Trupanion Warns: Grapes and Raisins are Deadly to Cats and Dogs ...

Trupanion Warns: Grapes ?nd Raisins ?r? Deadly t? Cats ?nd Dogs

Warning: Grapes ?nd Raisins ?r? Deadly t? Cats ?nd Dogs

Seattle, WA (Vocus) April 12, 2010

Pet health insurance company, Trupanion, recently received one ?f ?t? l?rg??t grape ingestion claims ?nd reminds pet owners ?b??t th? dangers ?f grapes. Trupanion receives claims f?r raisin ?nd grape toxicity ?n a regular basis. Ab??t ten percent ?f th? foreign body ingestion claims received ??n?? th? beginning ?f th? year w?r? f?r grape ?r raisin ingestion. Th? average amount f?r grape ?r raisin claims w?? $ 235.63 w?th th? l?rg??t ?n th? amount ?f $ 1,466.83.

?Many pet owners ?r? unaware th?t grapes ?nd many ?th?r human foods ?r? poisonous t? pets. W? hope t? educate ?ll pet owners ?? th?t th?? ??n prevent d??tr??? ?nd danger t? th??r pets ?? well ?? costly trips t? th? veterinarian,? ???d Senior Vice President, Darren DeFeo.

Both cats ?nd dogs ?r? susceptible t? grape ?nd raisin toxicity. Acute renal failure ??n develop within 48 hours ?f ingestion. It ?? n?t known exactly wh?t ?n grapes ?nd raisins causes illness, b?t ingestion ?f ??th?r one ??n cause kidney failure t? dogs ?nd cats. Raisins ?r? more concentrated th?n grapes, therefore contain more toxins. Trupanion h?? more information ?b??t grape toxicity ?t th??r pet health concerns guide.

Trupanion?s goal ?? t? spread awareness ?b??t foods th?t ?r? poisonous t? pets ?? well ?? th? benefits ?f pet insurance. B? preventing pets fr?m eating d?ng?r??? substances, pet owners ??n save themselves ?nd th??r pets heartache ?nd stress, ?nd ??t down ?n costly vet bills.

Ab??t Trupanion

Trupanion pet insurance offers cat insurance ?nd dog insurance ?n th? United States ?nd Canada. Trupanion ?? self-underwritten b? th? American Pet Insurance Company, allowing Trupanion t? offer a customizable pet insurance policy w?th n? benefit schedules. Enrolled pets receive $ 20,000 ?f lifetime coverage f?r diagnostic tests, surgeries, ?nd medications ?f th?? g?t sick ?r ?r? injured w?th n? annual limit. Trupanion?s mission ?? t? protect th? cherished bond between pets ?nd th??r families b? ensuring th?t pets ?r? ?bl? t? receive optimal veterinary care. F?r more information ?b??t Trupanion, call 800-569-7913 ?r visit http://www.TrupanionPetInsurance.com.

Ab??t th? North American Pet Health Insurance Association

Trupanion ?? a founding member ?f th? North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA). Founded 2007, th? North American Pet Health Insurance Association ?? committed t? educating ?nd promoting th? values ?nd benefits ?f quality pet health insurance t? North American pet owners, th? general public, ?nd veterinary community. A? ?n association, w? ?r? committed t? high standards ?nd transparency ?n ?ll ?f ??r actions ?nd products. T? learn more, visit th? North American Pet Health Insurance Association website ?t http://www.naphia.org.

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