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Banfield Pet Hospital opens new Katy location
The pet hospital offers preventive care, general surgery, emergency care and treatment services. (Courtesy Georgetown Animal Shelter)
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Banfield Pet Hospital held a grand opening Nov. 14 at its new location at 6825 S. Fry Road, Ste. 1500, Katy. The pet hospital offers preventive care, general surgery, emergency care and treatment services. www.banfield.com
By Nola Valente
A native Texan, Nola serves as reporter for the Katy edition of Community Impact Newspaper. She studied print journalism at the University of Houston and French at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France. Nola was previously a foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Israel covering Middle East news through an internship with an American news outlet.
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