This week’s featured pet insurance claim is for a foreign body ingestion of a pet toy. Pet toys are designed to be safe for pets, but nothing is safe when it’s swallowed by the pet! Samson is a 2-year-old Boxer with an insatiable appetite for toys.
The dog toy obstructed Samson’s small bowel and he had to get it surgically removed.
Total claim amount: $3,980.98
Deductible applied: (-$250.00) $0.00*
Exam fees: -$230.00
10% co-insurance: -$375.10
Trupanion repaid: $3,375.88
Samson’s $250 deductible was met on a previous visit to the veterinarian for radiographs and diagnostics for this condition.
About Stacy
Social Media Manager
Stacy Kowalchuk is a dog mom to her rescued Whippet-mix, Ellie. During the week, you can find Stacy surfing (the internet, that is) and managing Trupanion's presence in the social media world. In her free time, Stacy likes to bake, especially cupcakes! To balance her culinary affinity, she also likes to stay active, especially with activities that include her dog such as hiking and going to dog parks.
How do you go about volunteering at an animal shelter, I do not have a lot of free time but I’m a huge animal lover and have been one since I was a very small child. My mother told me that when I was a little girl I would get up early for school in order to have plenty of time to cuddle with my dog. Animal lover, MJ Pivirotto