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COSMETIC SURGERY FOR PETS

DALLAS, April 8 (AP)-And now, for the pet owner with everything:
cosmetic surgery for dogs.
“There are medical reasons and reasons like they just don’t look pretty,” said
Dr. Bill Sanders, who performs plastic surgery on pets in his Aardvark Etc.
Veterinary Hospital. “People don’t want to be apologetic for their pets’ looks.
It’s amazing what you can do with animal skin that you can’t do with a person’s.”
Dr. Sanders said he most often removes unsightly scars from dogs, cats and
other domestic animals. But he also repairs patches of white hair.
Dr. Sanders said that although such surgery may sound like a luxury reserved
for the rich and famous, he discusses pet owners’ requests at length to assure
that they are best for the animal. ...

Noted by J.F.L., MD

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