Pets in America now get human treatment (1/6)

Bella walks in a hydrotherapy tank at the Friendship Hospital For Animals in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association. (Photo/Agencies)

Acupuncture needles are seen on the body of Kevin, a one-year-old King Charles Spaniel dog, at the Friendship Hospital For Animals in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association.(Photo/Agencies)

Frankie, a five-year-old Westie dog, is seen after a tooth extraction surgery while the dog is under anesthesia at the District Veterinary Hospital in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2019. - Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association.(Photo/Agencies)

Canned cat food, pills, pill pockets and syringes with oral medicine sit on an instruction sheet about dental care and oral health for pets in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association. (Photo/Agencies)

Bess, suffering from arthritis, walks in a hydrotherapy tank at the Friendship Hospital For Animals in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association. (Photo/Agencies)

Veterinary physician Dr. Brant Hassell works on Frankie, a five-year-old Westie dog, during a tooth extraction surgery while the dog is under anesthesia at the District Veterinary Hospital in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2019. Pets are now increasingly seen as genuine family members, said Christine Klippen, a veterinaian at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. And this is particularly true for millennials, she said, who see themselves as moms and dads to their "fur babies." Given the higher incomes in the US capital, they often seek out the best pet care available. In the United States, 84.9 million households, or 68 percent, have a pet, according to Steve King, head of the American Pet Products Association.(Photo/Agencies)