01/31/2023
Why get pet sitters liability insurance? You may not think you need it, but here are just a few recent claims from Pet Sitters Associates, LLC (pet sitter and boarding liability insurance company):
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, a client dog broke through the door/barrier and grabbed a client cat, causing a puncture wound under the cat’s chin - $369.08 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, the member took the client dog out for an off-leash walk and the dog stepped on a hard object; the owner took to the vet for a paw injury and the vet requested physical therapy - $6650.74 paid
The client returned from a three-day trip to find their cat with repeated diarrhea and vomiting; the client took to the vet for tests and it was determined that the cause may have been treats given by the member - $412.95 paid
The client dog got a foxtail in his paw while on an on-leash walk with the member; the owner took to the vet for care - $662.71 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, two boarding dogs were playing and one was accidentally bitten on the head; the member took to the vet for care - $439 paid
The member was trying to trim matted fur from the client dog’s rear and accidentally cut her skin; the member took to the vet for stitches - $775.51 paid
A client dog staying at the member’s pet daycare and boarding got into the pantry and ate baggies of dog food; the member took to the vet in the middle of the night after she started to show distress - $592.64 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, a client dog was playing with other boarding dogs and broke his front right leg; the member took to the ER vet for care - $9980.96 paid
The client’s plants weren’t properly cared for by the member and they died; the client wants to be compensated for replacements - $206.05 paid
The member left the client dogs in designated area at the client’s house, but didn’t secure the door properly; the dogs got out and damaged the client’s sofa - $800 paid
The member accidentally gave the client cat too much blood pressure medicine; the cat was taken to the vet hospital for overnight care - $743 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, the member accidentally gave the client dog another dog’s supplements and they made her incontinent; the dog was taken to the vet for care - $499.05 paid
An I/C was using the bathroom at the client’s home when the toilet started to flood; the water was turned off within 15 minutes, but the water leaked into the basement and caused damage - $11,588.40 paid
The member took the client dog to an off-leash beach where a third party dog ran into the client dog and shattered his elbow; surgery was required - $14,798.79 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, the client cat ate a piece of a toy while the member slept; the member took to the vet for ultrasounds to check for an obstruction - $868.65 paid
An I/C lost the client’s keys and the building owner needed to re-key the entire apartment building for multiple residents - $1743.08 paid
The client’s two dogs ingested foreign objects while inside their home during a pet sitting job; one dog needed surgery and both dogs had to stay overnight at the vet hospital - $9733.15 paid
An I/C had two client dogs at an off-leash park when they got into a fight; both dogs needed vet care - $1211.36 paid
The member was walking a client dog on-leash when the dog sniffed a fish hook and it went through his cheek; the member took to the vet for removal - $421.95 paid
The member was walking a client dog at the dog park with other dogs; one dog tore his meniscus in his back leg after getting tangled up in tree branches; surgery was required - $10,258.86 paid
An I/C had client dogs on an on-leash pack walk; one client dog went around a tree and was accidentally pulled into the tree; the momentum caused him to fall and break his tibia; surgery was required - $7846.66 paid
The client cat was nipped on the thigh during grooming after the member tried to clean up matted fur in that area; vet care was needed - $215.02 paid
At the member’s pet daycare and boarding, the client dog was let outside off-leash and somehow injured his back leg; the member took to vet for broken femur - $9238.44 paid
The member tripped over the client’s cat at the client’s home and broke the coffee table when she fell on it - $416.71 paid
The member left the water running in the client’s laundry room, which caused the water to leak through the ceiling fan/light and cause damage - $21,332.10 paid
