{"id":7046,"date":"2015-02-26T13:03:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T19:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=7046"},"modified":"2015-05-18T12:19:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T17:19:01","slug":"video-pets-enjoy-massages-at-pet-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-pets-enjoy-massages-at-pet-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Pets enjoy massages at pet resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Siyao Long<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradise4paws.com\/ourservices-massage\/\">Paradise 4 Paws<\/a>, a Chicago-based pet resort, offers Spot or Kitty massage therapy with handmade scents at $27 for 15 minutes and $47 for 30 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pet owners\u00a0say the therapy provides flexibility and eases the aches for aging pets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanpetproducts.org\/\">American Pet Products Association<\/a>,\u00a0Americans spent $55.7 billion on their pets in 2013, \u00a0and most likely spent more last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago pet massage gains popularity\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/119999889?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"\u201cfeaturecaption\u201d\">Photo at top: Alexia Macri, the massage therapist at Paradise 4 Paws, helps animals with circulation and flexibility.<\/div>\n<div>(Siyao Long\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Siyao Long Paradise 4 Paws, a Chicago-based pet resort, offers Spot or Kitty massage therapy with handmade scents at $27 for 15 minutes and $47 for 30 minutes.\u00a0 Pet owners\u00a0say the therapy provides flexibility and eases the aches for aging pets. 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