A few months ago, I moved 20 miles north which meant that I would eventually need to find a new veterinary clinic for my dog, Ellie. Little did I know, the bar was set high at our previous clinic. All … Continue reading
Rosie the 9-year-old Dachshund recently had a foreign body incident in which she swallowed a string, running up a vet bill of over $10,000! Rosie spent a week at the veterinary clinic receiving treatment and care. Swallowing foreign objects can … Continue reading
9/10 A positive experience My yorkie, Samson, developed a very serious case of Pancreatitis and was hospitalized for 10 days. He had to have a number of expensive medical tests and proceedures before he began to improve. Since i was … Continue reading
Pet owners need insurance. So glad @trupanion covers my Lucy. She spent 5 days in the hospital & now on antibiotics. YIKES!!!. -@realcougarwoman Max & I are thankful for Trupanion. They truly do pay 90% of my actual vet bill. … Continue reading
You may have heard of people including their pets in their weddings, but have you ever heard of dogs getting married? That’s exactly what bride Scruffy Rubin and groom Snickers Carter did on a hot Sunday afternoon at the Palm … Continue reading
According to The Washington Post, a dog found himself as the center of attention in Guanajuato, Mexico on March 24, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI was in town and passed through the streets on the Popemobile when this little dog was … Continue reading
In a recent article in the New York Times, pet writer Anahad O’Connor discusses the pet obesity problem in America. According to a study by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, about half of all dogs and cats are overweight. … Continue reading
Diamond pet food company is recalling a third type of pet food in the past month. Recently, they recalled their Lamb Meal and Rice Formula, and this past week they issued a recall on their Chicken Soup for the Pet … Continue reading
The following message arrived in the Trupanion e-mail box last week: I’m not sure who I should be addressing this to, but I just wanted to send a deeply sincere ‘Thank You’ for your support. I am a graduate student … Continue reading
Pyothorax is a condition in which the chest cavity fills up with fluid or pus. When this area fills up, it leaves less room for the lungs to expand for breathing which causes shallow, rapid breathing in the affected animal. … Continue reading
