5
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POSTED: | BY: Melissa
Thank Dog for this pet insurance!
My Anya was diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma (stomach cancer) at age 5. Just the surgery and stay itself was almost $9,000 ... not to mention monthly ultrasounds, an autologous cancer vaccine, meds, and soon chemo. I don't know how we would have afforded this without insurance. We would have (credit cards), but it would have been disastrous to our finances. As a result of knowing things were covered, we were able to explore our treatment options; we were also able to get additional opinions from the VCC in CT and also the VCA in Cleveland. As a result, she's still here, active, and doing well 6 months after symptoms began -- almost unheard of in this cancer.
I only wish there was an option for a larger annual cap -- I would totally pay for that for all of my animals. Once cancer hits, $10,000 doesn't always go far if surgery is involved. But boy, did that $10K help.
Get insurance, get the maximum annual cap you can ... it's affordable and absolutely worth the money.