24/12/2025
Dark would like to thank each and every one of you that helped during his emergency. It is a very tough balancing act with the rescue struggling, and not overspending my personal funds. I continue to hope that 2026 will be the year that things finally come together, and we find stability.
I thought that this would be good to share, now that both bills have come through. The top bill is actually the aftercare/overnight invoice from Campus Estates. They billed first/right at discharge. The bottom bill is from CMVH, as it was just processed, so these are out of chronological order of happening.
Total for his treatment for GDV (Bloat), without complications: $5,105.83
Trupanion : $3,741.57
My portion: $1,364.26 ($200 deductible per condition fully satisfied, exams, taxes, my 10%).
As you know, I am a HUGE advocate for Pet Insurance. Should Dark ever have any further bloat/GDV issues, he will continue to be covered at 90% (outside of exams/taxes). Had he had any complications, needed a longer stay etc, this bill would have been much more. At $200/month, this bill would take 26 MONTHS to save up. Once spent, that long again to replace. And many emergencies cost more. Add in multiple pets, and this increases for each one. As someone who used to "put money aside", it doesn't work. Once spent, it is so hard to replace. And often, what you have saved, falls short of the costs. It's a horrible position to be in 😔
It is important to keep your deductible + 10%/exam/taxes ready to go. Something I usually have, and appreciate so much, everyone helping me replace. The rescue owes me a few figures 😅 But I hope to be the last "debt" to focus on paying off. Truly I want to see it succeed. But I need to do a better job of not overstretching myself. An emergency can come out of nowhere.
If you’d like to consider Trupanion, please check them out through my referral link: https://refer.trupanion.com/lizzwilsoni-10 If you happen to sign up through the link, the rescue gets a small reward in the form of an Amazon giftcard. But there are many great insurance companies out there. Check out their details, and find the one that works for you. I personally LOVE that Trupanion pays direct to just about every vet! Saves a LOT of stress!
Thank you again, for helping Dark in a time of need. It would have been difficult without you ❤️ He is doing great, and is back to being a holy terror 😂
