Mum’s dogs scoffed plate of mince pies leaving her with £550 invoice

A mum confronted ‘every pet owner’s worst nightmare’ when she walked into her lounge to find her dogs had wolfed down a plate of mince pies.

Amanda Whyte, 48, stated her two kids had come home from college simply earlier than the beginning of the Christmas holidays having made a platter of the treats.

Despite leaving them on a excessive desk she was stuffed with dread when she found her black Labrador Lola, 11, and Jack Russell/Beagle combine Spotty, 7, sniffing across the final crumbs of the mince pies.

The journal editor, from High Wycombe, stated: ‘I walked into the living room and found them sniffing around the crumbs.

‘I know that raisins are extremely toxic to dogs and can cause kidney failure, so I headed straight to the emergency vet.’

This racked up £547 in payments, the place the vet induced vomiting to minimise the hurt precipitated to the dogs.

It then turned out solely Lola had really eaten the mince pies.

As Amanda solely had basic insurance coverage, it didn’t cowl emergency appointments so she needed to pay £150 plus a £50 extra cost – however she was relieved she not less than had that.

She stated: ‘Thank goodness I had insurance. Christmas is expensive enough as it is – so getting a vet bill for over £500 would not have been a welcome gift.

‘The dogs’ insurance coverage now additionally covers emergency appointment charges. When you’re evaluating insurance policies, be sure to verify what’s lined so there aren’t any surprises.’

New analysis from MoneySuperMarket reveals a 3rd (33%) of canine house owners have needed to make emergency journeys to the vet at Christmas, with one in 10 (10%) visits as a consequence of mince pie consumption.

Amanda has now warned pet house owners to make sure they’ve ample insurance coverage.

She added: ‘What makes our story so calamitous is that we had to treat both dogs, even though it later turned out that only the Lab had eaten the mince pies. So that cost us double whammy at a very expensive time of year.

‘I’m very accountable however this stuff occur – particularly with a grasping Lab who will eat something she will be able to get her paws on – and that’s why you could have pet insurance coverage. We’re all simply glad they’re okay.’

The evaluation estimates uninsured canine house owners are set to spend over £91 million this Christmas on emergency vet journeys.

Chocolate – which is extremely poisonous to dogs – is the most typical purpose house owners have needed to rush to the vet (30%), inflicting an estimated £250 to deal with.

Despite the dangers, 21% of canine house owners would not have pet insurance coverage, which is round 2.5 million dogs throughout the nation.

The agency’s pet insurance coverage knowledgeable Saarrah Mussa stated: ‘Our research shows that some dog owners are opting out of insurance because of the cost.

‘But as we have seen from our survey, accidents happen, especially at Christmas when a mince pie, or box of chocolates could prove too tempting for your pet. Vet bills can quickly add up so if the worst happens, it’s higher to be lined.  

‘Nearly all insurance policies have a two-week cooling off period and in that time insurers will not honour any claims.

‘That means if you’re fascinated with getting cowl for Christmas, you’re higher off sorting it now earlier than the home fills up with festive treats.’

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