Top 10 veterinary claims

Cat owners filed the most medical claims for urinary tract infections in 2005, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), making it the second year in a row the ailment tops felines' list. Here's how the rest of the 2005 list rounded out for dogs and cats:

Dogs

1. Skin allergies

2. Ear infections

3. Stomach upsets

4. Bladder infections

5. Benign tumors

6. Osteoarthritis

7. Sprains

8. Eye infections

9. Enteritis

10. Hypothyroidism

Cats

1. Urinary tract infections

2. Stomach upsets

3. Kidney disease

4. Skin allergies

5. Respiratory infections

6. Diabetes

7. Ear infections

8. Colitis

9. Eye infections

10. Wound infections