Nationwide to Honor Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim of the Year
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- Public vote to decide winner of 11th Annual Hambone Award
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Every day, veterinarians implement life-saving actions for pets in need. Whether it's a dog who found himself in a prickly situation with a porcupine or a cat who went through a dryer's fluff cycle, veterinarians find themselves treating pets with unique situations who need outstanding medical care to live to tell the "tail."
Each year, Nationwide, the nation's first and largest provider of pet health insurance in the
This year's five Hambone Award finalists were chosen after sifting through millions of claims on Nationwide's database of more than 750,000 insured pets. The winning pet claim will be decided by a public vote
All five veterinary practices that treated the "Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim of the Year" finalists will receive a portion of the
"Our annual Hambone Award is a great reminder that pets can make remarkable recoveries because of the diligence of their owners and the incredible skills of their treating veterinarians," said
All nominated pets have made full recoveries and received Nationwide insurance reimbursements for eligible veterinary expenses. The winning animal will receive a basket of goodies, courtesy of Nationwide.
Below are brief summaries of the unusual claims nominated for the 2019 Hambone Award. For a more detailed account of each story, photos of the nominees, or to vote (
Hambone Award Nominees:
* Tippy, the athletic
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* Frank, the Rottweiler from
* Minnow, whom her owners tried to safely confine as an inside pet, the adventurous cat from
* Max, the Great Pyrenees from
The Hambone award was originally named after a dog who ate an entire
Past winners include:
* Kismet, a
* Curtis, a Boxer who swallowed a barbecue skewer that disappeared in his body and nearly ended his life a year later;
* Charlie, a Labrador retriever who became entangled with a tractor;
* Ellie, a Labrador retriever who gobbled up an entire beehive and its thousands of inhabitants;
* Lulu, a hungry bulldog who swallowed 15 baby pacifiers, a bottle cap and a piece of a basketball;
* Harley, a pug who ate and subsequently passed more than 100 rocks;
* Peanut, a dachshund-terrier mix who survived a fierce squabble with a skunk;
* Winnie, a mixed-breed dog who swallowed two pounds of uncooked onion rings;
* and Ziva and Zeus, German shepherds who went missing for 22 days in an abandoned missile silo.
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