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Friday, January 24, 2014

Acupuncture for Dogs in New West LA Pet Hospital



Acupuncture for Dogs in New West LA Pet Hospital

West L.A. pet hospital caters to high-end clients

By Stuart Pfeifer

Los Angeles Times

All the amenities of modern medicine are available at a new West Los Angeles hospital. There's 24-hour emergency care, a team of surgeons, psychology and physical therapy units, MRI and CT machines, one of the top oncologists in the country.

Medical assistants busily roam the halls, soothing patients' fears with smiles, kind words or gentle touches. But they have to watch out: The patients can bite.

They're dogs, cats and other pets being treated at the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, which at 42,000 square feet is the largest pet hospital west of the Mississippi River.

It is one of only a handful of U.S. animal hospitals that offer such sophisticated procedures as bone-marrow transplants for dogs — at a startling $16,000 — as well as radiation therapy, acupuncture treatment and hydrotherapy pools.

Full story:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pet-hospital-20131113,0,2581142.story#axzz2rHx26kRY

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