5
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POSTED: | BY: Amy
But Labs don't need Melatonin!
My 3 year old lab got into a 250 tablet bottle of melatonin. While the bottle wasn't completely full there was a lot in there. ASPCA poison control figures it was probably 10 x the lethal dose. Fortunately, I discovered it and within 30 minutes or less of ingestion and made her vomit. Then began the vet drill. I called my vet who advised me to call the ASPCA poison control (PC) line and bring her in immediately. PC was amazing throughout and only cost $65. I took my dog to my usual vet around 4 pm for the initial treatment which was estimated to be $377 but turned out to be $715. She had to be transferred to a 24 hour vet for overnight treatment and on-going observation. Luckily she responded very well to treatment and was discharged the next night after about $1300 of services and then only needed another $100 blood panel the next day. I gathered all of my receipts together and submitted my claim to Embrace wondering if they would really cover everything per the policy. Sure enough they did! Even better my claims were processed within 1 week! It was a huge relief going through the event to know that I had insurance for my dog and an even bigger relief when Embrace processed everything without question. I've had other minor claims but this was the first (and hopefully last) big test of Embrace and I am very pleased. Easy peasy FAST process. Thank you very much Embrace. And most importantly my lab is doing great!