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Article: Pet owners starting to make sure Rover's health costs are covered
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- Press of Atlantic City
- Article date:
- January 14, 2007
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Boo may walk on four legs, but she's still a member of the family. And just like her owners, Jeff and Julie Mack, Boo has health insurance.
The couple, from Somers Point, owned a beagle and a Labrador who both suffered serious health problems that would have been covered under a pet-insurance policy. Jeff Mack said they could have saved hundreds of dollars or more.
Once they adopted Boo from a dog rescue in Maryland, they immediately purchased a policy for her through Veterinary Pet Insurance, or VPI.
Then Boo was spayed. She developed a rare complication of urinary infections and incontinence that have plagued her since, and require medications and frequent check-ups. Then, she ...