Giving a haircut
These workers are pruning Main Street Raeford trees to keep the bran
ches from interfering with power lines. The work is being done in an
ticipation of winter ice storms which could cause limbs to break and
disrupt the power.
Home doctoring of pets
could be fatal mistake
Diagnosing your pets medical
problems may be ok for some but
you are playing with your pets life.
Many times certain diseases can
mimic each other.
Only by proper medical
diagnosis can your veterinarian
separate them and accurately treat
them.
We all seem to enjoy treating
ourself and family.
We collect unused medications
and use them when we get
something like we had before.
Not only that, but we give un
used medication to friend and
neighbors to treat their sick pets.
Lots of times we feel our pets are
children and we attempt home
remedies that worked before. We
feel that if we can just help them
through the tough times that they
will feel better.
Many pet owners give aspirin.
What harm can aspirin do? It can
overdose and kill your cat. It can
make your dog have a very upset
stomach.
Then if aspirin is so bad then use
tylenol it has a safe tract record.
lOnce again a fatal mistake if given
Jo your cat.
; Medication if properly used can
alleviate much suffering and pain.
Many feel that if a little is good
then more is better.
Never, never overdose. Read the
You And Your Pet
label and follow instructions.
Always check with your local
veterinarian before giving any
medication to your pet.
Remember that each species
react differently and just because
your sister is a nurse or doctor
don't do something because they
feel it works well for him.
Your local veterinarian is the
professional whose has the training
and knowledge to ensure your pets
health.
WHAT IS HIP DYSPLASIA?
ANSWER Hip dysplasia is an
abnormal development of the hip
joints. It is an inherited condition
seen commonly in large breed
dogs.
WHY DOES MY DOG SCOOT
ON ITS REAR END?
ANSWER Usually this is caused
by the anal gland being enlarged
causing it to be uncomfortable.
Your local veterinarian can help
alleviate this condition.
Editor's Note: This column is pro
vided as a public service by the
North Carolina Veterinary
Medical Association. If you have a
question about your pet 's health,
send it to Ralph H. Lee, Executive
Director, NCVMA, P.O. Box
1335, Kinston, N.C. 28501.
Energy aid applications
being taken by LRDA Oct. 7
Applications will be taken from
October 7 to November 27 for fuel
assistance through North
Carolina's Low-Income Energy
Assistance Program.
Low-income households that
need help in paying heating bills
may apply for assistance at
designated offices and centers of
Lumbee Regional Development
Association, Inc. (LRDA).
Eligible households will receive a
check through the mail in
February, 1986. Persons who think
they are eligible and wish to apply
are urged to contact the L.R.D.A.
office or center near their home.
Social Services recipients should
bring the following items when
they apply: Food Stamp I.D. Card
and Social Security numbers and
household members.
Non-Social Services recipients
should bring these items:
?Information about your
household's income. If anyone
works, wage stubs for the month
Of October staid be included.
?Information about your
household's property, stocks,
toak statements, bond* and other
-i ?Social Security numbers for
household members.
?Verification of S.S.I., Social
Security, V.A., Unemployment,
Retirement Check. (Bring copies
or statements of checks if
possible).
All applications will be taken
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. weekdays,
unless stated differently above.
For more information about the
Low-Income Energy Assistance
Program, contact Shirley Locklear
at LRDA or call CareLine toll free
at 1 -800-662-7030.
Magpie birds follow one of the
more unusual displays of bird
behavior. After the death of a
fellow magpie, the flock
assembles, then one by one, or in
groups of two or three, the
magpies swoop down to peek at
the dead companion.
According to an Idaho State
University researcher they condtct
these elaborate funeral "rites" to
find out what killed the magpie
and to see which of them died, so
they will know bow the death wffl
affect the pecking order.
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