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title: Pet Insurance Claims Stories - Illness &amp; Disease
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# Customer Stories



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[Pet Insurance Claims Stories - Illness & Disease Claim Stories](/coverage/customer-stories/illnesses)
![This cute golden retriever leaning on to its human wearing glasses suffered from an upset stomach and was sent to the vet, luckily they have Embrace Pet Insurance.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/5imbwfdBjflZgqqTzslFWP/8bc738cd4159e486a1d88b91a390c7ea/boeing-golden-retriever-1.webp)

#### Upset Stomach

##### Boeing's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,642.80**



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![A Boxer puppy looking all sad and worried after he has experienced a few diseases.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1MY3butrofW0kymBbodIxJ/cfa5799d3e1ec3984acebc3dc108f367/sully-resized-image.webp)

#### Parvo

##### Sully's Story

**Vet Bill: $7,330.50**



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![This pug named Wrigley with pancreatitis is looking all confused at the camera.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1tjMRXqzDTrCrtY8rulvXQ/987784c0f2b1a6b3f98aa0045d802ecd/wrigley---pug_b5a9aa5a-aa0a-4454-bbd3-7111ccc3d07f.webp)

#### Pug With Pancreatitis

##### Pug's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,346.16**



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![A black pug wearing a pink jacket sitting on a bed suffers from Lobe Torsion.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2Bvfqw6urflh7vahhvlOtM/f32f39a627713978bc8223b1af64c7f2/tina-claim-of-month.webp)

#### Lung Lobe Torsion

##### Tina's Story

**Vet Bill: $6,761.79**



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![A black Labrador Retreiver happily smiling at the camera after a swim.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/6Y2Un0zQo4S7FoQIXUH3NN/a7653f57e195fe68304991941398cf1b/peaches-02-claim-story.webp)

#### Labrador Retriever Diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis

##### Peaches's Story

**Vet Bill: $7,277.00**



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![A black French Bulldog lounging in the couch while looking lovingly at the camera.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3Iv8LvHydkKIBllK0kCUlE/ec4fadc414a633918bef429d829681eb/muggsy---french-bulldog_135d90b5-bd61-4f24-a1e3-24f0b3a8574c.webp)

#### Invertebral Disc Rupture

##### Mugsy's Story

**Vet Bill: $7,793.71**



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![A pug looking derpy at the camera suffered rom Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis and Shock](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2bqUwI7hjgUPvNlsdQneZp/b0ebe1b12b31dc699bc01844eb91bda2/bob--david-keskitalo-2.webp)

#### Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis & Shock

##### Bob's Story

**Vet Bill: $3,737.16**



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![A golden retriever happily smiling at the camera who suffered from Gastroenteritis and Gastric Bleeding.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/4vRxEsiItxV7Np7lcTWB2n/d9d6688488e0dd269f61c3952387ee0d/oliver---golden-retriever261B7877EE52_fa9b4e94-66d6-45a7-8774-0c431389868e.webp)

#### Gastroenteritis

##### Oliver's Story

**Vet Bill: $1,837.42**



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![A cute Bernese Mountain Dog with a towel on its head looking all goofy unfortunately got diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/a5EMdkCIFLSeqOC0lp8uY/dd90b9021200a9c2835df253af80cebd/shirley-resized0def6e32c11e_139603b7-de85-45e8-b57e-f73df84569c4.webp)

#### Degenerative Myelopathy

##### Shirley's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,916.00**



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![A brown boxer dog with black snout looking a bit angry at the camera suffered from Tetanus.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/6Xj2uf4AGj1D1QAl97dmLa/c710297f98af6123e0f02d59617545c1/box-with-tetanus-pet-insurance-claim.webp)

#### Tetanus

##### Maggie's Story

**Vet Bill: $1,671.86**



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![This French Bulldog named Henry is at the vet after unexpectedly suffering from FCE disease.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/QE1Ym0UZQ99KConQd1dmk/d4a60059c9f1b6c881b7df1d2f84146b/henry-tulloch---french-bulldog_ebec8cc9-e413-4015-bd38-85e946b25e86.webp)

#### Fibrocartilaginous Embolism

##### Henry's Story

**Vet Bill: $23,214.47**



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![Pictures of Bauer after being paralyzed due to a spinal embolism.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1Me4O4Ntvb1qzHHJ78pjJB/03136f53e50194f3ceeac9c0fe475efd/fibrocartigenous-embolism-claim_0e38bbc0-e253-443b-a7a0-b401f1b6da34.webp)

#### Fibrocartilagenous Emboli

##### Bauer's Story

**Vet Bill: $4,940.38**



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![This adorable black Dachshund dog named Dexter has been diagnosed with gallstones.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3xPSNl1thOdWEDsJKSSt1W/587f14a53178b4837bd62213e0f3ff6a/dexter-the-black-daschund.webp)

#### Gallstones

##### Dexter's Story

**Vet Bill: $6,411.35**



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![This dog named Petunia had a rash that would be diagnosed as a symptom of allergies.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/67tCYPX8rqSdM6Dk1KLj1l/c1759dd502e8f346d7f058dc126b12b8/petunia-boston-terrier_4d7e6295-b85d-48c2-a937-4c4404022e15.webp)

#### Allergies

##### Petunia's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,448.53**



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![A black and white Cavalier King Charles Spaniel diagnosed with Pancreatitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/338p8sfqLDmelATuAV7sD3/2ffbcb97b61c6a667fd1fd5e112dc6a1/lady---cavalier-king-charles-spaniel_043b50ec-c932-4565-82d5-6fa70dc9995f.webp)

#### Pancreatitis

##### **Lady's Story**

**Vet Bill: $3,103.99**



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![A white and orange cat with a back injury and pancreatitis is lying down on a floor that matches his coloring.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/4l9hVuJdDI14cOcai7kRcP/0bbfb8f6d879240c8b8e3a72238f94e3/andy--domestic-shorthair_61003153-1435-4781-bde7-5e2f0291520b.webp)

#### Pancreatitis and Back Injury

##### Lady's Story

**Vet Bill: $6,060.90**



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![This tabby cat named Tey Tey is looking all mad after her owner brought her to the vet in suspection of feline diabetes.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3cwjRVFdY8UjkXa4a2zc7j/22e23253ea98f34c4d09034f997b03a4/tey-tey-mixed-breed-cat_348c8899-dac2-4322-b5c0-c5c2c2819658.webp)

#### Feline Diabetes

##### Tey Tey's

**Vet Bill: $4,130.91**



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![The mountain cur dog in this image has been diagnosed with epilepsy.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1cgXD7j7hX4ppvGo3xCTpo/f7883261f7b23bde6da8e02d6e9af94b/troy---mountain-cur_8f0bf6a0-9e4c-4130-8d6a-6ecf4e84a23c.webp)

#### Epilepsy of Mountain Cur Dog

##### Troy's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,503.73**



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![An australian shepherd with blue eyes looking straight into the camera suffers from chronic seizures](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1oshXo8wCuKIvnoDSEiW2w/7e264817261c834ac247a0ea44af7c8c/cooper---australian-shepherd_a314b063-9fd0-4889-b211-fd212db474bf.webp)

#### Epilepsy

##### Cooper's Story

**Vet Bill: $3,667.92**





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![This beautiful Dachshund/Chihuahua mix dog wearing a necklace or string on its neck has been diagnosed with Diabetes and Cushing's Disease.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/4bmMZ0778OsvILBSOsN6Bj/033bc99746a2627678fdc3d2c17d9272/nell-final-image.webp)

#### Diabetes and Cushing's Disease

##### Nell's Story

**Vet Bill: $17,945.14**



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![The image shows a black mixed breed dog cleverly named Shadow who experienced Chronic Bronchitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2R33oD9QkmTuRaIcxPeHQa/836e0c646e4f7fe0255d460478cf6d50/shadow.webp)

#### Mixed Breed Dog with Chronic Bronchitis

##### Shadow's Story

**Vet Bill: $5,998.37**



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![A black dog named Buddy with a white snout sitting on top of a pile of clothes on his owner's bed has been diagnosed with Cataracts.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/14XQmHeRAFE5yeXwOiWcIE/426f680c314607f82824fd91f9dc4d08/buddy---mixed-breed-dog_05b02506-791b-4610-b36b-8f9783eedce8.webp)

#### Rescue Dog with Cataracts, Skin Issues, and Cherry Eye

##### Buddy's Story

**Vet Bill: $9,988.91**



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![Happy puppy Theo sitting on the beach sand showed manifestation of allergies.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/5Ic9dXajmO5q0u39mjPi0e/125ea83441b7dda87ef9b36a9774459d/theo-resized-image.webp)

#### Environmental Allergies

##### **Theo's Story**

**Vet Bill: $2,783.01**



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![A white and brown english bulldog with hind end paralysis](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2LuY58tcFTS8zmjBAigDQy/23859e7ae4961759989d7d996981e391/pudge-english-bulldog_b4321a23-ace4-4a8d-a398-f2ebd3439342.webp)

#### Spinal Cord Injuries

##### **Pudge's Story**

**Vet Bill: $7,411.49**



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![A dog named Madison posing with her fellow dog and his furparents before suffering from a fatal condition that is Salmon Poisoning.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1o2QEMl8uZ3Xrz9Edk6g0V/7147142fae12ddfbee98a1c93a90e018/Madison2.webp)

#### Salmon Poisoning

##### Madison's Story

**Vet Bill: $15,374.00**



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![A Thair Ridgeback dog with a swollen neck](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/678SiFOnGNN9uxqfR4tysh/4b0bfb27b87314e7a4000407941d8ae8/sunee-thai-ridgeback_bf63927d-1878-4155-bc2a-28720fb2975f.webp)

#### Salivary Mucocele

##### Sunee's story

**Vet Bill: $2,119.37**



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![A Golden-colored Cocker Spaniel with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is looking grumpy](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3BR4Lg3v9VsXhg4VQn3EuJ/61baa46c9aed4729ee590ac60017f8e5/ori---cocker-spaniel_06cc16cd-e145-4ae6-bea9-f027cbf327e1.webp)

#### Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

##### Rocky's Story

**Vet Bill: $15,232.76**



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![A 10 month old puppy Toy Schanuzer experienced a lot of illness, including Portosystemic Shunt.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/4hinMwRor8miHgcrLM6xFw/e8ef984cb15030210f81d11a231caf85/molly---toy-schnauzer_b6e7007e-0de2-4458-83de-db1838e43a8b.webp)

#### Portosystemic Shunt

##### Molly's Story

**Vet Bill: $8,482.00**



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![A white great dane afflicted with bacterial pneumonia is laying on a grass as seen in the image.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2846UDYJlKJSu60n5nxayo/62a7f7d66015c4493d94524a156d7298/heimdall-great-dane_160f3627-5d5e-4d7b-9b7b-574bcf8d4e95.webp)

#### Pneumonia

##### Heimdall's Story

**Vet Bill: $13,137.03**



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![This black older dog named Darcy is happily smiling at the camera while lounging in his backyard, despite having suffered from Pancreatitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1EAXchhEw9Qo2Oebh0GgBD/6871ce514d83765c612384b7eb4832fd/darcy---mixed-breed-dog_9b93e705-dccb-425d-8f04-01e0fd09897d.webp)

#### Pancreatitis

##### Darcy's Story

**Vet Bill: $4,310.62**



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![An adorable brown and white mixed breed dog with a chain on his neck suffered from Aseptic Meningitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/7lNIcK74rJ0uROLc57pcJb/304d56f70a798c6be2efa1c87872a9b9/kalinka---mixed-breed-dog_ce3d9119-d706-4ee3-8d03-c21159bc366c.webp)

#### Meningitis

##### Kalinka's Story

**Vet Bill: $9,174.01**



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![A spotted brown and black mixed breed dog who suffered from Lyme Disease.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1OfE0XNWdfH4ZoFX8qRh9I/618dda43b2de62d40635ba3d8f412e7d/oliver---mixed-breed-dog_062b2760-2862-44f8-bcee-706dbec0d4bc.webp)

#### Lyme Disease

##### Oliver's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,992.00**



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![A white Pit Bull Mix looking straight at the camera.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/5L42RFu3H26H1LdgCCk8rP/66117adc97bae0aa9d83a9090bb87a21/inara---pit-bull-mix_caa8ea23-c81e-4054-9642-4438ec02caa8.webp)

#### Lead Poisoning

##### Inara's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,349.45**



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![A brown and white mixed-breed dog suffered from Irritable Bowel Disease Complications.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/6a1csyLZ90D3RzbGOCqIYB/1cded6f38a5dd01febc0ae23dc7279f7/ozzie-mixed-breed_4e13c151-ddc5-4047-97d4-af4225896f61__1_.webp)

#### Irritable Bowel Disease

##### Ozzie's Story

**Vet Bill: $11,151.11**



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![A human is posing with her white and orange cat looking so serious.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/5pJ8ErfhW1wMa50LQjP5SZ/9c770e5296d9b9209010873345ba407e/ghaal.webp)

#### Inflammatory Bowel Disease of Cat

##### **Ghaal's Story**

**Vet Bill: $4,369.13**



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![A black and white Border Collie suffering from Hindlimb Weakness, probably because of his love from running.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3z3XaMbwKCTPxG0TtLOaaZ/c5232abaa51125f0ecad9870b8622d74/bolt---border-collie_e3616ba2-8253-4679-8b3c-ad8376dce70e.webp)

#### Hindlimb Weakness

##### Bolt's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,946.36**



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![A brown and black Yorkshire Terrier wearing a pink scrunchie on top of its head affected from Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3czskqfsxkInPopa6MmAlS/957d9bd0e4a0a7082d26c2e3f7cfee86/tinky-yorkshire-terrier_9acf1017-512c-475b-a7c2-69d7b1a6f60f.webp)

#### Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis (GME)

##### Tinky's Story

**Vet Bill: $6,685.93**



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![This beautiful American Cocker Spaniel experienced stomach issues.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/iWrmXVwGQOxqllizsHwnP/3b866a79704b48a89df0a8f7ff0b32be/lola-american-cocker-spaniel_68de6dc0-c4c1-440f-9583-dcb9a9e47aa8.webp)

#### Gastritis

##### Lola's Story

**Vet Bill: $465.19**



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![A white standard poodle in the image looking all so serious, suffered from Gastric Dilatation Volvolus or Bloat.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/1nvciH22yhQpsM9g1idaP5/d9678a7014571265df13ebde834acf44/Gastric_Dilatation_Volvulus__Bloat__in_a_Standard_Poodle.webp)

#### Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (Bloat)

##### Fresco's Story

##### **Vet Bill: $4,570.47**



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![A flat coated retriever named shadow looking all cute at the camera unexpectedly got a mystery illness.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/61UranAxNs5wumyRmQSOZu/6e7faffb8be800e7276347e97e68d710/shadow---flat-coated-retriever_a509f2b9-daac-4c2d-9013-07a62b60f874.webp)

#### Flat-Coated Retriever

##### Shadow's Story

**Vet Bill: $3,000.23**





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![A stressed looking kitty (but still cute) suffered from Urethral Obstruction.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/646gdamZoDVrwNIU1qCOY1/7c18f12a29a39c343828f137c78d963a/jax-cropped.webp)

#### Feline Urethral Obstruction Care

##### Jax's Story

**Vet Bill: $2,048.17**



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![A sassy looking cat named Callie have feline asthma and was brought to the vet.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/6GzAqbn7bfdY2VAizWLAxr/22d1416871b8c643178cbb02feed932e/callie-mixed-breed-cat_045a1b88-fa9e-4181-9ab1-65a41999dd27.webp)

#### Feline Asthma

##### Callie's Story

**Vet Bill: $1,389.59**



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![The cutest dalmation pup wearing a cone of shame during her healing time on dealing with Pancreatitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/2v4L0qAOq3tGzAfiUc5OLL/6181721f53e5edb8b39ed467828a133a/beqa-photo_embrace-bandana893153531.webp)

#### Dalmatian Pup with Pancreatitis

##### Beqa's Story

**Vet Bill: $8,224.70**



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![A Catahohoula Leopard Dog who seems to be pouncing on her toy in this imagegas been diagnosed with cranial cruciate ligament disease.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/iwb1swQY6Be3DsPY3TY5r/e36c2f206876293c2c18cffd14c78fbf/kai---catahoula-leopard-dog-mix_ca4ab08d-c591-4c65-8157-2279dd689ffd.webp)

#### Canine Athlete with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease

##### Kai's Story

**Vet Bill: $7,357.93**



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![Siberian Husky named Jack photographed in the fields battles Blastomycosis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/6N6UZvxyldpUzBanczNiNP/49e1aedbe1b4abf2c3f8d1602f7806de/jack-siberian-husky_b894bff0-3633-41e0-8f58-f744baccd358.webp)

#### Blastomycosis

##### Jack's Story

**Vet Bill: $5,048.46**



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![Sadie, the dog in this image who's a Basset Hound Mix colored brown and white got diagnosed with Addison's disease.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/4VIFZ7VjvjbkKIdepCeLfZ/304c6d4b37fe487345e404f9dd2d90a2/sadie-final-image.webp)

#### Addison's Disease

##### Sadie's Story

**Vet Bill: $9,031.95**



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![A cute chonky rottweiler posing in a background of flowers has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/7rjPHUjq3o8ViM1UVImbmy/476287d2582e640dee6a3593d52ce0f4/spike-rottweilerE2B02C16E99340d1b1a24c9f653bbdf5ff0000035de2_b723e1d7-ff12-4c8f-b8cf-a816ccd0bdd2.webp)

#### Acute Pancreatitis

##### **Spike's Story**

**Vet Bill: $2,074.40**





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![A dog named Shayna who suffered from Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis rushed to the Veterinary ER.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/20H7lhN4lW3UUeYehmRQ6Q/bb641e3667b6d972afd36fbb03a51455/shayna-jack-russell-terrier.webp)

#### Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis

##### Shayna's Story

**Vet Bill: $1,629.93**



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![This Scottish Deerhound Rawley happily sitting on his own bed is smiling at his owner who got him pet insurance and saved his life for the better after developing pneumonia.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3GcK7uN1hQ7Xsm2h72fUh6/3b2f053b4b8453e563c80e8c0f137052/rawley---scottish-deerhound_d5c4c007-730d-4a38-95e2-47ec754369e0.webp)

#### Aspiration Pneumonia

##### Rawley's Story

**Vet Bill: $13,722.28**



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![A tabby cat sleeping sideways has been hospitalized because of Recurring Bacterial Infection.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/GuekdyEGhatbyOIApwEKv/8802e53308befd4628ac1b0a7ac16cde/tabby-cat-sleeping-on-blankete928c6a24c9f653bbdf5ff0000035de2.webp)

#### Feline Recurring Bacterial Infection

##### Sugar's Story

**Vet Bill: $11,289.00**



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![This tuxedo cat in the image looking a bit doubtful at the camera was diagnosed with Diabetes and Asthma.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/3ijOQYX6jlzMZd8AbwLaXq/eeb89cec2ef03042a2d3484225be866f/todd-cropped.webp)

#### Cat Struggles with Multiple Health Problems

##### Todd's Story

**Vet Bill: $8,374.10**

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![An English Shepherd, diagnosed with Addison's Disease, is seen leaning on its human, who is wearing a red shirt, along with their other family dog at the park.](//images.ctfassets.net/cy68knbg9g5b/5WJQjMK8EtJ9W6NSkGyeb1/db26c68d16edac5c52a5c6e9dd256c72/tango---english-shepherd-with-addisons-disease.webp)

#### English Shepherd Diagnosed with Addison's Disease

##### Tango's Story

**Vet Bill: $1,901.52**



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