PROTECTING FURRY FAMILY MEMBERS Pets are part of your employees’ families--and the ultimate partners in unwinding after a day on the job. But the price tag for keeping pets well can hit the wallet hard. The costs can add up, from those yearly check-ups to the unexpected moments in the vet's office. This is when pet insurance can help protect your employees’ pets and their bank ac- counts. Luca’s story
Nationwide member Lori C.'s longtime companion, a German shepherd named Karma, needed a new canine sidekick. At first, Lori wasn’t sure exactly where to start. She had deep connections in the shepherd rescue community and had fostered and
adopted numerous pups.
“Everyone has their breed, [and] shepherds have always been it for me,” she says.
Lori combed through local adoption resources in search of a match. Then, scrolling through social media one day, she saw Luca. “I saw his picture and his litter mates, and I fell in love,” she recalls. “We immediately drove out the next night to meet him.” Upon meeting the litter of puppies, Lori’s immediate connection with Luca was too special to ignore. “He was like one of the only ones that didn't wriggle when I held him,” Lori remembers. “He was comfortable [with me]. Anyways, he was the one I ended up with.” Once they arrived home, Luca settled in quickly—and proved to be just what Karma and the family needed. Like their German shepherd cousins, Shiloh shepherds are clever, sometimes mischievous pups. They’re also quite strong—as Lori discovered firsthand when Luca dismantled a cabinet. What happened? Before a full afternoon of work meetings, Lori needed to run a quick errand. Luca had been good around the house—and was something of drama king about staying in his crate—so Lori let him run free with Karma while she was away. Little did she know, Luca was hard at work doing some home renovations in her absence. When she re- turned, Lori was shocked by what she found. “I looked up the stairs and I see my cabinet gone. He pulled the entire cabinet out, track and everything,” Lori says. In addition to the dismantled cabinet, Luca had gotten into the trash that was hidden inside. She continues, “The barrel and the front of the cabinet was flung over into my dining room. He basically disman - tled my entire cabinet and attempted to eat everything in the barrel.” Among the trash on the floor, Lori discovered bits of corn cob—a major risk for a gastrointestinal obstruc - tion. Lori realized that Luca most likely ingested the cob, and knew she had no choice but to get him to the emergency vet right away.
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