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Learn how Healthy Paws Pet Insurance can help you in your time of need. See how our customers have saved tens of thousands of dollars on vet bills when the worst happens.
Game of Fetch Results in Torn ACL for Samson
July 27th, 2016 by Colleen WilliamsCruising through google search results for “Labradors eat everything,” a reader can see the absurdly funny (and almost desperate) cries of “Do Labradors eat everything all of their lives?” to the headline, “Couple forced to spend £25,000 on a new dog-proof kitchen.” Traci Pence’s English Labrador, Samson, was no exception to this rule; she recalls… Read More
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Game of Fetch Results in Torn ACL for Samson
07/27/2016 by Colleen WilliamsCruising through google search results for “Labradors eat everything,” a reader can see the absurdly funny (and almost desperate) cries of “Do Labradors eat everything all of their lives?” to the headline, “Couple forced to spend £25,000 on a new dog-proof kitchen.” Traci Pence’s English Labrador, Samson, was no exception to this rule; she recalls… Read More
July 27th, 2016 by Colleen Williams -
Why Your Furry Troublemaker Needs Pet Insurance
03/03/2016 by Colleen WilliamsImagine all the trouble your four-legged family members could get into if they had thumbs. There’s a whole day devoted to pondering this hypothetical: March 3rd, If Pets Had Thumbs Day. Even without opposable digits, dogs and cats can get into plenty of shenanigans—often with disastrous consequences. If your pet has a penchant for poking… Read More
March 3rd, 2016 by Colleen Williams -
Daisy Mae’s Story – Why Senior Dogs Need Pet Insurance
12/07/2015 by Colleen WilliamsSenior dogs are some of the most needy animals in shelters. Already abandoned once because of their age, these lovable pups are passed over for younger, more energetic dogs time and time again. Many pet parents are deterred from adoption because of medical conditions – current or future – that aging dogs develop, like arthritis… Read More
December 7th, 2015 by Colleen Williams -
Healthy Paws Helps Pet Parent Pay For Shih-Tzu’s $8,000 Surgeries
10/02/2015 by Colleen WilliamsWhen Samantha Garrido and her partner decided to adopt a dog, they went searching for the perfect puppy. “Ironically, his birthday was the same as my partner’s previous dog and his generated name was Jonah, which was always a name I wanted to name my son,” says Samantha. “It was fate…” After a tearful week… Read More
October 2nd, 2015 by Colleen Williams -
Great Dane Eats 43 1/2 Socks
09/05/2014 by Colleen WilliamsThe Healthy Paws team sees many cases of a “foreign object” being ingested by a dog or cat. Tennis balls, rocks, sewing needles, you name it. But when we saw this story of a Great Dane eating 43 socks, even we were amazed. Mostly we were curious why the pet parents didn’t notice all those… Read More
September 5th, 2014 by Colleen Williams -
Meet Atlas, The Dog Who Will Eat Anything
08/19/2014 by Colleen WilliamsMeet Atlas. They don’t call him a “Dober-Goat” for nothing. He tries to eat just about anything. Foreign body ingestion is part of stomach issues – the number one type of claim that Healthy Paws pet parents file. Learn how Healthy Paws has helped Atlas, and what his parents have done to prevent further need for… Read More
August 19th, 2014 by Colleen Williams -
Veterinary Care Has Come a Long Way — As Have the Costs
06/26/2014 by Colleen WilliamsWhen Betsy Allen and her husband bought Sudbury Animal Hospital in 1987, the two veterinarians had to perform invasive, exploratory surgeries to determine if a dog or cat had cancer. Often those discoveries were made too late, and veterinary oncologists who could effectively treat the animals were few and far between. Today, Allen and her colleagues can… Read More
June 26th, 2014 by Colleen Williams -
Is Your Pet Eligible for Pet Insurance?
10/09/2012 by Colleen WilliamsWe want every pet parent to have access to the best veterinary care for their pet without having to make hard financial choices. We make it easy to know if pet insurance is an option for your dog or cat. Ask yourself these questions: How old is my pet? For both kittens and puppies, the… Read More
October 9th, 2012 by Colleen Williams -
Is This an Emergency?
04/02/2012 by Colleen WilliamsIt’s always frightening when your pet becomes injured or ill. How do you tell if your pet’s condition is serious enough that it requires veterinary attention? Sometimes it’s difficult to know where the line is between an emergency and at-home treatment. Here’s an A to Z guide to knowing when a condition is urgent or… Read More
April 2nd, 2012 by Colleen Williams
