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Breed Focus: Chihuahua by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Yes, I'm one of those goofy people who can't help but say "Chi-hooa-hooa" when I read this dog breed's name but there's something quite funny about such a small dog ... Read on »

Running Theme with our Embraced pet parents by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Perhaps we shouldn't order the milk-bone flavored paper anymore? Within the last 2 weeks, we received these 2 emails: Hello Chris, Sorry for the delay. I had every intention ... Read on »

Friday Fuzz: Rocket and Rosie by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Why not lighten the mood today with the Rocket and Rosie show:The first one is Rocket age 3 weeks snuggling at the Embrace office; the second is at Halloween - Rosie age 10 we ... Read on »

Q&A: issues with an amputated toe in a dog by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health One of my more popular posts is on the topic of toe amputations in dogs and cats.Recently, one of my readers, Heather Z, posted a question about her lab's post-surgical toe is ... Read on »

A New Feature: The Embrace Orthopedic Waiting Period & Report Card by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health If you bought an Embrace dog insurance policy after the start of August 2009, you would have noticed a change to our policy's waiting period and a new Embrace form for the new ... Read on »

Patellar Luxation Surgery: Destino, A Chihuahua Mix with Bilateral Luxating Patellas by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health You might not have imagined that jumping off the couch for a little dog could be the start of big knee issues but poor Destino was destined for 2 major knee surgeries before h ... Read on »

Top 10 ways to prevent orthopedic issues in dogs by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I've done a lot of talking about orthopedic issues after the fact. Today I turn my attention to preventing orthopedic issues in dogs (cats seem to have far fewer issues with t ... Read on »

Embrace pet: Tahlula, a seven year old rescued Rottweiler by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health For some blogging fun, we're going to highlight some of our staff pets. Today, we’re here with Tahlula, a seven year old Rottweiler, to talk about her life as an Embrace ... Read on »

Breed focus: German Shepherd Dog by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health A few months back, I was researching genetic conditions in various dog breeds and was shocked to find that the German Shepherd Dog had 146 hereditary conditions listed. Partly ... Read on »

Guest Post: Four Most Common Orthopedic Problems in Dogs by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Today, we have a guest post from Dr. Rex Riggs, a veterinarian, veterinary practice owner, and and Advisory Board member of Embrace Pet Insurance. Dr. Riggs writes about ortho ... Read on »

PawNation talks pet insurance by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health AOL's Paw Nation blog recently ran an article on pet insurance, with a nice mention of Embrace.Pet insurance covers your pet's accidents, injuries, and illnesses; sometimes it ... Read on »

Heimdall, the Gentle Giant Wins 2009 NAPHIA Favorite Pet Story Award by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Heimdall was an Embraced Great Dane whom everyone at Embrace was very fond of. Poor Heimdall contracted a severe case of pneumonia that became resistant to all drugs and he ev ... Read on »

Guest post: A General Discussion of Orthopedic Issues in Dogs by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health In the Embrace Pet Insurance policy terms and conditions, and orthopedic condition is defined as: "related to the musculosketal system, which is made up of the body&rsqu ... Read on »

Cruciate Ligament Surgery: Barron the Pit Bull Mix by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Continuing Orthopedic Month at Embrace, I wanted to give you an example of how a persistent limp can turn into $7,000 of veterinary bills.Here's the story of 5 year old pitbul ... Read on »

November is Orthopedic Month at Embrace Pet Insurance by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Back before Embrace Pet Insurance was but a twinkle in my eye, I knew something about pet health (it's hard not to learn with a dog and at least 4 cats in the house at any one ... Read on »

Press Release: Embrace Pet Insurance is better than alien abduction insurance! by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I thought you'd like that headline! It's the topic of our latest press release.Embrace Pet Insurance Celebrates Its Third Anniversary of Selling Pet Health Ins ... Read on »

National Health Insurance Association Confirms Reports - Coverage Going to the Dogs! by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Another classic pet insurance title but in this case, it's true! Pet insurance is going to the dogs - literally.Even though there are more cats than dogs in North America, on ... Read on »

Celebrating Embrace Pet Insurance's 3rd anniversary - hello to year 4! by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Can you believe it? Three years ago, in October 2006, we sold our first Embrace pet health insurance policy. Yes, it was to cover Lily, my newly rescued cat, but it wasn't too ... Read on »

The Human Benefits of Pets and Pet Insurance by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Do you think that pet insurance is over the top given the current discussion about human health insurance in the US?NAPHIA just put out a press release: Pets Provide Better Hu ... Read on »

September is National Pet Health Insurance Month by Laura B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health September 2009 is National Pet Health Insurance Month and the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) is celebrating by wanting to put money in your pocket or ... Read on »

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