11 Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claims of 2013
September 27, 2013 11:36 AM
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Ariel the Himalayan cat (San Rafael, Calif.)
Ariel's diminutive dimensions likely cost her one of her nine lives when she was trapped underneath her owners' garage door.
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Chance the Labrador retriever (Clovis. Calif.)
Chance went for a closer view of his neighbor's livestock and was broadsided by an exuberant goat and sent crashing into the pen's fencing.
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Dingo the mixed-breed dog (Denver, Colo.)
Forty-eight-pound Dingo dined on two dozen uncooked bread dough rolls, causing yeast-related alcohol poisoning and landing him in the emergency animal hospital.
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Luke the Labrador retriever (Emerald Isle, N.C.)
Luke was taken to the emergency animal hospital for surgery to remove a golf ball that he accidentally swallowed while retrieving it in his backyard.
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Macie the Labrador retriever (El Cajon, Calif.)
Macie was out on a bike ride with her owner's son when the leash got caught on the front tire of the bicycle, causing it to run over and fracture the pup's rear left leg.
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McQuire the mixed-breed dog (Boulder, Colo.)
Seemingly unafraid, McQuire went toe-to-toe with a 15-point buck. The deer dust-up ended with the daring dog getting knocked to the ground and rolled over three times.
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Mocha the Bernese mountain dog (Barnegat, N.J.)
When her owner stopped short in a parking lot, Mocha was thrust forward from the passenger seat, cracking the car windshield.
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Natasha the Siberian Forest cat (Oakland, Calif.)
Natasha was treated for shock and hypothermia after her owner's roommate accidentally completed a wash cycle with the curious cat inside the machine.
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Pippa the Siamese cat (Irvine, Calif.)
Pippa was rushed to the emergency animal hospital to treat the lacerations suffered when she got pinned behind her owners' refrigerator.
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Ryder the Labrador retriever (Wilmington, Del.)
Ryder enjoyed his dog chew too much and accidentally swallowed the object, sending him to the veterinarian to treat diarrhea and colitis.
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Winnie the mixed-breed dog (Barnstable, Mass.)
Winnie munched on a two-pound bag of frozen onion rings, which led to a turbulent tummy and a trip to the veterinarian for potential onion poisoning.