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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Swallowed Corn Dog Stick

Be careful about what foods you eat because they may just be accompanied by non-food items. Duke the 3-year-old Scottish Terrier swallowed a corn dog on a stick! The poor pup was tricked into eating a foreign object by the … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Hip Dysplasia

This week’s featured claim is for Maisey Rae the Chocolate Labrador Retriever dog who was diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Maisey is just a year old and began displaying symptoms of the condition a few months ago. Hip dysplasia is a … Continue reading

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Featured Pet Insurance Review – Easy, Efficient, EXCELLENT!

10/10 Easy, Efficient, EXCELLENT! I have my 2 Papillons insured with Trupanion. I tell every single person I know about this insurance. I would never have a pet without insuring it with Trupanion. The people there are so easy to … Continue reading

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Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: Femur Fracture

Small dog breeds make great lap dogs. They are easily portable, can be carried onto an airplane, and they don’t take up much space. However, they are particularly fragile compared to larger dog breeds because of the size of their … Continue reading

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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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