Karnal residents demand dedicated govt vet hospital

Parveen Arora

Karnal, July 25

The health care of pets seems to be of less importance in Karnal city as it lacks a dedicated pet hospital.

The city has only one government-run veterinary hospital, but it neither has sufficient staff nor facilities.

On an average, 60 to 70 pets visit the hospital daily for check-up, treatment and vaccination, but only one investigation table is available at the hospital.

Many a time it has happened that three to four pets were being given treatment on the single table.

Pet owners have demanded a dedicated government pet hospital in the city.

Pet owners claim that in the absence of proper facilities at the existing government-run pet care centre, they had to visit private clinics for the treatment of pets, which was a costly affair.

“I have two dogs. For their care, I have to go to private clinics. I went to the government-run veterinary hospital, but it does not have enough facilities,” said Saurabh Kumar, a local.

Another resident Parvesh Kumar said: “There should be a dedicated pet care centre in the city, so that residents can avail better facilities for their pets. Even for small illness or regular check-up, I have to take my pets to a private clinic, which is very costly.”

Dr Tarsem Singh Rana, veterinary surgeon at the hospital, said on an average, 70 to 80 pets come here for treatment and vaccination daily. “We try our best to provide them better health facilities, along with health care to large animals,” he said.

The authorities claimed that the city might have a pet care centre for better health facilities soon.

Dr Dharmendra Kumar, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, said they were exploring options to set up pet care clinic-cum hospital at the same site as the veterinary hospital, so that residents could get better pet care facilities such as OPD and vaccinations, along with ultrasound and X-ray for small animals.

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The administration is exploring options to set up pet care clinic-cum hospital at the same site as the veterinary hospital, so that residents could get better pet care facilities, along with ultrasound and X-ray for small animals. Dr Dharmendra Kumar, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry