Poisoning Incidents Cost Pet Owners Millions Each Year
Pet owners often joke about pets being like vacuum cleaners literally eating anything put in front of them. Unfortunately, that lack of dietary discretion too often results in pets ingesting toxic substances, emergency visits to the veterinarian, and large medical bills.
Terrier Bites Chainsaw, Chainsaw Bites Back
Pets have one of two reactions to a noisy appliance: There are those that ignore it and those that react as though it’s a mortal enemy. Barbara Abell’s 2-year-old West Highland white terrier Darci falls into the latter camp. “Darci has always snapped at the vacuum, mower, and lawn edger,” the Belleville, Ill., resident explained. “She never actually touched them, but she would lunge at them.”
The Tortoise and the Scare
Tortoises aren’t the type of pet that offer their owners much in the way of surprises. For the most part, tortoises spend their days crawling slowly, eating, crawling slowly, sleeping, and crawling slowly. Emergency trips to the veterinarian don’t happen often – if they happen at all.
Beehive-eating retriever earns dubious distinction
Do dogs get hives? A Santee family discovered that their Labrador retriever does. One-year-old Ellie found and ate an entire beehive — honeycombs, bees and all. To read the entire San Diego Union-Tribune story, click here.
Santee Dog Eats a Beehive
Out of 80,000 pet insurance claims for the month of April, this story topped them all. The largest pet insurance company selected this as their most unusual claim. To see the entire interview with Sandra Coe and San Diego 6 reporter Antonio Castelan, click here.