I dont know if it's accepted nationally or not, but my vet has set things up with pet health care insurance. My first reaction was "what a scam!", but it's been a godsend when it comes to dealing with an elderly cat. Florence, who was 24 when she finally passed on, required weekly dialysis, not to mention a whole rash of other little things: we thought long and hard about putting her down, but the vet (a wonderful person I trust implicitely) said she wasnt in any pain. She was just getting on in years -- and the treatments extended her life by a good year... and it was a good year. Rather than having her deal at the end with a needle to put her down, she simply went to sleep one night and that was it. As hard as it was, it was still better than the alternative.

Sometimes, when it comes to our family, whether human or animal, we just have to put pride on the shelf and let God handle it for us. And sometimes He does so in the form of a complete stranger from Newfoundland.

But I'm glad your little furry friend is going to be okay. Give her a head scritch and a tummy rub for me, huh?

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