<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Dear Droolsters,</DIV>
<DIV>I read the article in The Chicago Tribune by Gregory Karp (Oct 14, 2010) and he mentioned that pet insurance is only</DIV>
<DIV>worth it if your dog gets really sick. Well, most of us who have had bassets know that like humans, end of life care</DIV>
<DIV>can be really expensive particularly with diseases like cancer. In his article Karp suggests resources which I wish I</DIV>
<DIV>had read before purchasing my insurance (although I am convinced that the company I chose Trupanion is the best</DIV>
<DIV>because they have no payout limits). One website PetInsuranceReview.com is something I should have checked out</DIV>
<DIV>before purchasing the policy. He also mentions The Dog Bible by Tracie Hotchner (Gotham) which is only 20 dollars.</DIV>
<DIV>I am going to at least see if my library has it. Trupanion did insure my 7 year old basset. Each dog has to "apply"</DIV>
<DIV>separately and if your dog has a preexisting condition naturally it won't be covered (or get a policy). I have a 35</DIV>
<DIV>dollar a month premium which they say won't go up if I make a claim. There is also a 500 dollar deductible. Please</DIV>
<DIV>add any pet insurance experiences you have to the drool. This is an interesting topic.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yours in bassetude,</DIV>
<DIV>Wendy and Becky (Bagel and Daisy AKA Trentonia ATB)</DIV>
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