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Show The Salt Lake Tribune PETS §5 Sunday, January9, 2000 Treating Animal Ailments Is Big Business PET OF THE WEEK Misty is a fuzzy 4-month-old Old Ei mix who BY MICHAEL DIAMOND wound up as an unwanted Her owners GANNETT NEWSSERVICE LAKEWOOD, N.J.— Tuggy the golden retriever seemed like he had everythinga dog could want: a beautiful, shiny coat, a devoted owner and a Christmas-themed bandanna tied around his neck. : 5 i into the Ocean County Veterinary Hospital walked Tuggy one day, I 8 But Tuggy wasn’t happy. Instead of chasing squirrels and taking naps, he would spend his days licking his itchy feet. So would love to start out the néw year in an obedience ciass with her new family. Come fall in love with this spunky pup at Salt Lake County Animal Services, 511 W. 3900 South, or call 264-2267. pulling his owner, John Glowacki, along. “All I can say is I spent more money on the dog thelast five months than I've spent on myself thelast year,” he said. The cost of providing health care for pets is rising as technology andtreatments once confined to people are being turned loose on their animals. It has given pet owners more optionsto cure their pets’ ailments — and more bills. And most often, owners simply dig deeper into their pockets, be- THE VILLAGE AT JORDAN LANDING cause health insurance for pets has madelittle inroads in the consumer market. For the most part, providing health care for pets is relatively inexpensive. Although pet owners spend upwards of $12 billion a year on veterinary care, 56 percent of pet owners spendless than mally sees in hospitals are filtering their way into veterinary of- can have open heart surgery to correct congenital defects for in Anaheim,Calif., thinks it has “A pet means so much more toa person than perhaps they used to,” said Tony Knight, head of the has been aroundsince 1982,it isan idea that has floundered so far in the United States. While halfof the departmentofclinical services at Colorado State University, where researchers have developed groundbreaking cancer treatment for animals. “An animal is part of their own family, and they shell out money to care forit like they pet owners in Sweden and 11 percent of the pet owners in the United Kingdominsure their pets, only 1 percent of U.S. pet owners do the same, accordingto thefirm. Company officials said they haven't had the marketing clout to more than $3,000. fices, increasing the overhead for veterinarians and theprice tag for consumers. Ocean County Veterinary Hospital, for example, bought a $2,000 ultrasound machinethatits vet- erinarians use to see the shape and texture of internal organs — details they can’t see in a routine X-ray. The cost to the pet owner: would their own kid.” to $300. “Nooneeverloses their house animals — 84 percent of pet own- worked with a nearby dentist to reset its jaw. The bird’s owner paid almost $300. More complicated treatments can be more expensive.Replacing a joint can cost $3,000. Putting a Theindustry is quickly making strides to treat other injuries and diseases. Veterinarians can repair ruptured knee ligaments in dogs, usinga surgical steel plate developed only a couple years ago — a pro- insurance problems to Veterinary Pet Insurance's rates range from $101 to $251 a year, depending on the animal’s age andthelevelof care. The plan cided that was enough,and putthe of Tuggy’s owner, John Glowacki, buthe said he doesn’t need it — at least, not right now. On this day, Tuggy’s itchy feet were caused by an allergy, which was treated with an inexpensive medication. injection BREE MOW-SAL 125 sas'soum Oiseau meson onto and “A member of the family — said. “The dog’s. going to get as muchcare as it needs.” ‘LewisWolcott Ba Se COZY BUNGALOW ICOPPERTON. 2. BO/T_ Pope BA Yrrt AS UNDER$200,000 MARYit HESS 631-6279] BEAR HOLOW. VLLAGE. Bron now. 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The idea has crossed the mind dogto sleep. At least one company, cedure that costs $1,500. And pets ENTRANCE TO MODEL HOME AT 7800 SOUTH AND BANGERTER HIGHWAY worry about. Alton Frazier 209-3306 0 down payment andother financing plansavailable ers who have their own health- pet's mom ordad. Still, for many pet owners there is a point where thecostoftreating an animal becomes prohibitive. Diane Bongard of Lakewood once spent $2,000 treating a springer spaniel that had cancer. And the treatments didn’t help; the cancer continued to spread. what we were going to do,” she said, holding the leash of Wendy, her West Highlandterrier. Once the veterinarian suggested amputating the spaniel’s leg, Bongard and her family de- cancer can run more than $4,000. Michelle Gilvear 694-2876 often an afterthought for pet own- ers refer to themselves as their “Treally was starting to wonder pet through chemotherapyto treat the answer: pet health insurance. But even though the company ND ASSOCIATES THE TRUSTED NAME IN REAL ESTATE advertise their service, which is Indeed, surveys show pets are treated more like children than because their pet gets sick,” said Albert Pagani, a veterinarian. But “the fees are getting higher because people want more.” When a sun conure parrot broke its beak’ona sliding glass door, his partner, Warren Briggs, Re Marketed by Michael Goldfinger/Asbury Park (N.J.) Press New Jerseyveterinarian Warren Briggs performsan ultrasound exam on a Yorkshire terrier at Ocean County Veterinary Hospital. $350 a year per animal, according to a survey by the American Animal Hospital Association in Lakewood,Colo. 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