Cracks In Sidewalks

I got home late from work today.  I’m working a big freelance job now through the first week in October.  I was trying to think about what I wanted to write and it needed to be somewhat simple as I was complex all day and what came to me tonight was pet insurance and what a good tip it is and what a lifesaver it has been for me this past year.

I got pet insurance for the first time 3 years ago when I got my cat Suki.  I realized that I had never had a pet and at some point in their life not spent at least $2,500.00 on them for some sort of veterinary care.  I decided that over the course of my pets life at around $22 a month I would spend quite a bit too, but coming up with that small amount each month would be less taxing then having to come up with a large sum all at once.  So I got insurance for Suki and my older cat Yoshi too.

Well Yoshi got very sick this past winter.  She became diabetic and developed IBS.  Yes that’s right, cats can get IBS.  Anyway it has seemed to be one thing after another for months on end now and her meds alone are very costly.  Truthfully I don’t know what I would have done without it or what Yoshi would have done.  I’m embarrassed to say the amount of vet bills I’ve racked up, but I didn’t know what else to do.  She was never at death’s door or close enough to it to not justify helping her and taking care of her.  Besides I love her.  But I have to say loving her with pet insurance is a lot easier then trying to love her without it.  The treatments she’s had would have been prohibitive without the help of this plan.

So my “crack” for today, if you have a pet and dearly love your pet, highly consider looking into it.  I use Petcare Insurance and they’ve been great.  They have several plans you can choose from.  If you’re interested go to www.petcareinsurance.com.  If your pet gets sick they may not thank you, but you will thank me.

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