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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Porcupine Attack

Calypso the 2-year-old Boxer had some unfortunate luck recently. She had a run in with a porcupine and got to experience the frightening and painful quills. Sadly, one of the quills punctured her lung and caused pneumothorax which is a … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Fractured humerus

Bean is an 8-month-old Labradoodle that is enjoying puppyhood. While Bean’s owners were out on vacation for the holidays, Bean was playing with some other dogs when he got a fracture to his front leg. Bean was taken to the … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Ruptured Stomach

Camerata is an 11-year-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever has been experiencing complications with her stomach. She has been spending a lot of time (9 days!) at the veterinary clinic this December. Camerata was an unfortunate victim of bloat, a life-threatening condition … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Back Injury

Because of their long bodies and short legs, dachshunds are prone to back problems and Marley the 4-year-old doxie is no exception. Marley, recently experienced some very acute back pain and ataxia which is a condition of lack of coordination. … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Swallowed Hair Bands

This week’s featured pet insurance claim is about a 2-year-old cat named Poe. Curious kitties may sometimes get into things they shouldn’t and in Poe’s case, he accidentally swallowed a hair band! Poe went into the veterinary clinic where he … Continue reading

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Featured Pet Insurance Review – Trupanion is a must have

10/10 Trupanion is a must have! We rescued Lola from a family that could no longer take care of her when she was 12 weeks old. She was a very sweet puppy, but didn’t have a very spirited personality. We … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Hit By Car

Oreo is a Miniature Schnauzer who just recently turned one year old. The poor guy was hit by a car on Halloween day and was taken in for emergency veterinary care. Oreo needed X-rays and surgery for bone fractures and … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Each week, we see many claims for cruciate ligament injuries. This week’s featured claim is for a Newfoundland dog named Yona who is just over a year old. Yona needed surgery to correct the damage and she was in the … Continue reading

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A Kitten’s Testimonial of Survival

Here’s my story. My husband and I have had our share of pets through the years. We have successfully introduced new cats to existing dogs and cats, as well as, new dogs to existing cats. So when we had to … Continue reading

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Featured Pet Insurance Review – Big Fan of Trupanion

10/10  Big Fan of Trupanion After researching pet insurance, I too went with Trupanion. Explanations were clear and I also liked the sliding deductible / fee calculator on the web site. My beautiful chocolate lab recently had exploratory surgery for … Continue reading

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