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POSTED: | BY: Xin Feng
Coverage for anaphylaxis deemed preventative care
Our dog was anaphylactic (swollen face, difficulty breathing) to vaccines since she was a puppy. Her vet recommended that she is given pre-treatment with her vaccines to keep her safe.
She had her annual vaccines just recently
Recently I was told by Trupanion that since this was a pre-treatment, it was PREVENTATIVE CARE and thus not covered. However if she suffered an allergic reaction and then we bring her in then it is a covered condition.
Individuals with a known peanut allergy who take an epi-pen after peanut ingestion is not preventative care, it's treating an exposure to a known trigger.
A dog with a known vaccine allergy who take medication due to expected vaccine exposure is not preventative care, it's treating an exposure to a known (and necessary) trigger.
I am very disappointed in trupanion's position that she needs to suffer with potentially deadly consequences in order for something like this to be covered when she was exposed to something she is known to be allergic to!
I don't think this is how a company who says that they are "dedicated to helping dogs and cats get the best care" should operate.
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