Pets, vets and debts

In the bad-luck lottery for pet care, Jennifer Freeman, of Washington, D.C., hit the jackpot. Over seven bank-account-draining months, her four cats came down with several ailments: urethra blockages, gum disease, constipation. Before she knew it, Freeman had forked over more than $11,000 and was wondering just how much more she could take.

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inBoomer Girl Today What's new this Wednesday
May. 14th — Learn how to make a "pink panty pulldown" (hint: it's a cocktail), get advice on dealing with a doctor-fearing relative, and get suggestions for books to read on sleepless nights, today on the site. Click here for details and an all-new Showbiz Kid blog.
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inAdvice Logic can help overcome fear, denial
May. 14th — Dear Susan: My mother is 71 years old and hates to go to the doctor. I recently talked her into making an appointment to have an area of skin on her neck looked at that I thought could be cancerous. She hadn't been to a doctor in three years.
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inEntertain Suds up your cocktails
May. 14th — As we warm up for this summer, I can't help but think about last year's party scene. The end of the summer brought scorching heat and the last party of the season. Boy, was it hot! The sangria helped, but it was still at least 90 degrees as the party wore on. Enter Courtney with the perfect cool-down cocktail: the Pink Panty Pulldown!
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inBooks Insomnia: Nighttime finds readers opening new worlds
May. 14th — In the dark Milwaukee night, when the world sleeps and the silence is broken only by the whisper of an occasional car, Anne Wilde tosses and turns and tosses and reaches for a book from the pile on her bedside table.
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