Welcome to a Brave New World of Animal Care

Instead of living like a dog, your pet can be pampered royally if you take advantage of a growing number of futuristic services.

You can hire a limousine with flowers, stereo and color TV to take your emu to the veterinarian.

You can outfit your cat in a biker get-up and sunglasses at a firm in Venice that also makes cowboy hats for iguanas, pot-bellied pigs, llamas and horses.

You can buy frozen microwaveable meals for your dog.

Your sick pet can get many treatments once reserved for humans, including chemotherapy and transplants. Pet health insurance may cover illnesses or accidents.

If your animal is stubborn, behavior specialists with degrees in psychology will train it. And psychics will analyze it.

Those are only some of the brave new world of services offered for dogs, cats and other pets.

Following is a partial list:

* All-Care Animal Referral Center: Advanced medical procedures at this center include chemotherapy, CAT scans and hip replacements for dogs and cats and kidney transplants for cats. Fountain Valley. (714) 963-0909.

* Christy Gibb, artist: creates oil, pastel, charcoal or pencil portraits of almost any animal. Cost: $25 to “a few hundred.” Solana Beach. (619) 755-9134.

* Pet Emporium: tames parakeets, cockatiels, parrots and other talking birds so they’ll “get on your hand and snuggle in your hair.” Cost: $15-$115, depending on size of bird and length of training period. Burbank. (818) 848-0123.

* Dogromat: provides waist-high tubs, warm water and flexible hoses for you to wash dogs. They do the clean up. Cost: $10-$15. Mar Vista. (310) 306-8885.

* Pet Assistance Foundation: 40-year-old organization offers referrals to veterinarians for low-cost spaying and neutering. Cost: Cats, $25-35; dogs, $28-$100. Service available from 11 Southern California chapters. (818) 700-2401.

* Animal Behavior and Training Associates: works with owners and pets to resolve animal behavior problems such as chewing, aggression or digging. Sets up programs in homes, group classes or kennels. A typical program meets weekly for seven weeks. Cost: $450-$550. Northridge. (818) 773-1659.

* Pet Limo Company: Remodeled minivans with blacked-out windows, color TVs, stereos and flowers carry pets to airports, veterinarians or boarding facilities. The company has transported not only dogs and cats but goats, emus, cranes, reptiles and small monkeys. Cost: $49 to $250. West Hollywood, Westwood, West Los Angeles, Rancho Mirage. (800) 4 PET KIT.

* Posh Pups of Venice Beach: If you want to dress your dog or cat in biker outfits, sailor suits, tuxedos, wedding gowns or a variety of other creations, this is the place. Cost: $20-$80. Venice. (310) 399-0567.

* PAWS/LA (Pets Are Wonderful Support): walks, grooms and feeds pets for 550 people with AIDS. Transports animals to veterinary appointments and helps pay vet bills. Provides foster homes for pets. Free. West Hollywood. (213) 650-7297; (213) 876-7297 after June 1.

* Lydia Hiby, animal psychic: uses extrasensory perception in person or over the phone. “The animal gives me an image and I interpret it as best I can in our language so the owner can understand,” she says. Cost: $25 for 15 minutes. Riverside. (909) 351-9455.

* TLC Pet Sitting: visits homes to feed and play with pet while owner is away. (Also waters plants and brings in mail.) Cost: $11 and $3 for each additional animal. Duarte. (818) 357-1523.

* Veterinary Pet Insurance Co.: health and accident coverage with $20 or $40 deductible for dogs and cats. Ear infections are the most common claims, but policies also cover such problems as cancer, lacerations, gastrointestinal tract upsets. Cost: $49 to $100 per year--more for older pets. Anaheim. (800) USA-Pets.

* Walter Kendall Hot Meals: makes microwaveable beef, lamb and chicken meals sold at selected stores throughout Southern California. Average price: $1. Irwindale. (818) 334-9301.

* World Wide Pet Shipping: ships animals across the world. Uses ventilated cages with food, water and absorbent material for waste. Cost: $200 to $650. South El Monte. (818) 448-6143.