| Animal hospitals are hospitals that provide | | | | animals that can be transmitted to man.The |
| veterinary care for sick or injured pets like dogs, | | | | services provided by a good animal hospital include |
| cats, rabbits, birds and small mammals. The | | | | complete health care, diagnosis, animal sheltering, |
| doctors specializing in animal medicine are known | | | | animal behavior and training programs, and pet |
| as veterinarians. These hospitals include 24 hour | | | | population control. Some hospitals also offer |
| emergency veterinary services in addition to | | | | kennel-boarding facilities. These boarding facilities |
| surgical, standard medical and dental veterinary | | | | are doctor supervised and are safe and |
| care. They also provide specialized treatment | | | | comfortable for a pet while the owner is away. |
| including advanced diagnostic services, internal | | | | The kennel boarding facilities can be day care for |
| medicines and surgery. The other services include | | | | working owners or for long stays. Animal hospitals |
| orthopedic care, radiology, and cardiology. Exotic | | | | also provide pets for adoption.To provide better |
| pets like reptiles, ferrets, pocket pets etc., are | | | | health facilities to animals, the American Animal |
| also taken care of there. Pharmaceutical products | | | | Hospital Association was founded in 1933 by |
| are available in the animal hospitals to provide total | | | | seven veterinary professionals. AAHA serves |
| pet care. Animal hospitals also conduct a variety | | | | more than 3,000 hospital members in the U.S. and |
| of pet wellness programs, including vaccinations | | | | Canada, and over 36,000 veterinary care |
| and routine health examinations. Animal hospitals | | | | providers in North America and overseas. |
| play a vital role in the prevention of diseases of | | | | |