I took my cat to the pet hospital for medical treatment, but unexpectedly the pet owner, Ms. Zhang, was sent to the hospital ICU. After more than 20 days of rescue efforts, there was no good news.

According to the "Jimu News" report, on the afternoon of February 19 (the tenth day of the Lunar New Year), the Xinruipeng Ainobest Animal Hospital Jiangnan West Branch (hereinafter referred to as "Jiangnan West Branch") located on Jiangnan East Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou The hyperbaric oxygen chamber of the "Ainobest Jiangnanxi Branch") was suspected of exploding, injuring the head of Ms. Zhang, who was taking her cat to a doctor.

On February 20, Ms. Zhang’s husband stated through Weibo that (his wife) was in the ICU and was not out of danger yet. On the evening of March 13, her husband posted on Weibo that there were no miracles, no gods, nothing. He also added a comment at 21:00: There were no fluctuations in the electroencephalogram, no spontaneous breathing, no reflexes. I called her. He couldn't hear it either; later at 22:09, he commented: (My wife) was not rescued and her heartbeat was gone. At 2 a.m. on March 14, he added a comment saying, "I just came out of the morgue and it was raining heavily."

The store involved was also suspended on February 20 and is still open to this day. Not restored. As for this incident, it is still unclear how the family will be compensated in the future.

The industrial and commercial information platform "Aiqicha" shows that the branch involved belongs to Guangzhou Ainobest Animal Hospital Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ainobest Hospital"). Ainobest Hospital is 100% controlled by Shangyu (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd. The chairman of Field (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd. is Peng Yonghe, chairman of Xinruipeng Group. In addition, the corporate WeChat authentication of Ainobest Hospital also shows that it is Xinruipeng Group.

On January 23 last year, New Ruipeng Pet Medical Group (hereinafter referred to as "New Ruipeng") submitted a "Prospectus" to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, intending to become the "No. 1 pet medical stock in China". According to data from the consulting agency "Frost & Sullivan", in 2020 and 2021, Xinruipeng will be the largest pet medical service platform in China and the second largest in the world.

In the past six years, Xinruipeng Pet Medical Group has been favored by well-known investment institutions such as Dachen and Hillhouse. With the help of capital, it has rapidly expanded through mergers and acquisitions. The number of its hospitals has increased from 70 to 70. The number of companies increased rapidly to 1,942, and revenue also increased from 190 million yuan to 4.315 billion yuan. But along with it, there are also "losses exceeding 3 billion in three years" and doubts about the quality of its services.

Its 1,942 pet hospitals have been punished at least 17 times in 5 years

Regarding this accident, "Cover News" quoted relevant parties as saying that it was not an explosion, but a hyperbaric oxygen machine. The (hyperbaric oxygen chamber) malfunctioned and a door popped open, striking a customer in the face.

However, these remarks were also questioned by some netizens. Some netizens said on Xiaohongshu, "It's so serious. How could 'touching the face' be such an understatement?" "The person was already in shock when he was sent to the hospital."

As for the hyperbaric oxygen chamber malfunction The cause is still under investigation. According to "Jimu News", Mr. Guo, the technical director of Ainobest Animal Hospital, said that the matter has been handed over to the police, and the specifics will not be final until the police investigate.

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It is understood that Ms. Zhang, who died of injuries, just celebrated her 30th birthday last year. Before the accident, she ran a B&B and liked riding motorcycles. He had shared photos of manicures, cats, etc. on Weibo on January 16 and 17, 2024 respectively. In the comment area of ​​Weibo about cats, some netizens commented, "Such a caring young lady, how can God be willing to treat you like this?" "Bless me, you must wake up."

Ms. Zhang and her husband received their marriage certificate in October 2021, and held a "special wedding" with only friends of both parties on November 28, 2021. The wedding is expected to be officially held next year.

After the incident, pictures posted online showed that the commercial operations management center of another pet hospital issued a notice in an internal WeChat group to "suspend the use of hyperbaric oxygen chamber equipment." The notice stated that "it is strictly prohibited to place (hyperbaric oxygen chamber) in the hospital lobby or corridor."

Public information shows that the hyperbaric oxygen chamber is a treatment chamber that provides high-concentration oxygen, with a working pressure of 200 ~300kPa, which is 2~3 times the standard atmospheric pressure. This treatment cabin mainly provides pets with high-concentration oxygen, thereby increasing the oxygen content in the pet's blood, thereby improving tissue hypoxia and accelerating wound healing.

“Hyperbaric oxygen chambers are relatively expensive, and ordinary pet hospitals and clinics generally cannot afford to buy them. Because the equipment is expensive, the cost of treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber is not cheap. A pet needs to stay alone (in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber) for one day. A few hundred yuan more," said Dr. Wu from Xixi Pet Hospital in Wuxi, Jiangsu.

On "Baidu Love Purchasing", Yema Finance found that the price of pet hyperbaric oxygen chamber equipment ranges from 30,000 yuan to 90,000 yuan. At the same time, in Changping District, Beijing, most pet hospitals and clinics are not equipped with hyperbaric oxygen chambers.

Ainobest Jiangnanxi Branch can be equipped with a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which also shows that this pet hospital takes a high-end route.

In addition, Xinruipeng's brands include more than just Ainobest. The "Prospectus" shows that as of the end of 2021, Xinruipeng already has 23 pet hospital brands and 1,887 pet hospitals. Brands include Meilian Zhonghe Animal Hospital, Chongyisheng Pet Hospital, An'an Pet Hospital, Barbie Hall Animal Hospital, Kate Cat Specialist Hospital and Aino Animal Hospital, etc. As of September 30, 2022, the number of Xinruipeng's pet hospitals in China has further increased to 1,942, and it has launched operations in 31 provinces and 114 cities across the country.