I'd be very curious to hear how your pet insurance handles this - and if it's well, what company you use. And am so glad to hear your pup looks to be OK.

A "friend" who was pet sitting nearly killed our golden (she took him for a 2 mile "walk" in 95 degree weather and put him in heat stroke - not to mention ripping the skin completely off 3 paw pads). He spent 4 nights in the emergency vet with lots of nasty complications. Grand total bill: $5,998 (or so). Grand total pet insurance reimbursement: about $1,300. This is one of the better known major companies. I'm not feeling so good about it doing much in a real catastrophe.