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Bark City brings emergency pet care to Park City, cutting out 6-8 hour ER wait times
PARK CITY, Utah — Most people would do anything for their pets. In the past, if an emergency happened, owners would have to take their animals down to a Salt Lake City emergency clinic and wait for hours. Bark City Veterinary Specialists have changed that for pet-owning Parkites by creating a local ER open Friday through Monday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
“People are starting to come from Salt Lake City because they don’t want to wait eight hours for a doctor when they can just drive 20-30 minutes up the hill and see somebody,” said Dr. Stephen Jones, Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon with Bark City.
Around 18 months ago, Dr. Brian Beale, owner of Bark City and long-time veterinary surgeon, purchased the building previously owned by Bill White to create a non-corporate specialty veterinary center. According to its website, “Dr. Beale improved the Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) procedure by pioneering the Arthroscopic TPLO.” In layman’s terms, the TPLO is the surgery most Park City dogs are familiar with— knee surgery. Dr. Jones estimates he’s done between 1,500 and 2,000 TPLOs in his career.
“[Dr. Beale] is very passionate about doing the right thing, even if it costs him more money,” said Jones. “For example, the MRI…he knows that’s the best, so that’s what he’ll get. He’s learned you get out what you put in if you use the best equipment and do things the best way, you get better outcomes.”
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