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While on vacation recently, I received the kind of phone call no pet owner wants to receive: My 11-year-old dog was acting strangely and needed to be taken to the vet.
As it turns out, she had a life-threatening condition and needed immediate surgery. I was so sick with worry that the $2,000 cost was the last thing on my mind. But once I got home, I not only had a pet to nurse, but I also needed to figure out how to handle a significant and unexpected expense.
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