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Vet clinics no longer just for sick pets: UAE owners embrace new kind of pet care

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Most trips to the vet used to follow a familiar pattern. Pets needed their annual vaccinations, fell ill or injured themselves, and owners simply booked an appointment, then headed home once treatment was complete. Today, however, a growing number of pet owners are visiting for entirely different reasons. Some are dropping their dogs off for structured fitness sessions or rehabilitation programmes. Others are booking day care so their pets can socialise while they work. Some are seeking advice on nutrition, behaviour or healthy ageing long before any medical issue arises. In Abu Dhabi, owners can even settle into their own fitness space while their pets exercise or play a few floors away. The changes reflect a broader transformation taking place across the UAE's pet care industry, as veterinary clinics evolve from spaces focused primarily on illness into centres that promote well-being throughout an animal's life. More than a trip to the vet One such example is Groomy Pets, a three-sto

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