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The Pampered Pet’s Guide To Philly
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
HIGH-END PET HEALTH CARE
The Veterinary Hospital at Penn has everything — emergency rooms, major surgeries, clinical trials, pet psychologists, even a doggie and cat blood bank — which is why it’s the go-to place if your general practitioner can’t fix what ails your pet. The following are just a few of the areas for which Penn Vet is renowned (215-746-VETS; vet.upenn.edu):
The New Bolton Center in Kennett Square includes one of the world’s largest horse surgery facilities; it’s where Barbaro was rushed after he fractured his leg at the Preakness last May. It also houses the Widener Large Animal Hospital, with stalls for up to 150 horses, as well as programs for several different types of aquatic and farm animals. 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, 610-444-5800; vet.upenn.edu/nbc.
The feline renal transplant program offers transplants for cats in kidney failure, a common ailment of older kitties, for $8,000 and the promise that you’ll adopt the donor as well. 3900 Delancey Street; 215-573-4434.
The Behavior Clinic literally saves lives. Before you give up on your misbehaving dog, try the behavior specialists at Penn, who can turn Cujos into kittens … or at least understandable, manageable best friends. 3900 Delancey Street; 215-898-3347.
The Rosenthal Imaging and Treatment Center, a 9,200-square-foot facility set to open this year, will be the only place in the area equipped with state-of-the-art MRI machines and CT scanners for small animals. Doctors here will also perform radiation therapy for dogs and cats with cancer, a rare specialty offered by Penn. 3900 Delancey Street, 215-746-VMRI; vet.upenn.edu/RITC.
PETS & THE GREAT BEYOND
Paws to Heaven. It’s okay if you don’t want to say goodbye; the staff of this family-owned Pennsauken crematorium will do it for you. They’ll pick up your newly deceased, including horses, and return the ashes to your vet in a cedar box — or in one of hundreds of specialty urns, some costing as much as $700, for sale on their website. Paws will even bury the ashes for you in a nearby cemetery. 9140-B Pennsauken Highway, Pennsauken, 856-665-7221; pawstoheaven.com.
Abbey Glen Pet Memorial Services. The folks at Abbey Glen started out caring for living pets in the mid-’60s, at a North Jersey pet hotel. They branched out into the funeral business in 1982, when they opened a lush, calming cemetery in Sussex County. Now they also run a crematorium in Quakertown, which some local vets — including Queen Village Animal Hospital — call to pick up and drop off your deceased cat, dog or horse. You can attend the cremation if you like. 80 Kelly Road, Quakertown, 888-651-7555; abbeyglen.com.
The Veterinary Hospital at Penn has everything — emergency rooms, major surgeries, clinical trials, pet psychologists, even a doggie and cat blood bank — which is why it’s the go-to place if your general practitioner can’t fix what ails your pet. The following are just a few of the areas for which Penn Vet is renowned (215-746-VETS; vet.upenn.edu):
The New Bolton Center in Kennett Square includes one of the world’s largest horse surgery facilities; it’s where Barbaro was rushed after he fractured his leg at the Preakness last May. It also houses the Widener Large Animal Hospital, with stalls for up to 150 horses, as well as programs for several different types of aquatic and farm animals. 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, 610-444-5800; vet.upenn.edu/nbc.
The feline renal transplant program offers transplants for cats in kidney failure, a common ailment of older kitties, for $8,000 and the promise that you’ll adopt the donor as well. 3900 Delancey Street; 215-573-4434.
The Behavior Clinic literally saves lives. Before you give up on your misbehaving dog, try the behavior specialists at Penn, who can turn Cujos into kittens … or at least understandable, manageable best friends. 3900 Delancey Street; 215-898-3347.
The Rosenthal Imaging and Treatment Center, a 9,200-square-foot facility set to open this year, will be the only place in the area equipped with state-of-the-art MRI machines and CT scanners for small animals. Doctors here will also perform radiation therapy for dogs and cats with cancer, a rare specialty offered by Penn. 3900 Delancey Street, 215-746-VMRI; vet.upenn.edu/RITC.
PETS & THE GREAT BEYOND
Paws to Heaven. It’s okay if you don’t want to say goodbye; the staff of this family-owned Pennsauken crematorium will do it for you. They’ll pick up your newly deceased, including horses, and return the ashes to your vet in a cedar box — or in one of hundreds of specialty urns, some costing as much as $700, for sale on their website. Paws will even bury the ashes for you in a nearby cemetery. 9140-B Pennsauken Highway, Pennsauken, 856-665-7221; pawstoheaven.com.
Abbey Glen Pet Memorial Services. The folks at Abbey Glen started out caring for living pets in the mid-’60s, at a North Jersey pet hotel. They branched out into the funeral business in 1982, when they opened a lush, calming cemetery in Sussex County. Now they also run a crematorium in Quakertown, which some local vets — including Queen Village Animal Hospital — call to pick up and drop off your deceased cat, dog or horse. You can attend the cremation if you like. 80 Kelly Road, Quakertown, 888-651-7555; abbeyglen.com.
Originally published in Philadelphia magazine, July 2007
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Posted by Mike | Sep. 3, 2008 at 7:05 AM