is a hodgepodge of balt-baked ideas, coated with gore and noise. Living bodies are cut up. bullet shells pile up. and the cuss words never let up. A tasteless twist has some of the offences committed by Cain's devilish protegee, Hob (Gabriel Damon), a 12 year old bent on controlling the city. (Now there's a role model ior the kid- dies). Answer: Pets can definitely get “‘sunstroke’*. It is actually the side effect of the sun which gets them, i.e. the heat, resulting in “‘heatstroke’’ or hyperthermia. Hyperthermia occurs when the core body temperature rises well beyond normal. This can sometimes occur secondary to a fever. In the sum- mer time, heatstroke occurs because no protection is offered for the pet. An example is the dog left in the car while the owner is away. The inside of a car can easily reach 40 degrees celsius. Without relief, this pet will succumb to heatstroke rapidly. This will occur more quickly in dogs and cats with dense fur, and those pets with a short nose, e.g. Pekinese. The nose plays a vital part in the cooling of air coming into the pet. The shurter the nose, the less cooling will oc- cur. Once the pet’s body temperature rises a potentially lethal chain of events accurs. The animal will be exerting most of its effort to panting. The heart rate will rise. The pH of the blood changes and the animal enters a degree of shock. The brain is af- fected and as a result the animal may pass out. The intestinal track may react and vomiting and diar- rhea occur. The end result is a metabolic disaster, with the cir- culating blood unable to cope. The animal may now start to bleed or clot abnormally and enter an ir- reversible chain of events resulting in death. Obviously degrees of this ilHness occur with early recognition being the key to minimizing the seriousness. If an animal you en- counter seems to be affected by the heat, offer reiief in the shade and wrap ina cool wet towel. Consider veterinary attention if any of the previous symptoms are present. Finall::, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so on hot days, leave the pet at home in the cool basement. Question: How much food should an adult cat each each day? Everyone tells me that my cat is fat and that I must over-feeding fer. She is 13-year-old spayed female. Answer: No easy answer here. The quantity of food necessary for any pets varies with the energy expen- HAP Weller stil has ali his whirs and mechanical gestures but the char- acter has been stripped of his in- nee conilict. As tor Nancy Allen, for all her screen Gime, she could have stayed on strike with the crest of the cops. There are a couple of grim smiles in the satirical commercials (“Sunblock 5000 — Now that the ozone’s gone, bet you thought diture and the caloric density of the food fed. Chances are if other peo- ple are commenting that your cat is fat, she probably is. As she is 13 years old, consider feeing a “Light’? formula food. ‘‘Light*’ foods have higher fiber and less calories than normal cat food. Weigh your cat and write this down. Give your veterinarian a call for the guidelines of normal weight, depending on body size. Most. cats should fall between 3-6 kilograms. Another test is to try to feel the ribs on your cat. The skin over the ribs should allow easy palpitation yet not allow them to be readily obvious. Or check bet- ween the hind limbs to see if **fat pads’’ exist. Some fat pad is nor- mal but this can sometimes be a “beer belly’’. Question: I thought only puppies got worms. My niece’s dog is almost two years old and seems to get worms every few months. He is kept indoors most of the time so we can’t figure out where he keeps picking them up. Any advice gratefully appreciated since [ am the one who usually ends up tak- ing him to the vet, and he is get- ting to be an expensive dog. Answer: All dogs (and cats) can get worms. The incidence is directly related to exposure. Inside dogs get less exposure and are therefore less affected by worms. The two main worms we are concerned about are tound worms (Toxocara) and tape worms. (Dipylidium). Tapeworms are directly related to the flea cy- cle. Fleas commonly carry the tapeworm young. When the dog chews fleas, he will automatically T.L.C. PET GROOMING PY TAILS oy” Dog Grooming Salon & Pet Supplies COCKER SPANIELS OUR SPECIALTY Over 77 years Experienze Kind, Personalized Service 737-0042 ed (Near MacDonald) VISA | 2918 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. HAPPY TAILS DOG GROOMING Ried AEE SUSU you'd never sit by the pool aga’). However, the shameless pandenngy to the Friday the Usth tan club and overwhelming cynicism make this a diversion for the desensitized. 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The dog them ingests the grass with the round- worm egg. Regular fecal examina- tions in most cases will detect the worms’ presence. Prevention is based on limiting exposure. A number of effective treatments are available from your veterinarian. Toxocara can be transmitted to ees rh ies ae ae FECT BALANGE FOR ALL THE LIFE CYCLES OF YOUR DOG LIGHT DOG FOOD Food for the older dog DIET DOG FOOD Food for the obese dog ENERGY + Food for extra performance NUTRIENCE is an exclusive premium quality line of dog foods designed tor the discriminating dog lover. Born from combining the latest findings of small animal nutritional research with high quality ingredients, NUTRIENCE represents the best choice in pet nutrition NUTRIENCE Distributed by Rolf C. Hagen inc. humans by the same route. If all dog owners were responsible and cleaned up their dogs’ waste, few opportunities for exposure would exist. 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