Pets Best | Pet Insurance Review

I adopted a dog on 11/1/2024. Prior to adopting the dog, I had to set up a vet intake appointment to prove to the shelter that we would have a regular vet. I set that appointment for 11/17 a few days before going to adopt my dog. On 11/14, I started a Pet’s Best policy after spending some time reviewing options—3 days before our intake appointment so the policy would be active in time. At the same time, my RECENTLY ADOPTED DOG WITH NO HISTORY OF PAIN, started showing signs of hip or back pain. I didn’t know if it was an injury or a chronic problem, so I asked the vet what to do. They let me know since she was still eating/drinking/pottying and walking I could wait until our appointment. At that appointment, we discussed testing some meds and getting some imaging done. In December, I had an immunization appointment where I also picked up meds. They denied the claim because the “undiagnosed lameness” presented in their stupid 14 day window. Then, when I got imagine done in February, they denied that claim, too. Again, I had this dog for TWO WEEKS when I started a policy for her. But because she started presenting with symptoms at the same time, for the REST OF HER LIFE, her hip dysplasia claims will be denied. This is an absolute discouragement to adopt, and especially to adopt older or medically complex dogs. Mabel is around 2, and I had no expectation she would be medically complex… But now the policy I got for her so she’d be well cared for even if money was tight won’t cover her biggest need. If I find a policy who will cover her (now diagnosed) hip dysplasia, I will leave Pet’s Best in an instant. They love money, not pets.

I recently had an extremely emergent situation with my sweet dog. She needed emergency surgery and to spend a few nights in the hospital. I was given an estimate of 7-9K. However, I was able to easily decide to get her the care she needed knowing that I could trust Pets Best to cover 90% of the charges and to process the payments within a month or so of my submittal. I had many smaller claims covered very quickly in the past and this set my mind at ease. It gave me one less worry to deal with at such a scary time. I was able to concentrate on getting my girl better and giving her all my love without having to worry how I was going to pay for her care. I was able to put the fees on my credit card and pay off 90% of it before any interest was even applied because I received payment very quickly after submitting my claim! I always recommend Pets Best to other pet parents!

"Extremely easy and pain-free process! No need to have my own spreadsheet to split out all the charges and figure out whats deductible or not. Just upload a photo of the invoice and an answer within a week. Amazing and seamless process."

"We are a first time PetsBest subscriber, which we got for our new little orange kitten, Leo. We used it for the first time when we had him neutered and vaccinated. We were glad we had the insurance as it was very expensive. The submission and reimbursement was quick and easy, thank you!"

"Our five year old Golden Retriever had to have a small mass removed from her front foreleg. A week after the surgery — and one week before her sutures were due to come out — she got away from my wife in out backyard and ran and jumped like she was completely fine. After a trip to an emergency Vet to fix her opened sutures we now had to deal with a new bill to submit. Pets Best was wonderful in the way they handled our claim and were very quick to reimburse us. We couldn't be happier with our experience!"