A financial website recently posted an article about the cost of owning a dog. It is fairly accurate and offers a lot of great information, however, they forgot to mention pet insurance! Of course, you need food, toys, supplies and … Continue reading
Wylie the Black Lab recently had surgery for hip dysplasia and degenerative joint disease (poor guy!). Hip dysplasia is a condition that occurs when the ball-in-socket joints do not perfectly fit together and can cause pain, limping, and other mobility … Continue reading
Pet Name: Clara Treated For: Patellar Luxation Total Repaid:$2,993.32 Time to Process Claims: 7 days Just weeks before Christmas, our puppy sustained an injury which resulted in luxating patella. The only option for our dear puppy was surgery with a … Continue reading
Poor Lilly the dog was hit by a car last weekend and it cost her a fractured pelvis. The good news is that she is insured by Trupanion so her owner didn’t have to worry about expenses in getting the … Continue reading
Cerebellar abiotrophy is a degenerative condition of the brain. Found in pets, specifically in dog breeds such as Border Collie’s, Chesapeake Bay Retriever’s, Gordon Setter’s, Kerry Blue Terrier’s, and Scottish Terrier’s, this condition causes the degeneration of neurons in the … Continue reading
I’ve got an interesting story for you this week! While I was looking through claim reports to choose the Pet Insurance Claim of the Week, I noticed two very similar claims, and they both came from the same policyholder! She … Continue reading
10/10 I’m a believer When I first started looking into pet insurance I was very leery of the whole concept. I calculated the cost of raising a dog over an average life span and thought that perhaps the benefits of … Continue reading
Josie is a Golden Retriever puppy who recently experienced the unfortunate incident of fracturing her leg. Treatment included sedatives, bandaging, splinting, X-rays, and a variety of medications. This bill also includes the costs of a secondary visit in which Josie … Continue reading
Pet Name: Enzo Treated For: Myelopathy Total Repaid: $4,502.98 Time to Process Claims: 2 days I apologize for taking so long to send this email, it was a long time overdue, believe me. Enzo had his surgery on June 29 … Continue reading
This is actually a pretty common question that I get. For those people who adopt pets from shelters who may be a few years old, and were found as strays, they’re not really sure what to do. I can’t answer … Continue reading
