European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                No reason to get fur up Over this move Anne Daugherty Brouns the things we do for love a cleaning out litter boxes vacuuming pet hair walking dogs at 4 . Buying the latest greatest most expensive pet food making $100 trips to the vet. Who else but die hard pet lovers would go to All this trouble my husband and i love our cat Rex and did not think twice about whether Rex would accompany us to Europe. Little did we know what we were in for our first mistake was ordering the pet Carrier through a Catalon Over the phone. When asked if i preferred a Small medium or Large pet Carrier i played it Safe and ordered a medium. What the Nice Saleswoman neglected to Tell me was that the Small Carrier was sufficient for an average size dog the medium Carrier easily accommodated a St. Bernard and the Large Carrier was strictly reserved for the transport of cattle and other Large farm animals. When the Carrier arrived we were delighted to discover that it was Large enough to contain our hold baggage As Well As our cat. Our second mistake was asking friends and family for advice on which airline had the Best reputation Lor handling animals. They All had gruesome stories to share with us. Most of the stories went something like this a my aunts Best friends brother took his dog on a flight and it had a heart attack and  what they Don t Tell you is that the dog was 22 years old and had a bad heart. You never hear from the thousands of people whose animals were Han Send in your column plus photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-64278 Darmstadt Germany. If mailing disk save text in Asci and include printout. Columns Are edited for clarity and  laugh Roger Managua Nicaragua Happy to be a cat died gently and arrived safely at their destination. Our third mistake can to really be called our mistake. The Day before the flight our veterinarian informed us that the German government had just created that very week a new animal customs form written in German without which our cat would be quarantined at the Frankfurt Airport for about 87 years. This form was so new and special that it was available Only at the department of agriculture a four hours away in the states capital. Being wild and crazy animal lovers we made the tedious drive. If we had been Able to drive on an autobahn it  have been so bad. By the time we got Home finished packing and said our goodbyes both my husband and i were ready to take the Tranquili Zers that the vet had prescribed for the cats flight. Our final mistake was worrying that the flight would be terribly traumatic for our beloved pet. How wrong we were while we were stranded in our plane out on the Tarmac for More than eight hours we Learned that our cat had been taken off the air plane Given a delicious meal plenty of water and the undivided attention of the entire flight Crew. Up in the Cabin of the air plane we weren to offered so much As a Glass of water a needless to say our cat Rex arrived Safe and sound in Europe thanks to the efforts of both the airline and her Loving owners. After rising to the Challenge of flying with a pet we believe we re ready to try taking a Young child on an air plane. Do you think the airline will let us use our pet Carrier a. Y Quot a a a a a Anne Daugherty Brouns lives in Thot Niton states. Sandra Rivera / a a n our hearts and in our Home there Sal a i ways room for one  so believe our i human guardian Angels Jorge and Sandra b Rivera who live with us in Pozzuoli near a a a a Quot Naples Italy. We adopted them four years ago when we cats first arrived myself Piccolino now 6 years old two of my sons Emic big cat and Silvestro and two of my granddaughters Ambar and Luna Rose. Our first House a Small Villa nestled in Orchards and vineyards afforded us Freedom and danger. My three other offspring were poisoned in the Fields and one of my granddaughters miraculously survived a serious gunshot wound. In our second Home a ground floor apartment in a building with a Large Garden full of hungry and neglected cats we took in Koshka our 21-Pound Bun die of mischief and his buddy Fatama. Fortunata our miniature Beauty wandered into the living room a deathly ill Kitten with a Strong will to fight off a severe viral infection that had already destroyed her right Eye. She became an inseparable companion and guide to Tigre Blind for the first three months of his life and now with partial vision regained after a delicate operation. Petit pois the catatonic colourless tiny ornament by the Garden Fountain has become playful and squeaky after extensive medical care living proof that cats do have nine lives. We now live in a sunny fourth floor apartment with Long corridors huge terraces lots of wardrobes to sit on top of and views of the Bay and the Island of Capri. We miss swinging off the grape vines but we Are healthy away from the trash on the streets and contagious diseases. In this Community the situation of stray and abandoned cats and dogs has reached epidemic proper Jons. Most of them like ourselves at one time Are a wild but not aggressive in need of nourishment love and medical attention. Frequently we bring some of them Home for treatment or recovery after spaying or neutering and share our food with the homeless ones on our Lane. A Small All Volunteer organization citizens for animals in Naples which my family joined has been instrumental in providing assistance . Many meow meows of thanks to our expert and caring vet or. Cornelia Gortz Bovic and Eye specialist or. Antonio Loffredo. Sandra Rivera jives in the Naples Italy area. Contents from the cover. 4-8 it s reigning cats and dogs. Sidelights. 9 pondering the suffering. Odds amp ends a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 10 searching behind celebrity facade. In tune 11 the Rise of Tim  weeks films. 12-13 military circuit listings. Chuck Vinch Quot the specialist is  listings. 14-17 local Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment. 18 a new look satellite system. Voices. 20-21 childish movie ratings. Joe pol Haggs on the meeting of movie minds. Words amp wit.23 Tony Konheiser on men is. Women. Books. 24-25 Kitty Kelley Quot the hot zone Princess i. On parade.27 the depth of Sarah Jessica Parker. Last laugh. 28 Dave Barry manages to avoid Hillary. Sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes. Editor Bucky Fox cover Story design Susan Harris production i inter Schroder editorial assistance Louis d. Pierce Page 2 sunday october 16,1994