5
out of 5
POSTED: | BY: Dr Matt Phillips
Pet insurance is for peace of mind
I bought the insurance to cover the emergency situation where you get a bill that could be thousands of dollars. I didn’t want to be faced with making that decision on the spot. Our new dog had a laceration needed emergency surgery. The process was easy to file a claim ;you do it on your phone. There was a mistake in the processing, but they corrected it quickly. Once corrected I sent follow up bills every four days for dressing changes and they processed them within 24 hours. My expectations were met and I’m glad I bought it to be perfectly honest. Pet insurance is not necessarily financially a win. The problem is you have a pet that develops a totally unexpected problem that could run anywhere from 1 to $8000. You have to decide on the spot. You don’t want to be in the situation of saying I suddenly having to come up with lots of money or taking your pet home for comfort care. The purpose of the insurance is for the unexpected catastrophic problem. If you’re buying it for routine care, I would not recommend it.
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