Total rip-off
I would give Trupanion a negative-five stars if that was available. A total scam. I have paid in $12,000 and when I finally brought my dog in for the first ever time for a leg injury, they would only pay $321.97 of a $1,283.30 emergency vet bill, thereby leaving me to pay $961.33.
Their reasoning? First a $500 deduction on EACH visit for a new "ailment", not the annual onetime $500 deductible that is common for health and prescription coverage, which I could have accepted. They would also not cover the emergency exam, nor the resultant prescription (because it was not a "category" they choose pay for).
After so many years of paying them, I immediately canceled...
- INSURER:
Trupanion
- VETERINARIAN:
VCA Animal Hospitals
- POSTED: 09/12/2024
- BY: Thomas
- BREED: German Shepherd
- AGE OF PET: 4 - 6
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Wonderful customer service and best insurance!!
I had my Sunny for 2 wonderful years. He was a rescue dog and we had no idea what’s his life was like before we found him. We took him in and decided to get him insured with This wonderful pet insurance. I was referred by my friend. That’s how good they are. They are referred by others. I’ve done the same. They were very supportive with my claims since day one till his passing. We’re so heartbroken and they made the claims easier for us till his last minute. They even cancelled his insurance which I thought it was wonderful because I don’t think I could have been able to do it. Thank you guys!! I’m very happy with Pets Best, they live up to their name!!!
Francis
- INSURER:
Pets Best
- VETERINARIAN:
Silverado vet hospital
- POSTED: 09/12/2024
- BY: Francis
- BREED: Mixed Breed Small (Up to 22lb)
- AGE OF PET: 4 - 6
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Grateful for the surgery insurance helps with.
Our dog suddenly lost control of his hind legs, so we rushed him to the emergency vet. We found the doctors treating Brambleberry to be professional, competent, and compassionate and are closely following their recommendations. The surgery came before the disk material, and the bleeding damaged the spinal cord. Doctors are saying he is healing rapidly, faster than the usual curve.
We feel so fortunate to have Healthy Paws Insurance, which made it so much easier to afford this life-saving decision to have Brambleberry have the surgery. Filing claims was straightforward, and the payment was quick. He is well on the way to a full recovery.
- INSURER:
Healthy Paws
- POSTED: 09/11/2024
- BY: Patricia
- BREED: Labradoodle
- AGE OF PET: 4 - 6
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Grateful we could afford to have this surgery
Our dog suddenly lost control of his hind legs and we rushed him to the emergency vet. We found the doctors treating Brambleberry to be professional, competent, and compassionate and are closely following their recommendations. The surgery came before the disk material and the hemorrhage damaged the spinal cord. Doctors are saying he is healing rapidly, faster than the usual curve.
We feel so fortunate to have Healthy Paws Insurance, which made it so much easier to afford this life-saving decision to have Brambleberry have the surgery. Filing claims was simple and the payment quick.
- INSURER:
Healthy Paws
- POSTED: 09/11/2024
- BY: Patricia
- BREED: Labradoodle
- AGE OF PET: 4 - 6
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Simplest claim process and very efficient and prompt handling. Delighted.
I had an unexpected heart issue for my pet that was stressful and led to expenses that I was not sure will be handled by HelathyPaws. The process to submiot claim took 2 minutes and was notified it was approved within 2 days. They even followed up by email to check on his health! Very satisfied with this experience.
- INSURER:
Healthy Paws
- VETERINARIAN:
Los Altos Vets
- POSTED: 09/10/2024
- BY: Pramod
- BREED: Australian Labradoodle
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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Friendly, helpful, well worth it
We've had Healthy Paws coverage since we got our dog as a puppy, and have been very grateful for it. Claims are processed quickly and customer service is friendly and helpful. It's been well worth it—our dog had two unexpected health issues last month with bills that totaled more than $15K, and Healthy Paws reimbursed us at 80% making it a much less stressful situation.
- INSURER:
Healthy Paws
- POSTED: 09/05/2024
- BY: K
- BREED: Basset Hound
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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Unhelpful and poor customer service
Filing a claim with Metlife is a joke of a process. They require a 12 month medical history, so expect to not be reimbursed unless you take your pet for monthly check ups. After multiple calls to customer service and confirmation that my pet's medical history was received the claim is consistently closed with the reason being "insufficient documents provided". You'd be better off saving your money monthly then paying for this policy.
- INSURER:
MetLife
- POSTED: 08/26/2024
- BY: Caylie
- BREED: Saint Bernard
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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Pets Best - Amazing Company
As my cats were aging I decided to invest in a pet insurance policy about 5 years ago, and chose Pets Best because of their affiliation with Progressive, which is where I bundle the rest of my insurance. I didn't really use it much at all in the first several years, but as they both got older they both developed chronic diseases - one hyperthyroid and one kidney disease. Both of them towards the end of their lives required significant veterinary care and both on different occasions required overnight hospitalization, which was very expensive. I ended up paying out nearly 10k in the last year of both of their lives for vet bills, without having used this insurance and not really knowing how much was going to be reimbursed, or how difficult it was going to be to get reimbursement, and if I would be stuck in lengthy claims processes with pushback. I was absolutely shocked at how easily and smoothly the process went. There was no pushback on any of the expenses, all that was necessary for a claim was to attach an invoice, and within a couple of weeks I got an explanation of benefits and a direct deposit into my bank account. I was so grateful that this process didn't add to the difficulty of the situation. And even more than that, when both of my cats eventually passed away at the age of 18, when I submitted the claim for their end of life care, they quickly paid it out, responded directly to me personally with a message of care and condolences, and proactively cancelled my account and reimbursed me for the time I had already paid after they had passed without me even having to ask or do anything myself. I was very touched that beyond an easy process, they genuinely seemed to care about me and the loss of my boys, and made direct efforts to have it be as easy on my as they could. I cannot recommend this company enough!
- INSURER:
Pets Best
- POSTED: 08/25/2024
- BY: Kris
- BREED: Siamese
- AGE OF PET: Over 11 years
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Always great.
They have always paid my claims and I had over five dogs that were covered by them. They never refused any claims they even paid for two knee surgeries on one of my dogs and they always pay for the euthanasia part at the end of life. I've had MetLife for over 13 years and I have gotten back quite a bit of reimbursement which would have cost me an out-of-pocket since I always had five dogs at a time. I highly recommend this insurance to all the people who ask me what insurance I use I just tell them that they just don't cover pre-existing but otherwise they're great. Plus they less then any others I have checked. Especially for senior dogs.
- INSURER:
MetLife
- VETERINARIAN:
Coast Vwt Clinic Morro Bay, California
- POSTED: 08/24/2024
- BY: Barbara
- BREED: Rat Terrier
- AGE OF PET: 7 - 10
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Love pets best
We haven’t had any issues with pets best. We have used them for many years. Our boy cooper just had TPLO surgery and was going to cost $7400! With insurance we received 90% back just a few weeks after surgery. Not to mention all the allergy issues he’s had and the shots every month. They have been amazing answering questions and processing claims quickly. I recommend to anyone who asks… and even to some that don’t lol
- INSURER:
Pets Best
- POSTED: 08/22/2024
- BY: Lauren
- BREED: Mixed Breed Large (Over 75lb)
- AGE OF PET: 0 - 3
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