• When wild animals attack

    July 27, 2009

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    Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation’s oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, recently determined which wild animals most frequently attacked and injured companion pets last year.  The answers might come as a surprise!

     

    Top 10 Animals to Attack Pets are:

    1. Snake
    2. Coyote
    3. Raccoon
    4. Squirrel
    5. Scorpion
    6. Javelina*
    7. Porcupine
    8. Ground Hog
    9. Skunk
    10. Rat

    These wild animal attacks typically result lacerations, bite wounds, puncture, and soft tissue trauma.

     

    If you pet is the victim of a vicious attack, please contact your vet or an emergency animal clinic immediately.

     

    *What is a Javelina, you ask?   According to Webster’s College Dictionary, a Javelina is a piglike hoofed mammal that is native to the southwestern United States.

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