10 Most Expensive Pet Health Problems

Money Talks News lists what they call the 10 most expensive pet health problems . I’m not sure if this list is really the ten most expensive or the ten most common (they do rank them by the number of occurrences) pet health problems that cost more than $1,000. The reason I say this is because I’ve seen/read about/known many people who have had claims for many thousands of dollars (for cancer treatments or transplants, for example.) Perhaps the difference between these and what I’ve seen is that what people often quote are total costs for treating a disease while the items listed below are single treatments that could be part of a series to get rid of a disease/problem. Anyway, here’s the list along with the average cost per claim: 1. Torn knee ligament/cartilage – $1,578 2. Intestinal – foreign object – $1,967 3. Stomach – foreign object – $1,502 4. Intervertebral disc disease – $3,282 5. Stomach torsion/bloat – $2,509 6. Broken leg (plate) – $1,586 7. Laryngeal paralysis – $2,042 8. Tumor of the throat – $1,677 9. Ear canal surgery – $1,285 10. Ruptured bile duct – $2,245 No matter what the numbers actually mean, the conclusion is clear: there’s potentially a $1,000 to $2,000 expense lurking around the corner for almost any pet owner. As a result, my advice is to bump up your emergency fund accordingly when you get a pet so you can cover any unforeseen large expenses easily without having to go into debt.

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10 Most Expensive Pet Health Problems