>From:    Erika Matulich <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: ZuPreem Ferret Diet
>It was also preserved with a tiny amount of ethoxyquin, which is common
>in many pet foods to keep the fat from getting rancid.  (TF does not use
>this, but Iams does).
 
I think your ionformation might be old.
 
>From:    Mustang Charlie <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Pine shavings....
>Let's not go overboard here...For the short term, pine shaving are NOT
>going to create a health hazard for the kidlets.
 
Very correct.  The real issue isn't that the ferrets are going to die in
the time that they are in the pet store but that customers will get the
wrong idea about proper care.  If the store does a good job otherwise and
explains that pine chips are not proper housing they can fix the
mis-impression.  Though another answer is aspen shavings.  They are not
the problem pine is.
 
>Anywho..I would quit badgering the manager about the use of wood shavings
>and ask that when ever they sell a kit, it should be brought up to the new
>owner not to continue with the shavings.....
 
So its something to be concerned about but not because the ferretw ill be
dying imminently.
 
You have it exactly.  (Well in our opinion anyway.)
 
>From:    Robynn McCarthy <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: video of ferret surgeries..
 
Why would a shelter want this video?
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2846]