mixed tocopherols
Natures Menu Country Hunter Turkey and Rabbit Discontinued	A	96%	10.6%	6.4%			turkey	rabbit	blackcurrant	cranberry	spirulina
Koha Limited Ingredient Turkey Pâté	A	96%	10%	8%			turkey	water	turkey liver	ground flaxseed	pumpkin
Natures Menu Country Hunter Duck and Pheasant Discontinued	A	96%	10.5%	6.3%			duck	pheasant	blueberry	cranberry	spirulina
Wysong Epigen Canned Salmon	A	95%	10%	7%			salmon	water	natural flavor	organic guar gum	mixed tocopherols
Tiki Cat After Dark Venison & Beef Liver Paté	A	95%	13%	3%			venison	water	beef liver	dried yeast	cassia gum
Koha Limited Ingredient Rabbit Au Jus	A	96%	9%	4%			rabbit	water	ground flaxseed	new zealand green mussel	agar agar
Koha Limited Ingredient Duck Pâté	B	96%	8%	8%			duck	water	ground flaxseed	pumpkin	new zealand green mussel
Inception Poultry Recipe	B	-	10%	7%			turkey	duck broth	guineafowl	quail	duck
Inception Red Meat Recipe	B	-	10%	7%			lamb	pork	lamb broth	pork liver	boar
Inception Fish Recipe	B	-	10.5%	7%			trout	salmon	whitefish	fish broth	catfish
Evanger's Maximum Turkey for Ferrets	C	-	10%	6.5%			turkey	water	whole dried egg	taurine	liver
Evanger's Maximum Beef for Ferrets	C	-	10%	6.5%			beef	water	whole dried egg	taurine	liver

Kibble

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Essence Ranch & Meadow	B	86%	39%	19%			lamb	pork	lamb meal	mutton meal	pork meal
Essence Ocean & Freshwater	C	86%	40%	17.5%			herring	mackerel	whitefish	catfish meal	whitefish meal
Totally Ferret Turkey, Venison, Lamb	C	-	35%	20%			turkey meal	dried egg product	brown rice	poultry fat	catfish meal
Taste of the Wild Turkey Limited Ingredient Recipe	D	-	33%	15%			turkey	lentils	sunflower oil	natural flavor	salmon oil
Inception Turkey & Herring Meal Recipe	D	-	30%	14%			turkey	herring meal	oats	milo	millet
Taste of the Wild Angus Beef Limited Ingredient Recipe	D	-	30%	15%			beef	lentils	sunflower oil	natural flavor	salmon oil
Inception Fish Recipe	D	-	30%	14%			salmon	catfish meal	oat	millet	sunflower oil
Wysong Anergen	F	-	30%	14%			lamb meal	brown rice	flaxseeds	sweet potato	soybean oil

Treats

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		Analysis			Ingredients
Name	Score	Meat	Protein	Fat	grain- & starch- free	pea- free	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Claws, Paws, & Raw Duck Tender Treats	A+	100%	46%	15%			duck breast
Claws, Paws, & Raw Dehydrated Smelts	A+	100%	77%	8%			smelts
Claws, Paws, & Raw Dehydrated Turkey Treats	A+	100%	80.5%	2.5%			turkey breast
PureBites Turkey Breast Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	100%	75%	8%			turkey
PureBites Duck Liver Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	100%	67%	9%			duck liver
PureBites Minnow Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	100%	70%	3%			minnow
PureBites Salmon Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	100%	62%	10%			salmon
Orijen Six Fish Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	99%	55%	15%			whole mackerel	flounder	monkfish	whole herring	acadian redfish
Orijen Lamb Recipe Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	99%	35%	45%			lamb	lamb liver	lamb tripe	mixed tocopherols	citric acid
Orijen Regional Red Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	99%	40%	40%			beef liver	lamb liver	wild boar liver	goat	wild boar
Orijen Tundra Freeze-Dried Cat Treats	A+	99%	40%	35%			duck	whole mackerel	venison	wild boar	lamb
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Rabbit Recipe	B	-	40%	15%			rabbit	pork	pork liver	pumpkinseeds	carrots
EmerAid Intensive Care Carnivore	D	-	36%	29.5%			hydrolyzed soy protein	corn oil	canola oil	glucose syrup solids	cellulose
NPIC N-Bone Soft Treats Bacon Flavor	D	-	20%	6%			pork	sweet potatoes	water	vegetable glycerin	natural bacon flavor
NPIC N-Bone Chew Sticks Bacon Flavor	D	-	35%	4.5%			wheat gluten	corn starch	vegetable glycerin	gelatin	water
NPIC N-Bone Chew Sticks Salmon Flavor	F	-	35%	4.5%			wheat gluten	corn starch	vegetable glycerin	gelatin	water