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Pet Health Concerns: Brain Tumors
A brain tumor is a condition that involves a lesion or swelling caused by abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Brain tumor symptoms depend on the location of the tumor and in certain instances, there may not be any … Continue reading
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Pet Health Concerns: Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is a cancerous tumor in the bladder. The cause of bladder cancer, or carcinoma is unknown, however it is believed that certain lawn pesticides and chemicals may increase the chances of cancer occurring in pets. Certain breeds, such … Continue reading
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Axel’s Pet Insurance Testimonial
Pet Name: Axel Treated For: Pelvis Cancer, Neoplasia in hips, Vertebral Canal Stenosis Total Repaid: $8,642.35 The care, compassion and efficiency of Trupanion was unbelievable when our dog was sick and needed several expensive tests done, which we would not … Continue reading
Dog Insurance When You Need It Most
The tricky thing about dog insurance is that in order to make it most beneficial to you, you need to get it when you don’t need it. That is, you should sign your dog up when it is perfectly healthy, … Continue reading
Pet Insurance Claim of the Week: PLE
Poor Basil the Maltipoo has been battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia. If you’re interested in technical details, leukemia is an abundance of cancerous white blood cells in the bloodstream and in the case of lymphocytic leukemia, that means that the cancerous … Continue reading
Spaying and Neutering – Why It’s Important
We all hear on a pretty regular basis to spay and neuter our pets, even the late Bob Barker used to remind us at the end of every “Price Is Right” episode. Maybe you don’t want to neuter your pet … Continue reading
Maggie’s Pet Insurance Success
Pet Name: Maggie Treated For: Recurrence of cancer-like gingival mass Total Repaid: $1,503.91 Trupanion has demonstrated that they really do place the best interest of pets first. We can confidently continue on without hesitation in providing Maggie with any care … Continue reading
Blarney’s Pet Insurance Testimonial
Pet Name: Blarney Treated For: Tumors, Splenectomy, Lumpectomy Total Repaid: $9,426.89 We have had nothing but exemplary service, attention and coverage of our 2 dogs, one of which passed away in September 09. He had cancer and had an emergency … Continue reading
Tyson’s Pet Insurance Testimonial
Pet Name: Tyson Von Ambassador Treated For: Mast Cell Tumor and Heart Murmur Total Repaid: $1475.33 Time to Process Claim: Within 24 hours When I first found out my dog had cancer, I was devastated, and heartbroken. Tyson is a … Continue reading
Paisley’s Pet Insurance Claim Story
Pet Name: Paisley Treated For: Cancer Total Repaid: $474.92 Time to Process Claim: 48 hours I was insured with Trupanion for only one month before I was told that my dog of 9 years had cancer. The stress of the … Continue reading