Ailing Pets Propel Profusion of Care ; Loving Owners Run Up Big Bills for Range of Complex Procedures
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The patient was lying on his side, asleep under anesthesia, as a machine measuring his breathing beeped soothingly.
While the surgeon scrubbed up, medical technicians disinfected the skin near the elbow, where a tumor was to be removed.See the full content of this document
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Ailing Pets Propel Profusion of Care ; Loving Owners Run Up Big Bills for Range of Complex Procedures
The surgery was fairly routine -- even though the patient had four legs and a fur coat.
"We kind of mirror human medicine," said Sheila J. Barr, hospital administrator at Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center, where the surgery on the dog was done.Veterinary medicine isn't just about spaying or neuter...See the full content of this document
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