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VCA

Also called VCA Animal Hospitals

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What is VCA?

VCA, short for VCA Animal Hospitals, is a large network of veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada, founded in 1986 and now part of Mars Petcare. Its website publishes pet health articles written by veterinarians, which our pages cite for water, feeding and litter box advice.

What is VCA?

VCA is a company that owns and runs animal hospitals, founded in Los Angeles in 1986 and now a subsidiary of Mars Petcare. Alongside its clinics it keeps a public library of pet care articles.

What do our pages use from VCA?

Our pages use VCA's articles on how much water cats need, on getting a cat to drink more, and on house soiling and litter box placement. It is also the source of the rule of thumb of about 4 ounces of water per 5 pounds of body weight.

Questions about VCA

What does VCA stand for?

VCA began as Veterinary Centers of America. The company now uses the name VCA Animal Hospitals, and our pages call it VCA for short. Its public library of pet care articles, written for owners, is the part of VCA our pages cite.

Does VCA endorse Danny's Cats?

VCA does not endorse Danny's Cats. We cite its published articles, and it has not reviewed or approved anything on this site. Each page that quotes VCA lists the exact document we used in its sources, so you can check the original wording yourself.

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