Saturday 23 June 2012

Gurgaon to get a pet hospital soon

CHANDIGARH: Gurgaon is all set to get its first state-of-the-art multi-speciality pet hospital. The decision to set up the fourth such hospital in India, after Chennai, Kochi and Panchkula was taken by the Animal Husbandry Department of Haryana.

The hospital will be equipped with facilities like a diagnostic lab, blood bank, dog dentistry, 24-hour casualty, ambulance service, ventilators, all kinds of surgical instruments, breeding section, dog hostel, beauty parlour and pet training centre.

All these services will be available at nominal charges. As of now, Gurgaon does not have any advanced medical facilities for pets except, beauty parlours and accessory shops. There is also no referral pet hospital in the event of serious surgeries in NCR.

Dr K S Dangi, director general of the department of Animal Husbandry, Haryana, told TOI that it would be set up near DLF II area where the department has around one acre of land. Construction will start after administrative approval from the state government.

According to the department officials, a pet hospital with such advanced medical facilities was necessary for a fast-growing city like Gurgaon. "Rapid growth in Gurgaon has led to the disappearance of animals like buffaloes and cows, reducing the work of the department. Keeping the large clientele of pet owners in mind, it was decided that a pet hospital would be set up to help utilize the department's manpower," said Dangi. At present, the department is successfully running a pet hospital in Panchkula that caters to pet owners from the cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. It also acts as the region's referral institution for pets with serious ailments.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-22/gurgaon/32367860_1_pet-hospital-pet-owners-medical-facilities

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