As someone who was once a proud dog owner I think one thing we all want for them is to live a long and healthy life with us

Sometimes it can get a bit tough taking care of them especially if they already have preexisting problems which cost a lot of money to treat

However that was not the case for Zippy He was a dog with a lot of problems as he was already a senior dog when he was adopted

His owner noticed something was wrong with him and wanted to get to the bottom of it so she decided to take him to a vet

An Unusual Problem

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While most people would assume that Zippy has pet insurance and that it would cover a lot of the expenses for whatever treatment he needed that was not the case

His mom Michelle never got insurance for him because he had a preexisting heart condition and they wouldnt cover the expenses for his treatment

Treating a dog in California was already expensive so she figured it was best if she didnt waste any extra money on insurance that wasnt even that good for him in the first place

However Zippy would soon start coughing a lot and she did not understand why this was happening

The only thing she could do was take him to a clinic in California where they examined him and tried to figure out the cause

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As it turns out he had a foreign object in his body They believed that he would pass it in a few days but Michelle didnt want that

She feared that something might go wrong because of his heart condition so she and her partner wanted to solve the issue then and there

The veterinarians tried inducing vomiting in the dog to get rid of the object but it didnt work However they tried getting rid of it with an endoscopy and it worked

Apparently it was a very small rock that was causing all of the problems In the end the whole procedure cost 6000 and Michelle decided to post a video about it on her TikTok

Reaction On The Internet

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As expected the short clip of images gained a lot of attention online It received 948000 views almost 150000 likes and many comments

One person commented That is the face of someone who has not learned his lesson and will absolutely do it again

As ridiculous as it might seem dogs tend to repeat the same mistakes despite our efforts to prevent them

Another person said My pups rock cost 3200 bucks thank God for pet insurance I got reimbursed 80

While it may seem like a good idea for everyone to get pet insurance its always important to be wellinformed before you make the decision to do so

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And lastly somebody commented Im shocked that it required a vet visit it looks small and smooth enough to pass through Guess I need to watch my dogs closer haha

As the person said its actually pretty important that we pay attention to what our dogs eat throughout the day

You never know when something like this might happen and its important to be on top of the issue right away

For Zippy however everything turned out okay in the end and his story also helped brighten peoples days as a lot of people found the situation relatable in many ways