FELINES: Good advice from the vet

A friend reports that his vet told him he needs to put his cat on a diet.
"A cat," she declared, "should not look like a meatloaf."
Speaking of pets, the Brandywine Valley SPCA is running a clever photo contest/fundraiser. You submit a photo of your pet, "encourage" all of your friends and family to "vote" (each vote costs a dollar) -- and the 13 photos that get the most votes will end up on the SPCA's 2019 calendar. You can follow along on the online leaderboard; "Riley the Forever Puppy" has a commanding lead as of this writing.
Submission and voting deadline is Sept. 30. Go to https://bvspca.org/ for details.

The SPCA has an especially warm place in my heart because it's where we adopted Clarence, our beloved  miracle rescue cat.