European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The care and feeding of fido and Fluffy unhealthy foods for pets Cox news service veterinarians listed these atty and highly seasoned foods As the most popular human edibles fed to dogs and cats. Many of them also Are among the most unhealthy dogs a cured meats a Bacon Salami Bologna smoked Turkey and Ham. Broiled meats Are better in Small portions. Most people think canines Are meat eaters but they should also consume a share of Beans pea and other vegetables a other meals a roast beef Chicken skin and others feature too much fat. A sauces a Barbecue Spaghetti and other sauces inflame the gut a Bones animals can become impacted eating too Many problems continued from Page 15 anti convulsant drugs that people take to control seizures Are metabolized too quickly by dogs to be useful phenobarbital is widely used for dogs but doses must be individually determined just As Lor humans. Most of the seizures in dogs occur Between 6 months and 3 years of age and have no obvious cause. In this respect they Are very similar to the epilepsy that strikes human children. Betsy Dareil Hart a veterinary neurologist at the University of Pennsylvania said the disorder in dogs is probably inherited hip dysplasia. This condition is also probably hereditary and causes the hip joints in All Breeds of dogs a especially larger ones a to become Loose. Orthopaedic dysplasia the most common orthopaedic problem in dogs can Lead to degeneration a problem readers action linearly retirement for civilians of a i i ave heard that Usa eur is considering requesting an Early out retirement option for civilian employees from the office of personnel management has an Early out been requested ii so. What is the a window during which eligible employees will be Able to participate and what Are the eligibility requirements if such a request has not been made Why no if not Are there any plans to do so Larry Wilburn Heidelberg Germany James m. Biggs personnel staffing specialist civilian personnel division he Usa eur replies voluntary Early retirement authority is one of the options he Usa eur is pursuing in managing civilian work lot co changes during the draw Down of forces in Europe at this time a decision has not been made on a specific request. If and when a decision is made approval would be needed by department of the Aimy and the u s office of personnel management in Washington d before in could be implemented such a decision will be Well publicized by Usa eur civilian Page 16 a the stars and stripes a spicy foods a pizza pasta. A Salty foods a cheese potato chips. Pickles and ice Cream have too much sodium in them for canines to Swallow a chocolate a can be toxic to dogs. A Beer a does t Hurt but wont help either. A marijuana cookies a Don t feed drugs to pets cats a dog food a some owners buy dog food for their cats because it is cheaper but the ingredients Are not balanced for felines. Dogs however can enjoy cat food without health risks. A fish a Mackerel and tuna fish if not balanced properly can cause softening of a cats Bones. It is Fine to feed them fish Flavoured cat food. A milk a Many veterinarians think the fat minerals and sugar in milk is bad for cats a. Not unlike arthritis in humans. It can be controlled by daily doses of pain relievers or by surgery. Stainless steel hips similar to those implanted in people can replace the affected joints. Replacement is a new and expensive procedure costing about $2,000 per hip joint. Heart ailments. The University of Pennsylvania implants half a dozen pacemakers a year into the hearts of dogs and cats at a Cost of about $800 to $1,500, depending on the size of the animal. Sometimes these devices which regulate erratic heartbeats Are removed from human cadavers and then recalibrate. Heart surgery requiring heart lung bypass machines is not performed on animals because at $1 million the equipment required is prohibitively expensive for veterinary hospitals. So far Organ transplants have not been successful in animals veterinary researchers report. Personnel offices and by the print and electronic  concerts in Northern Germany it recently a concert by Jeffrey Osborne sponsored by the Uso was advertised. There were never any dates for him to appear in Northern Germany. If the Uso sponsored this concert Why was Northern Germany neglected i have been Here for a year and a half now and the majority of the entertainers who do come to Germany Are never booked to perform in Northern Germany. If they do perform they Are usually Here for one night i know there Are a lot of soldiers and family members in Northern Germany who would have enjoyed a Uso concert featuring Jeffrey Osborne. I Hope that in the future Northern Germany will be included in the itineraries of Many of the entertainers and for More than one night staff sgt. Gloria Culver Bremerhaven Germany Iona Sherman producer and Tours manager Uso world Headquarters replies the Uso and the department of defense try to include As Many locations As possible within the amount of time the artist has available. All local itineraries Are wednesday july 17, 1991 leftovers continued from Page 15 and her former husband s conflicting work schedules left somebody at Home nearly every hour and Sabre wound up with even More  a he s a great beggar 1 Stone said Quot after he d have his second dog biscuit he d stand and look at the cupboard and con you out of a third fourth and fifth with his regular Doggie diet and continued treats he canine consumed the calories. A checkup two years ago revealed the excess. Quot it took the vet to recognize the drastic change. At one Point he said this is too much for a dog to weigh she said. Quot nobody really realized. He has so much fur. He carried the weight  Stone stuck to a routine of one can of dog meat two morning biscuits and a daily cup of High protein Low fat food. It also helped that her divorce left the dog at Home alone most Days with Little Chance of getting snacks. During a follow up examination last summer Stone Learned Sabre had dropped 17 pounds during the previous year. Quot Quot i Felt really bad when i found out How much weight he d lost Quot she said. Quot it made me realize we d done a terrible disservice to the dog. I did feel like it was a reflection on  Judd recommends  consider Premium Quality Over lower Quality dog foods because they offer. Increased digestibility of ingredients. Quot that a the key to it a he said. Quot you Don t know How digestible those table scraps Are to the  diet dog foods in a can Are geared for inside canines who May not get As much exercise As Hunting or outdoors dogs Judd said. Most cats get by Well on one fourth cup of dry food twice a Day Keil added. _ veterinarians know owners will feed leftovers to their animals regardless. They concede limiting treats to about 5 percent to .10 percent of a pet s balanced diet is frowned upon but workable. Quot even the ones we have to treat for pancreatitis Quot Judd said. Quot we May treat them two or three times. They will go Back to eating table scraps. If we Tell them not to feed their dogs any maybe All they will feed is 5 percent Quot Stone has no concerns about giving Sabre the occasional Bone to Chew or dish to lick from time to time. Quot he does no to get As much As he used  she said. A i Don t have a problem with things like  part of the reason May be that Stone has begun watching her own intake. Quot i be tried to be much More intelligent about what i eat Quot she said. Quot i Don t think he appreciates anything i eat  coordinated with the Germany Dod overseas shows coordinator and Are based on ability of the bases to handle the shows As Well As the amount of time available for touring. We work together to provide a wide variety of shows to As Many locations As possible. In the Case of the Jeffrey Osborne tour in order for the maximum number of people to enjoy the performance in a Short time Span we chose bases in close proximity to one another. The Uso encourages you to Contact your local mar coordinators to request future Uso shows. Please be assured that we try to get As Many shows As possible to All locations and that we will keep Northern Germany in mind As we schedule Tours. Thank you for your interest in Uso celebrity entertainment. To write us -1 readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes. Apo 09211-4211. 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