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ZiwiPeak Chicken with Whole Mackerel Recipe

Name: ZiwiPeak Chicken with Whole Mackerel Recipe
Brand: ZiwiPeak

Steam & Dried Raw Cat Food

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Ziwipeak is one of the best food brands for ferrets. Their dry raw and canned foods are all very healthy and have 92-98% meat.

Steam & Dried Raw – Read about different food types here
Contains peas – 7th ingredient. Score without peas: B
2 Protein Sources – Chicken and fish.
High Meat Percentage – 90% meat, organs, and bone.
High Quality Meat – the meat ingredients are mostly pure (meat, organs, fats, & oils).
Low Protein-to-Fat Ratio – 1.36 to 1 (too fatty). Ideal ratio is 2 to 1.
Has Grains – Linked to insulinoma.
No Sugars or Carcinogens

What to do if your ferret is currently eating this

Read why peas are dangerous for ferrets.
Find an alternative food as soon as possible.
Wean them onto the new food. Mix the two foods 50-50 until you notice them eating the new food. Then gradually reduce the amount of the old food until it is completely replaced.
- If your ferret is especially picky, try Marshall food. It's not the healthiest, but most ferrets ate it when they were kits and will remember it. They can switch to this temporarily until you find a healthier food.
- Dietary changes can cause diarrhea. As long as your ferret is eating and drinking, it's nothing to worry about. If they start to become lethargic or lose weight, take them to your vet. Otherwise it should clear up on its own.
Watch for signs of straining to urinate, or brown urine. If this happens, this is an EMERGENCY. For male ferrets especially, bladder stones can easily get stuck in their tiny urethras.
- If they are unable to pee, it CANNOT wait until the next morning or until your vet opens. You need to rush them to an emergency vet or they will die. This is not fear-mongering, it's a fact.
- If they are straining but some urine is coming out, then it can wait until your vet opens. But they will be in pain and you will need to continue to monitor them.
To be completely safe, take your ferrets to the vet to get them X-rayed after they've switched diets.

Ingredients

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🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇺🇸 United States

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Guaranteed Analysis

Meat, Organs, and Bone %	90%
Min. Protein %	38%
Min. Fat %	28%
Protein to Fat Ratio	1.36 : 1
Max. Fiber %	4%
Max. Moisture %	12%
Max. Ash %	12%

Score Breakdown

Total	0
Protein 38%	+19
Fat 28%	+14
Low Fruit/Veggie Content	+2
Ingredients	+36.5
Too fatty	-3.3
< 40% Protein	-1
Kibble capped at B grade	-19
Contains Peas	-48.2

Last updated: Apr 15, 2024 (2 weeks ago)

Source: us.ziwipets.com

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Apr 15, 2024

Score updated to 0
Letter grade updated

Apr 15, 2024

Total proteins updated
Chicken free updated
Grain free updated
Starch free updated
Has peas updated
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Dark Green	Pure meat source (1st - 5th ingredient)
Light Green	Pure meat source (6th ingredient +)
Green Outline	Meat by-product
Orange	Fruit / Grain / Vegetable / Dairy (1st - 5th ingredient)
Orange Outline	Fruit / Grain / Vegetable / Dairy (oil or 6th ingredient +)
Red	Sugar
Red	Peas
Blue Outline	Vitamin / Mineral / Amino Acid / Probiotic
Blue Dashed Outline	Preservative / Coloring