>Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:39:46 PST >From: Diana Ashton <[log in to unmask]> >I have read a few posts on the possibility of some Mazuri food being >contaminated. I have used it for over a year and not had any problems >until a week ago. For those of you who did not catch the post, Lucy was >found on the bottom of her cage Sun the 15th... <SNIP> Now dartanian is >sick and a ferret that we boarded last week is sick. Not to the extent >that Lucy and Ghost were but they stopped eating and drinking. The vet >did mention the possibility of food contamination but only in passing. Now >after reading the post today, we threw away what was left in their bowls >and bag and got a new bag from the pet store. Did you have a sample of the food tested? I fear that even by calling the 800 number, they are of course going to tell you that nothing has been reported. I know that that is the way Ms. Sims found out her contaminated food. >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Wood Pellets >So I decided to go out and pick up some at a local Home Depot. To my >surprise they don't carry it nor will they order any in. I have the SKU >number that Home Depot uses or at least uses for other people in other >places. I live in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area in Michigan. I was on the >phone most of Saturday calling places to see who carries these pellets. >NO one does. Hi! We live in Brighton, MI (I work in Ann Arbor!) and we use the wood pellets. I love them! I found them at Home Depot in Brighton (off of 96) for about $3.09 for a 40# bag. They are kept outside in the garden area for some strange reason and the people that worked there looked at me like I was from a different planet when I tried to explain to them what they were. But they did find them for me! I also found them at Quality Farm & Fleet in Howell (on Grand River) for $2.99 for a 40# bag. I like these best - they are made in MI for Quality Farm & Fleet, are HARD WOOD (with no odor), and are darker than the ones from Home Depot - and best of all they are cheaper than Home Depot and kept right inside near the wood pellet burning stoves. I am so IN LOVE with these wood pellets! The best thing about Quality - I asked if they could get them all year and they said YES! They told me that last year they had about a TON left over that they still had in back during the summer! They told me all I had to do was tell them that I needed a whole bunch and they would put in a big order at the end of the season! How wonderful! Amy Flemming Flemming Farms [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/9521 [Posted in FML issue 2503]