「经济学人」Pet health care

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Fur's aid Britain is a world leader in pet health care It’s never been a better time to be a diabetic cat AN ONCOLOGY patient lies face down, surrounded by an expert team, as they edge him into a state-of-the-art CT scanner. In the intensive-care unit a ventilated patient lies under an inflatable warming blanket, receiving one-to-one care from a specialist nurse; watching on is an anaemia sufferer wearing an unseasonal Christmas jumper. There is an emergency room but this afternoon it is empty, says Vicky Lipscomb, a soft-tissue surgeon and the hospital’s clinical director. Welcome to the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) in Hertfordshire. Britain is a country that is mad about animals. Sweden aside, no other nation has a higher uptake of pet insurance. According to Co-op Legal Services, one in every eight people who inquire about a will want to leave something to their animals. As pets become more like family members, it follows that owners want to give them the best health ………………………………