And lay off the sweets, Tabby!This is...

And lay off the sweets, Tabby!

This is National Pet Dental Health Month, points out Veterinary Centers of America, which is offering a “special dental package” for felines at its various locations. The package, which costs from $84 to $140, includes “a complete physical, dental exam, anesthesia, cleaning, polishing and a home-care dental kit” for your four-footed prowler.

The home-care kit, in case you’re wondering, consists of a toothbrush and toothpaste. We think it lacks one thing for the owner brave enough to attempt to clean a cat’s teeth: Gloves.

Heavy, scratch-proof gloves.

REAL ESTATE TURKEY OF THE WEEK: James Groom of Hacienda Heights saw the accompanying advertisement for a property with unusual features in a Riverside County newspaper. The “hard to find” label in the notice seems wrong, though. All you’d have to do is listen for the gobbles.

HOLISTIC FIXER-UPPER: We recently mentioned the landlord who asked the astrological sign of a person who phoned about leasing the house.

This type of precaution, of course, works both ways in Southern California. A Redondo Beach company is offering to help individuals “select their home with our metaphysical inspection.”

Viacom Holistic Group Management says it performs the following services for would-be home buyers:

* “Previous owner / tenant aura cleansing”

* “Home structural healing”

* “Animal spirit negations”

The last service, we presume, would include properties haunted by turkeys.

WOULD THE OWNERS SETTLE FOR LUXURY CAVES? One company that should be kept in mind during speculation over the Seattle Seahawks’ move here is United Rock. You’ll recall that a decade ago, the then-L.A. Raiders considered building a stadium in the gravel pits of Irwindale. Just the other day, United Rock won a court decision enabling it to dig 125 feet deeper into the pits in that city.

Needless to say, before any stadium became home to the Gray-and-Gray team of Irwindale, it would need an Al Davis aura cleansing.

AS MOTORING BECOMES ELECTRIC . . . In answer to our recent plea for help, Barry Stone phoned to say, “Do we really need a new name for electric cars? Hasn’t a domestic manufacturer been making a Charger for years?”

Some snappy new names were submitted by other readers, however, including:

* BAT(tery)Mobile (Paul Kneipp)

* Current Model (Betty Barnett)

* Ford Edcell (Paul Ecker)

Ecker also had a question about purchasing an electric car. “Due to the price,” he asked, “don’t you experience sticker shock?”

ONLY IN L.A. CAN MAKE YOU A STAR! Photos that appear in this column do attract attention. We received an inquiry about a January shot by reader Paul Shepard--the one showing a sign that said, “AMERICA’S BEST ELF STORAGE.” Presto! Shepard’s photo will be reprinted in the publication, the Mini-Storage Messenger.

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What else would the Seahawks bring from Seattle besides a football team? Is it just a coincidence that right after the Seahawks expressed an interest in Southern California, we had a spate of rainy weather?