(Ecns.cn) -- If your beloved dog happens to be pregnant, did you know that she can also take an ultrasound examination?
Mr. Cai is a pet lover in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province. Recently, his pet dog, Tiantian, lost her appetite, a sign of pregnancy. Cai had been worrying a lot about her, so he took her to a veterinary clinic downtown and found out she was pregnant. To his surprise, he found that he could opt to get a B-mode ultrasound done on his dog.
Apart from ultrasound, services such as caesarean birth and post-natal care are also available, in one streamlined service.
The initial cost of a scan is reasonable considering the cost of medical equipment and the specialized training required. An ultrasound examination, which is quite useful for a pregnancy diagnosis, only costs 100 yuan ($15.5).
In terms of post-natal care, if a dog gives birth to two puppies and she needs to be looked after for ten days, the charges will be 150 yuan ($23.2) per day and 1500 yuan ($232) in total. If she bears more than two puppies, an extra 50 yuan ($7.7) per day is needed.
The veterinarian also told Cai, if he is too busy or unfamiliar with afterbirth care, he can take Tiantian to the clinic for a delivery. Caesarean birth is also a choice, after which nurses will take care of her 24/7.
Cai then took a rough estimate of the expenditures for Tiantian's pregnancy and delivery and found that altogether this lavish puppy-birth option for his dog would cost 2,500 yuan ($386.5) for 5 days of care. This includes the expensive, imported food and drinks that are given to the dogs.
But Cai is no stranger to spending money on his much-loved dog. He once spent 2,000 yuan ($309.2) to fly his dog back to his hometown after graduating from college.
Cai is not alone in his desire to make his pet happy. These days, more and more people are willing to pay lots of money to pamper their pets. A visit to one pet store in Fuzhou revealed a dazzling array of expensive pet products.
One woman in the store, named Ms. Chen, had originally picked out a dog comb for 40 yuan ($6.18), but later decided to buy a 400 yuan ($61.8) electronic dog feeder, fully equipped with an LCD screen and a voice recording system to remind the dog that it is time to eat. Other products in the store included a hand-made imported dog leash for 300 yuan ($46.4) and a dog snout protector, which was made of a small hand-sized cloth, for 40 yuan ($6.18).
