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POSTED: | BY: Mike Mitsock
Everything is a pre-existing condition
We adopted a dog in February, 2021. Since he was transported from down South with a van full of dogs, he developed kennel cough that needed to be treated shortly after he arrived. He fully recovered from that with antibiotics. That was the start of our issues with Embrace.
He developed another cough, with no close contact with other dogs, several months later. This was determined to be a "pre-existing condition", apparently simply because it was respiratory, and even though the earlier cough had completely cleared up and he had been healthy for months.
Our most recent interaction with Embrace was the topper. He was diagnosed with heartworm, and you guessed it, the claim was rejected as a pre-existing condition, even though I see no connection between respiratory infections that have been cured and newly-diagnosed heartworm, and neither does out vet.
Apparently, everything is now a pre-existing condition in Embrace's eyes. I don't see what the point is in pet insurance if nothing, even things that are seemingly unrelated, aren't covered.
It may make more sense to cancel the policy, save the premiums, and pay out of pocket, since that's what we're doing anyway.