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Oct. 4-Ongoing Thrift Shop at Mount
Seymour United Church. 2-8 pint.
every Thurs. Enfo: 929-1334.

FRIDAY

Oct. 5-Ongoing. Time-Qut. Free
cards, board games, refreshments. 8-10
p.m. at St. John’s Church. Info:
984-8368.

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Oct. 5--Ongoing. Srs. Craft Circte, 1-3

p.m. at N.S. Neighbourhood House.
Refreshments. Donation, of — craft

supplics welcome. Info: 987-8138.

B Not all cats respond to catnip, this

being a hereditary trait, and kittens
under three months will not react

M with the full behavioral pattem. In

those that do respond, the experience

4 appears to be a pleasimable one as

they retum te the scent. It is, however,
a mind-altering, hallucinogenic drug
of sorts and should probably be us-
ed sparingly. Toys filled with catnip
lose their potecny fairly quickly but
it may induce them to play initially

BEE) such that they leam to enjoy the ac-

tivity and hopefully continue it.
Likewise it can be tried as a training
aid for the scratching post.

a Question: Are flea baths or profes-

& sional grooming necessary for a cat?
T have heard that you shouldn't bath [AERIBRE

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a cat at all. But it seems strange that

we do this for our dog but the cat can fim

go for years without a bath.

i Answer: Baths and professional
B grooming are not frequently or

os related). Daily combing with a fine §
By tooth comb to remove loose hair and §

routinely necessary for most cats.

SATURDAY

Ost. @-Leam too Square
WoVan Srs. Activity Centre. Satur-
days, Noon? p.m. Into: Doreen
Sillery at 987-5397 WVSAC at
926-4375.

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Oct. 6--Ongoing. SPEC/WHEN's
Eco/Info Centre in NoE. Capilano
Mall. 7-9 p.m. on Vhurs.. 1) aim.-3
pm. oon Sat. through Dee. Also:
Imagination Market Lamp Show. Une
fu: 921-7950, 922-7730, of 253-1033,
nee

Oct. G-Ongoing. Free movie night
sponsored by Carban Media and S.

have long fine fur which tends to mat
easily, may need to visit a profes-
sional groomer periodically, but these
trips can be minimized by regular
brushing and combing ALL OVER,
ensuring full penetration of the coat.
if fleas are a problem, the cat will cer-
tainly benefit from a flea bath. Other,
ongoing treatments will be necessary
to maintain flea control. Obviously if
your cat gets into something that
makes her coat sticky, greasy or
smelly, a bath is indicated!
Question: Our German Shepherd
is an extremly fussy eater and will on-
ly eat a certain type of dried dog food.
Is this healthy or should his diet be
more varied?

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Oct. 7--Badminton fessons at Deibrook

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Answer: If you dog is on a good
quality dry dog food appropriate for
his stage of life and healti; 2:14 drink-
ing adequate amounts of water. this
should not be a problem at all. Dogs
do not need variety just for the sake
of variety (this is a ‘human condi-
tion’). A nutritionally complete, well-
balanced, high quality dog food does
not require supplementation without
specific medical reason. The fact that
it is a dry food, just means that he
needs more water than if it were
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trees and on one occasion remained
up there for seven days. Our ques-
tions are a{ how long can a cat safe-

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Oct.

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Oct. 7--Onvoing. MLS. Society self-
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MONDAY

Oct. B-Pottery studio open through
Oct at Delbrook receCentre. Info:
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Arninid Town column in Wedies-
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ly remain up a tree, and b{ what can
we do to lure the cat down?

Answer: A cat can only stay saie-
ly up a tree as long as it does not
become weak from dehydration and
hunger (malnutrition). After 2-3 days,
J would be getting very concemed
and institute rescue attempts. A cat
only stays up a tree because it is
frightened of something on the
ground or because it CANT come
down. You can mule out doesn't
WA: 'T to come down after a day or
so and by offering food. Cats, unlike
squirrels, can go up much more easily

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than they can come down and if
they've gone too high or there aren't
enough branches to drop down
gradually, they may get stuck. You
then probably have to go up the tree
using a ladder, extract the cat from
the branches (safest using a good-
sized blanket to wrap him with first}
and lower gently to the ground. A
small carrier would be ideal — you
don't want to be fighting with a cat
high on a ladder ...! If the tree is near
the house perhaps a plank bridge to
the roof might work for the cat to
cross to safety.

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