Hospitals for Stuffed Animals
Stuffed animal hospitals can assist minor to critically injured stuffed animals.
Well loved stuffed animals are often well worn also. This is where a stuffed animal hospital can come into play. Stuffed animal hospitals will normally help to restore the plush patient to as close to his former self as possible by performing such tasks as cleaning, restuffing, stitching or replacing such parts as eyes, noses, fur or sometimes even limbs.
The hospital that specializes in stuffed animals will usually ask you to fill out a form listing the problems that need corrected. Costs can vary for these services, but there is normally an office visit or evaluation fee charged to look over the stuffed animal and to offer an estimate of the final hospital bill. In some cases, this fee is applied toward the repair if the service is accepted after a review of the costs.
A stuffed animal hospital might be available where you live, but more likely, you will be able to find one online. Keep in mind that, just like physicians for humans, stuffed animal doctors sometimes specialize. A stuffed animal hospital might specialize in only teddy bears, for example, so be sure to ask a lot of questions before having any work done.
Be certain to make prior arrangements before mailing the patient to the potential stuffed animal hospital. Some of them have very specific requests about the way that the animal is shipped, sometimes depending upon dollar value of the stuffed animal.
If your stuffed animal has monetary or sentimental value to you, sending him to a stuffed animal hospital might be a good choice. Here’s hoping that your best stuffed animal buddy stays physically fit and healthy!
