1.   Americans tend to treat their pets almost like their children, seeking the best for them in food, grooming and health care.

2.   But treating pets like family is more than a health issue for some.

3.   Flo Phillips is tired of people treating their pets like animals.

4.   Gone are the days when pets were treated like baggage, airline officials say.

5.   Mark and Dr. Rod had designed combs that contained flea medicine, so pets could be treated by combing them.

6.   Occasionally, Mertz treats pets rather than wildlife.

7.   Nowadays, an increasing number of devoted animal owners are treating their pets like treasured members of the family.

8.   While another six or seven vets might be willing to try treating his pets, cats and dogs are their bread and butter.

9.   People are treating their pets more like family members these days, taking them on the road for quick jaunts to the market or out for joyrides.

10.   For the love of a dog, one man helped a city transform the way it treats abandoned pets.