Five-star vets are providing state-of-the-art health care to India’s most pampered pets
Animals check in for acupuncture, blood transfusions and kidney cleanses, while millions of Indians live on less than US$2 a day
Acupuncture, blood filtration, kidney cleanses. No treatment is too much for the furry friends of Delhi’s well-heeled residents, who splash out at five-star veterinary clinics to keep their pets healthy.
Teams of nurses and even foreign vets offering state-of-the-art health care to pets is a relatively new phenomenon in India, where millions live on less than US$2 a day and even life-saving surgery is often beyond reach.
But in the posher suburbs of the capital wealthy Delhiites bring in their pets for high-tech treatments found at few Indian hospitals let alone ordinary vet clinics.
“My baby had been vomiting and refusing food. I really got worried,” said Sunil Kumar, a tech executive who brought his dog Kuku for extensive blood work at Delhi’s RenalVet clinic. “The government-run clinics are free but they are really pathetic.”
RenalVet claims to be the first pet clinic to offer procedures including acupuncture and haemodialysis – a blood cleansing procedure – in South Asia.
