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...cowardly. If you had a dog in this state, you would take it to the vet, wouldn...
...Jimmy's goofball streak, his sulks, his frustrated rage. But the rea son such a character, as written, should interest us remains as elusive as the Lost Chord. De Niro is unable to move the role beyond the capsule description by the bandleader (played by Big Band Vet eran Georgie Auld, who also supplies the sax solos on the sound track) who first hires Jimmy. "Jimmy plays a barrelful of sax," says the leader, "but he's a top pain...
Like their masters, many pets are too fat for their own good. The reason, explained San Antonio Vet Oscar Woytek, is that Americans tend to feed their animals, especially dogs, the same high-quality, cooked table meats with which they gorge themselves. That not only adds beastly pounds, but hurts the animal in other ways. A German shepherd, for instance, can exert so much pressure with his jaws (700 Ibs. per sq. in.) that he can easily splinter a cooked bone into tiny shrapnel-like pieces, some of which may perforate his intestines. It is far better, says A.A.H.A. President...
Root Canals. Teeth are also often neglected. Milwaukee Vet Ray Pahle pointed out that he regularly removes tartar buildup from canine choppers, caps those that have worn down and has even done costly root canal work on abscessed teeth. Pahle also suggested an easy remedy for animal bad breath: brush the offender's teeth daily-if he allows it. Other vets noted the growth of a more serious problem: heartworm-a mosquito-borne parasite that lodges in the heart, can reach a foot in length and blocks the oxygen supplied to the body. Eventually the dog tires after...
...help combat the shortage of full-fledged veterinarians, many vet schools are also offering two-year courses that turn out animal paramedics who are qualified to aid veterinarians. But as the food supply becomes more critical, more trained vets will be needed in the large-animal field. Thus some experts predict that if vet-school enrollment (now about 8,000) is not expanded soon, there could be a scarcity by 1980. Says John Welser, vet-school dean at Michigan State: "There are only 30,000 vets to protect the total food supply in this country, while we graduate...