THQ today announced Paws & Claws Pet Vet for the Nintendo DS has shipped to retailers throughout North America. Published by THQ's ValuSoft division, Paws & Claws Pet Vet is rated "E" for everyone and is now available at a suggested retail price of $19.99. Paws & Claws Pet Vet marks the brand's debut on the Nintendo DS, adding to the success of the franchise made popular by Paws & Claws Pet Resort, released for the Game Boy(R) Advance by ValuSoft in 2006. Paws & Claws Pet Vet utilizes the newest technologies in handheld gaming including the unique voice command feature of the Nintendo DS. Animals within the game will respond to numerous voice commands, which in turn will increase the speed of horses, calm pets visiting the examination room, etc. In Paws & Claws Pet Vet, players will become the owners of their own Pet Clinic, where it is their job as the veterinarian to nurture and love all of the animals and nurse them back to health. Players will start off treating rabbits and guinea pigs, and as more skills are acquired, learn to treat cats, dogs and horses. Paws & Claws Pet Vet allows players to choose from more than ten different kinds of animals to nurse back to health from more than 20 different ailments. Players will build the vet clinic into a thriving business including responsibilities such as purchasing food from the store and medicine from the pharmacy, looking into alternative homeopathic remedies and investing in further education by obtaining additional credentials from the vet academy. Players can also take out loans from the bank to pay for the continued expansion of their pet clinic.