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Nationwide honors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year

Curtis, a Boxer from Princeton, W. Va., has won the 2015 Hambone Award after he swallowed a wooden barbeque skewer, which disappeared in his body.

By Trudy Knockless | Updated on October 15, 2015

Curtis, a Boxer from Princeton, W. Va., has won the 2015 Hambone Award, which honors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. Curtis earned the nomination after he swallowed a wooden barbeque skewer, which disappeared in his body and, more than a year later, almost ended his life. The 7th annual Hambone Award is presented by Nationwide, the nation’s first and largest provider of pet health insurance. Nationwide selected 12 nominees for the most unusual claim of the year, then opened voting to the public at www.HamboneAward.com to decide the winner. Curtis received the most votes.

The skewer and the large mass it had caused were removed during a lifesaving surgery performed by the veterinary team at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine where Curtis was treated. The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine will receive a $10,000 Nationwide-funded award through the Veterinary Care Foundation (VCF) for their outstanding work. The money will be used to treat pets whose owners could otherwise not afford treatment. The VCF uses 100% of all donations to treat pets, with no contributions used for administration, fundraising or overhead.

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