Poppy Mae's Close Call: A Pet Parent's Quick Thinking Saves the Day
When Sondra brought home Poppy Mae as a corgi puppy, she made one decision that would prove crucial just months later. She enrolled her new companion in Embrace Pet Insurance from day one. Looking back now, with Poppy Mae healthy and thriving at two and a half years old, Sondra knows that choice made all the difference during a terrifying morning that could have ended very differently.
The danger had been lurking in Sondra's garage for months. Her old car had developed an antifreeze leak that mechanics kept trying to fix. They replaced hoses and belts, thinking they solved the problem each time, but the leak persisted. Friends warned her about the danger antifreeze posed to dogs, and Sondra thought she had finally gotten it repaired before bringing Poppy Mae home.
One morning, as Sondra returned from walking her young puppy, the garage door opened to reveal a small puddle beneath the car. Both Sondra and Poppy Mae spotted it at the same instant. Before Sondra could pull her back, the curious puppy had bent down and gotten a quick lick. Sondra knew exactly what that puddle was. She immediately called poison control and rushed Poppy Mae to the veterinarian.
The vet team explained that timing was everything with antifreeze poisoning. "They said we run into problems when people either don't know about it or don't think that they actually got any and then they wait 8 hours," Sondra recalls. Because she acted so quickly and Poppy Mae was young and healthy, the puppy survived after a weekend in the hospital. The veterinary team saved her life with immediate treatment.
The emergency care cost thousands of dollars. While Sondra would have paid anything to save Poppy Mae, having Embrace Pet Insurance meant she could focus entirely on her puppy's recovery instead of worrying about payment plans. "I would have spent what I had to spend, but I would have been paying on it for years," she says. Before Poppy Mae even came home from the hospital, Sondra had already traded in her car for a new one.
Today, Poppy Mae loves playing, running, and barking at everything that moves. Her close call serves as a reminder of how quickly accidents can happen and why Sondra values her pet insurance. As she puts it, "I don't want money to be a factor" when her dogs need care.