We had a group medical claim where two friends were driving home from a bar in Minnesota and kept hearing a strange sound coming from the front of the car. When they got home they opened the hood and there was a stray cat inside. Aparently it had crawled up into the engine to get warm.

When they tried to get the cat out of the engine compartment it bit our insured six times. So he had to go to the ER and get a Rabies shot!!!!!

We received a group medical insurance claim for a 13 year old boy that was seen at the Emergency Room. He had eaten a mouse whole and his Mom was very concerned. Apparently he did it on a dare for a Youtube video. He wanted to do it without chewing the animal.  After consuming the mouse he reported a stomach ache.

His Mom took him directly to the Emergency Room.  He had to have an X-ray to see if  ”the mouse” was causing any blockage. And then his Mom was also concerned as mice carry so many diseases and could they give him any shots?

My first thought was a possible Psyche consult????

Here is an excerpt from a recorded statement taken for a pet insurance claim:

Bella was out one morning a little later than I expected her to be, happily looking up at the sky with a big dark thing in her mouth,” the Owner said. “I caught her red-pawed eating a turtle.”

Bella had, indeed, chomped up a small turtle, shell and all. Unfortunately, a piece of turtle shell had become lodged deep in Bella’s nasal cavity, restricting her breathing for weeks.

X-rays and other tests had missed the small piece of shell and Bella’s quality of life had deteriorated to the point where the owner was considering euthanasia.

“For two nights straight she was gasping for air through her mouth and I really thought I was about to lose Bella,” the owner said.

Doctors finally discovered and removed the piece of shell during surgery and Bella was able to breathe normally. The owner has since made a charm for a necklace out of the piece of turtle shell to remind her of the incident?????