Diego and the bag of raisins
I never considered medical insurance for my cat. But during her life, she has needed bladder surgery; daily injections for diabetes; daily medication for a thyroid condition. I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on her over the course of her 18-year life and fortunately, she's still going strong. But when my daughter brought a tiny puppy home from her semester abroad in Baja, Mexico, (he came here legally, through customs, with a vet's approval and the proper shots.) But I knew if I was going to keep him, he would have to be covered by insurance.
Because Diego was born in a swamp and was starving, he is a little food-obsessed. I guess the fear of starvation never goes away. At the beginning, we came home more than once to find broken dishes and bowls and lots of missing food. So now we are very careful to keep things in the kitchen out of his reach. Unfortunately, sometimes I don't get everything as far out of the way as necessary.
I knew when I got home from a morning exercise class a couple months ago and saw an empty raisin bag on the floor I was in trouble. It was a 2.25 lb. bag from Costco and when I left it had been almost full. Fortunately I knew raisins and grapes are incredibly poisonous to dogs, so I immediately called my vet. They made me call Animal Poison Control, who gave me a case number and told me to get Diego to my vet as soon as I could.
I know now it was a serious emergency and that if I hadn't acted quickly, Diego most likely
- INSURER:
ASPCA
- POSTED: 07/02/2010
- BY: Anita
- BREED: Mixed Breed
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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not happy
I have had a less than good experience, although I was able to provide proof of a non pre existing condition claim, I later found that the 100.00 deductable, was to be charged on a condition by condition basis, not a one time deductable. This only serves to reinforce my dis trust of insurance companies. n addition the actual office call is never covered only some services. If their is a detail you miss, you are stuck. These claims by the way were only a few hundred dollars. So of my enrollment and monthly payments for six months, I received far less money than I ever paid, in It would have been better to bank it each month
- INSURER:
Trupanion
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Roger
- BREED:
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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not happy
I have had a less than good experience, although I was able to provide proof of a non pre existing condition claim, I later found that the 100.00 deductable, was to be charged on a condition by condition basis, not a one time deductable. This only serves to reinforce my dis trust of insurance companies. n addition the actual office call is never covered only some services. If their is a detail you miss, you are stuck. These claims by the way were only a few hundred dollars. So of my enrollment and monthly payments for six months, I received far less money than I ever paid, in It would have been better to bank it each month
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Quick and Courteous!
Recently I submitted my first claim to Embrace. Only a few weeks later I received confirmation that my claim had been processed and I would be reimbursed within 1-3 business days. In addition, throughout the process the claim representative was very prompt in returning my questions and was quick to clarify issues which presented roadblocks to reimbursement.
- INSURER:
Embrace
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Alexandra
- BREED: Shar-pei
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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Outstanding Customer Service
I'm new to Healthy Paws and haven't filed a claim yet, but I have to say that their customer service is outstanding. An issue came up with my billing and not only was I contacted immediately, the customer care I received was pleasant, professional, and helpful. I would recommend Healthy Paws to anyone and everyone interested in pet insurance!
- INSURER:
Healthy Paws
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Leslie
- BREED: Persian
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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this is the best insurence company ive ever seen.
If it wasent for your company many people would lose there loved ones.pets to me are like part of my family. and more so like my kids.If any thing were to happen to my jasper i would just die.but because of this wounderful company i never have to worry about that cause thell be there with me right through it all with my baby. so if your looking for the best insurence its right here thank you Trupanion.
- INSURER:
Trupanion
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: sarah
- BREED: Mixed Breed
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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this is the best insurence company ive ever seen.
If it wasent for your company many people would lose there loved ones.pets to me are like part of my family. and more so like my kids.If any thing were to happen to my jasper i would just die.but because of this wounderful company i never have to worry about that cause thell be there with me right through it all with my baby. so if your looking for the best insurence its right here thank you Trupanion.
- INSURER:
Trupanion Canada
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: sarah
- BREED: Mixed Breed
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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Quick and Painless
Our 2 year old German Shepherd/Husky, Lea, started Limping for no apparent reason. We took her to the vet and the initial reaction was it was systematic of Lyme's as she had previously tested positive for the antibodies. Lea required a bunch of tests equaling about 350 dollars. We have had Pets Best since we adopted Lea but this was our first claim. I was a little worried that they would deny us because we have not yet gotten a diagnoses on Lea and are still in the treat and see stages. They processed the claim quickly, even with having to obtain more records from the vet. They paid the entire claim, minus deductible and co-pay. We couldn't be happier.
- INSURER:
Pets Best
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Kirstin
- BREED: Mixed Breed
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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Gastritis Claim
Thanks Embrace,Claim Process was nice and easy for my first one. Gives me even more peace of mind. (As much peace as I can get with 2 young pups that are into everything!) Keep up the great job!
- INSURER:
Embrace
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Deb
- BREED: Shepherd Mix
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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Astronomical increases with renewal
I had an AKC policy on my Aussie Shepherd for 5 years. I was outraged when my policy went up with this latest renewal to double the monthly amount resulting in an increase over $400 per year! I was not sent a notice of the renewal, and quetioned why it went up (when my payent was drafted from my account. My pet is healthy as only seen annually by the vet. I called and they told me the increase was "across the board for everybody". They are also slow in paying and their "reasonable" charges are lower than you can get treatment for. Watch out for these guys!
- INSURER:
AKC
- POSTED: 07/01/2010
- BY: Kim
- BREED:
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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