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AKC Pet Healthcare

Guy of Bronx, NY July 6, 2009

My issue at hand is that I currently am treating my 6 year old German Shepherd Dog with Kidney Dialysis 2x a week due to kidney disease / failure. AKC Pet Healthcare won't provide any dialysis coverage. Dialysis for a pet is extremely expensive & impractical for the average pet owner alone. This is where pet insurance companies should step up. People can get dialysis if they need it and it is covered by human insurance. Why not our pets too!! I value my dog's life. Our companion animals are part of the family.

Anyway down the road I'm faced with a potential financial & emotional dilemna. Pet owners like myself in crisis might be forced to euthazize our pets. Since my dog is so young, I do not wish to euthanize. I want to keep on fighting. So there is a discrepancy in the system that an animal hospital charges astronomical prices for dialysis that even pet insurance companies can't afford let alone pet owner's themselves. Is there anything I can do to combat the insurance company or you can do or the government can do. Like writing a letter of appeal to the pet insurance company or can the government implement some regulation or policy that would give pet owners complete access to long term chronic care for their pets if their owners are willing to go the extra mile. Treatment is automatic for people.

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