Pets Best | Pet Insurance Review

I took out policies for our six cats, and I thought I was signing them up with a company that would pay on eligible claims. I've learned that this is not the case. One of our cats got a urinary tract infection, and then she had a life threatening violent reaction to the antibiotic I gave her. We rushed her to the emergency vet clinic which was over 45 miles away at 1 a.m., all the while praying that she would hang in there until we got there. It was a very frightening experience and I was thankful that I had signed her up for insurance a few months earlier so that the expense was one less thing I needed to worry about. I was confident that she would be covered, after all, the Pets Best web site states that once a urinary infection has been cured, it is no longer considered a pre-existing condition. Her last infection was over 6 months ago, and after being treated for it, she had a culture done that showed she had been cured. So imagine my surprise and anger when Pets Best denied my claim, stating that they considered it a pre-existing condition! I couldn't believe it!!! And then they ignored the first four emails I sent to them when I asked for an explanation. I will be filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau tomorrow.

I have been very happy with Pets Best for the last 3 years. They were able to cover my 10 year old Akita for a low premium (many plans will not accept a senior pet) and I never had any trouble getting timely reimbursements. I now have 2 Akita puppies under the plan and am quite thankful as I am having to bring both of them to the vet today.

Pets Best has paid two claims for my dog. One was an emergency and they paid over $3000. The other was minor but again no problem with the coverage. In comparing plans, they seem to be the most comprehensive.

We have 4 pets insured through Pets Best (since March). We recently put in a claim for our cat. I was afraid that Pets Best would not pay a claim because there was no definitive diagnosis after I submitted the first claim. Lots of tests were done and our bill was over $600. The vet wasn't sure if she had a bladder infection or possibly a bladder tumor (ultrasound showed strange findings). We knew we would continue to have follow up appts with our vet. We submitted our claim and Pets Best covered it. They did say that in order for them to accept another claim, they needed a definitive diagnosis. I appreciate that they still paid the first claim. I can understand where they are coming from. Needless to say, we did get a diagnosis. It ended up being an infection and they did pay the second claim as well. The only thing I never understood is that the vet gave our cat an injection for the infection and Pets Best didn't cover it. It was only $20.00 and I'm not sure why it wasn't covered...everything else was.

I have had Pets Best Insurance for a while now. I have my two dogs insured through them. One of the dogs has had a number of health issues. The most recent issue resulted in almost 3K in vet bills. Pets Best has always been very good, but I wasn't sure what the outcome of this last claim would be. Well it was even better than expected. While they paid 80% of all the covered charges, I was also not charged a deductable, as they considered this illness a continueing illness from a previous claim. The good thing about them, is that once you pay the per illness deductible, all further claims on that same illiness or injury do not require you to pay another decuctible no matter how many times you have to have your animal treated. They are the best.