My dogs have better medical insurance than I do. They all have Trupanion. It's about 100/dog/mo. For as much as I bitch it saved Pearl. She had a rare neurological disorder, idiopathic meningoencephalitis and I spent about 11,000 just for all the diagnostics. They fully reimbursed 90% and all her pharmacy bills from the compounding pharmacy.I have a 15 year old Chiweenie with seizures and I and a 15 year old rescue Chihuahua I got about a year ago. She's has some joint issues. She's started limping and favoring one back leg. I know she's got some problems like hip dysplasia. I'm not going to spend thousands on an operation for a dog this old. I already spent about $1000 on her teeth which were rotten. And then almost that same amount with regular vet bills and shots. The senior panel costs about $200 and she's already had 2. My dogs get better medical treatment than I do. But I'm not spending 5K on a hip replacement for a dog this old. I'm putting her on a diet to lose weight, adding some supplements that will help her joints, and giving CBD a try.
I think one of the reasons she's having issues is because she sleeps on the bed and has to climb up and jump down. I have a 3 tier setup but she jumps down not realizing she's hurting herself. If I move the stuff the dogs pace around for hours until I let them get up because they're so used to sleeping on the bed. When these ones go to doggy heaven and I get some more I'm going to make sure that they don't get used to getting up on the bed to sleep.
They were amazing quick for reimbursement too. They paid me prior to the credit card bill coming in!
She's fine now and I continue her on her CBD. I started giving the two seniors some as well and I think they move better and all mine sleep on the bed LOL during the summer here it's a bit 'warm'
I wish you the very best with this.
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