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Pet Health Insurance Veterinary eye Concerns for Pet Dogs

31 Oct, 2008 No Comments

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Before purchasing pet health insurance for your dogs you should make sure that the eye health of your dogs covered by the insurance policy.

CERF (Canine Eye Registration Foundation):
Because many insurance companies will not insure the eyes of a dog whose breed is habitually diagnosed with chronic eye problems may want to consider purchasing their puppy from a CERF (Canine Eye Registration Foundation).

Breeders who are recognized by the CERF have been publicly acknowledged as breeding puppies without known health problems.

In some cases insurance companies might also require that the owners have genetic screening done on the puppies before they can be insured.

Glaucoma:
Glaucoma is a common eye condition that begins with very subtle symptoms such as dilated pupils that don’t respond well to light, and eye that appears to be red, poor vision, and corneas are often cloudy.

One California-based veterinarian claims that because the initial symptoms of Glaucoma can be very subtle many California pet owners to not immediately bring their dogs and for an examination.

If Glaucoma is not immediately seen by a veterinarian within 24 to 48 hours the increased pressure in the eyeball can lead to permit it cases of blindness.

In severe cases of untreated Glaucoma veterinarians have been forced to remove the pet’s eye.

Squinting dog:
Any dog that has the developed an irritation in their eye that causes them to square to produce extra tears is called a “squinting dog“.

Most cases of squinting are caused from a minor irritation such as an in turned eyelash or minor scratch to the cornea.

However some cases of squinting dog has led to the early diagnosis of diseases such as cancer and Blastomyosis.

Dermoidis:
The Dermoidis is a benign corneal neoplasam.

It is sometimes referred to as the third eyelid.

Hair growing from the Dermoidis can irritate the dog’s eye, which can cause discharge and occasionally cause an ulcer to appear on the eye.

Once you have seen a person or animal with cataracts you will always be able to diagnose them. The official definition of a cataract is opacity of the lens.

When you look into an eye that has a cataract it looks as if a darkly tinted contact lens has been placed over the lens. If the cataracts become too thick the pet will go blind.

Entropion:
Shar Peis, Cocker Spaniels, Labradors, and Rottweilers are susceptible to eye condition called Entropion.

Entropio, happens when an eyelid fold inward toward the eye and causes the eyelashes to brush against the cornea.

The irritation of the eyelashes rubbing the cornea generally gives the eye a squinty drippy appearance. Bulldogs, Poodles, and Cocker Spaniels are often diagnosed with a condition called Cherry eye.

Dry eyes:
Dry eyes is the term used to describe the eyes of a dog that isn’t producing enough tears.

Lhasa Apso, Pugs, and Shih Tzus are breeds that are particularly susceptible to dry eyes.

Dog owners should bring their dogs to the veterinarian as soon as they notice any of the following conditions; squinting, tearing, pawing at the eye, cloudiness, bloody eyes, a blind eye (this can happen very abruptly), constantly dilated pupils, and swollen eyelids.

Dog owners need to understand that early diagnosis is often the key to preventing further eye issues.

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Dog Health Insurance for Your Pet Dog

30 Oct, 2008 1 Comment

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The word insurance is one of those words that just make you cringe. Next to putting gas in your car it seems like the biggest expense you have and there is just so much that you need.

You need to keep insurance on your car (it would have been really nice if somebody would have told how big a financial drain that was going to be).

If you own a home you pay homeowners insurance.

If you rent an apartment you have renters insurance, you struggle with the ever soaring cost of health care insurance, and if you are a really responsible family member you have life insurance.

And now you find you are hearing that you should consider purchasing a health insurance plan for your pet dog.

Dog health care insurance:
You love your dog, he’s more then a pet, he’s a valued member of your family and probably your best friend. But health insurance? You can barely afford to put food on your table how are you supposed to be able to afford to insure your pet. Besides he’s just a mutt, dog health care insurance is for fancy purebred show dogs, not your rescue pet.

Is dog health care insurance required?
The shoestring you’re probably living on is the very reason you might want to consider putting pet health insurance on your pet.

The average dog owner takes their pet dog to the veterinarian approximately 2.3 times a year and it will cost you approximately two hundred and eleven dollars per year.

My guess is that each time you pay the vet bill your budget is screaming for mercy.

What happens if your dog contracts a disease, or gets hurt? It doesn’t take much to rack up some pretty serious vet bills.

What if you have to leave town and can’t take your dog with you?

Can you really afford to leave your dog at a boarding kennel?

You already know how much you have to pay for your prescriptions, do you really think that a dog prescription is going to be any cheaper.

Your dog is your best friend and a treasured member of your family could you really live with yourself if you had to put him to sleep just because you couldn’t afford his vet bill.

Health care insurance for your dog:
It is possible to get health care insurance for your dog for approximately ten dollars a month. While it might not cover all of your dogs vet care needs it could help.

If you shop around and read each plan carefully you should even be able to find a pet healthcare plan that will help pay for your routine vet visits.

Some pet insurance plans will even cover some boarding expenses.

Some questions you should ask the pet health insurance Company you are considering buying a pet health care policy from is:

Whether or not your vet accepts that particular type of insurance, if there is a cap on treatments, how much is your deductible, and how will they handle any pre-existing conditions your dog might have.

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Canada’s Pet Health Concerns that Benefit from Canadian Pet Health Insurance

29 Oct, 2008 No Comments

There are two health care issues that might make Canada’s pet owners consider purchasing Canadian Pet Health Insurance for their family pets.

They are Cancer and Tularemia.

Cancer:
Cancer is a type of malignant tumor or growths that invade the surrounding tissues and use the bloodstream to move spread to other parts of the body. Some cancers reappear even after removal of the offending tumor.

Cancer can cause that unless the tumor is removed and any remaining cancer cells properly treated. Because of improvements in veterinary care at nutritional needs family pets are living longer.

As a direct result of the longer life span of family pets wore more cases of cancer are being seen.

Cancer Signs:
Signs that the family pet might have cancer are abnormal swellings that continue to grow, sores are a few heel, bleeding or other discharge from body openings.

The pet is having a difficult time eating and swallowing, persistent lameness, difficulty breathing, painful urination, chronic coughing, weight loss, fevers, lack of appetite, and stamina.

If you notice your pet experience the any individual or combination of the symptoms you should consult your local veterinarian.

In the not so distant past cancer and pets was a virtual kiss of death. In today’s medically advanced world of veterinary medicine your pet’s outcome is more positive. Early detection followed by timely intervention is the most positive here for your pet’s cancer.

In some cases simple removal on the tumor is all that is required to other may any cancer cells. Some types of cancer require or surgery. The surgery has an excellent success rate with cancers that were detected early on. If your pet has a tumor that is inoperable your veterinarian might suggest radiation, chemical, or biological therapy.

Therapies for Cancer:
Radiation therapy exposes the malignant cells to high level of radiation with the hope that the radiation will kill the cancer cells.

Chemical therapy is medication design to kill the cancer cells.

In particularly aggressive forms of cancer chemical and radiation therapy is used jointly.

Other forms of therapies used to treat and comfort your pet when they are diagnosed with cancer are grooming, nutritional support, Soft bedding, pain management, ulcer prevention, and physical therapy.

If your pet is diagnosed with cancer discuss treat to the veterinarian and call your pet health care insurance representative to find out what can be done to extend life of your pet.

Tularemia:
On October 2, 2004 Health Canada issued an advisory about a potential health concern to dwarf and regular hamsters called Tularemia.

A bacterial disease that is most commonly seen in wild rodents and rabbits causes tularemia. Although it only happens rarely Tularemia is transferable to humans causing flu like symptoms.

Tularemia typically found in all muskrats, squirrels, beavers, rabbit, skunks, dear, bison, foxes, opossums, and woodchucks. Although Tularemia is seldom seen in dogs and cats can be contaminated through water, eating infected rabbits, and being bitten by contaminated ticks.

The typical symptoms of Tularemia are fever, a loss of appetite, weakness, and diarrhea. If the condition is left untreated infected animals frequently died.

The typical treatment plan for pets infected with Tularemia are to first eliminate any infected ticks from your pet’s fur. After that the drugs Strptomycin and Gentamycin are administered for one to two weeks. Tetracycline and Chloramphencicol have also been used to treat pets diagnosed with Tularemia.

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