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Veterinarians are borrowing big to create palatial pet clinics

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Comment on this storyComment To start 2020, Morgan McDaniel fulfilled a lifelong dream: She bought her own veterinary practice, a financial leap that took a $4.5 million loan. Then the pandemic hit, as did America’s pet adoption boom. Cat and dog parents kept asking McDaniel’s Montgomery Animal Hospital in Pineville, La., for more services. Could it provide long-term care for a dog’s torn ACL? Did it offer overnight boarding? McDaniel decided she could, tacking on a $750,000 loan to expand her practice by more than two dozen doggy bedrooms, an exam room for specialty procedures and an artificial turf play…
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Wildfire smoke: How to minimize health risks

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CNN — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from raging Canadian wildfires sweeps down the East Coast. Some schools in New York and Washington are canceling outdoor activities, and airports are facing delays or ground stops due to poor visibility. Smoke can also cause health problems such as difficulty breathing, burning eyes, dizziness, headache or nausea. Doctors say people whose symptoms are getting worse should get medical attention. Here’s what they want everyone to know about staying healthy and avoiding problems when the air is thick with smoke. Why does wildfire smoke make…
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New vet clinic designed to make visits less stressful for pets + pet parents alike

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Pets are a corner stone in many of our lives. They offer us loyalty, companionship and love, and some millennials are even opting for pet ‘parenthood’ over having children of their own. The only downside to owning pets? Stressful vet visits. Westshore Pet Clinic, a new, full-service veterinarian clinic in Langford, took stress and anxiety into account when designing their new clinic. They’ve taken extra care to make their office and exam rooms feel more like home with soft colors and a warm, inviting space where pets and their owners can relax. Westshore Pet Clinic, family run and family focused.…
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A Millennial and Pet-Friendly Concierge Vet Clinic Opens on H Street Corridor

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A treatment room at Parker & Ace. Photo by Kaz Sasahara. Parker & Ace’s full-service veterinary clinic opens its first location on Friday, April 14 on H Street, Northeast, offering a membership model for pet healthcare. Members pay a $159 annual fee to cover medical and dental exams, urgent care, and 24/7 telehealth. (There’s an additional cost for tests and diagnostics.) Same- and next-day appointments can be booked through the clinic’s web platform, which also provides pet parents access to vaccine records and prescriptions. “The goal is accessibility. We’re trying to reduce barriers in terms of price and other things…
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