Trupanion Canada | Pet Insurance Review

I signed up with Trupanion last November for my two senior dogs. One dog had a UTI within the 18 month prior window, so I am aware that any UTIs are considered pre-existing and will not be covered. That same dog ended up having to be admitted as her blood work returned abnormal kidney values, suspected kidney disease or addison's disease. Upon further tests, they found a blockage in her ureter causing urine backup into her kidney, which was then causing it to fail. This required surgery as soon as possible - quoted at 10k. Surgery was scheduled for 11a the following day, and required pre-approval from Trupanion as the vet agreed to have them pay directly to them. 12pm days of surgery rolls around and still no word. Turns out they were trying to relate her issue to the UTI, therefore not covering it. After multiple phone calls, my vet was able to push the request through and they approved. Surgery costs were to be paid directly to vet and any cost other than surgery (her stay of 5 days) I had to pay out of pocket and that would be paid to me. This was almost 3 weeks ago. They have not paid my vet and they have not paid me for my portion (6k). When I call to ask for an update, I get the same answer, that they are waiting on urine analysis results from my vet at the time of admitting. AGAIN trying to tie this to a UTI that was non-existent. I've spoken to three vets and all of them are dumbfounded as to how this is even a question with them.

We have two Boxers. They LIVE to chew and they chew HARD. The male, Malcolm, also likes to swallow the evidence. He has since he was a puppy. I had to hide every toy in the house for the first 5 years and get them out only when I had time to sit in the floor and play with them. He needed watching 24/7. He could not be trusted not to eat his toys. Even got the top off a black kong toy-- the hardest one! He has had to undergo I think, 5 intestinal surgeries in his lifetime to get the toys out. He nearly died once and has lost 8 inches in his intestine. The female, McKenzie, recently went through a very scary bout with Trigeminal Neuralgia and had to be put on a feeding tube, had a reaction to that and it took a long time to recover. Trupanion was there for us every step of the way. I have always counted on them and they have never argued or balked at any request. I highly recommend them to any pet owner. You never know what issues a new puppy might have.

My doggo was diagnosed with diabetes. Everything about it was stressful except for getting info from Trupanion. My deductible for her diabetes was almost met in one visit and soon Trupanion will start paying 90% of the expenses for her treatment for the rest of her life. I'm so relieved. When my other dog died, I called them and the receptionist was the sweetest, kindest person ever. Everyone there seems to actually care about their clients. It's not a tooth and nail fight to get what you paid for, unlike my human health insurer!

My wife and I adopted an older cat and put insurance on him the very first day. Since his history wasn't known or documented there weren't any pre-existing conditions. Unfortunately about 18 months in our boy started having health problems and things escalated quickly. He endured 3 emergency life saving surgeries in 3 months and it wasn't until the last surgery that the cause of all the issues was finally determined, he had cancer. We submitted our first set of claims and heard nothing. We submitted more claims, and still radio silence. I sent emails, and no reply. Finally when I was about $6,000 out of pocket and not a single peep from Trupanion, and having found out he needed another surgery I called their customer service line. The person was extremely helpful and in reading the timeline of events even she was surprised that it had been 5 weeks of waiting and nobody from Trupanion had done anything to advance the case. We ended the call with the rep agreeing to escalate the issue and she would call me back when she had information. A few hours later i got a flood of emails that my claims were approved and a check was in the mail and true to her word, that rep called me back. She didn't provide explanation or excuses but simply said the problem was resolved and any claim submitted moving forward would be handled within a more appropriate timeframe. Needless to say from that point on the claims process was flawless. We'd submit the claim and typically within 7 business days would have our reimbursement check. Our boy ended up passing away but all told trupanion probably covered somewhere around $15,000 in 3 months for his treatments. I'm disappointed that during this stressful time they made it my responsibility to monitor them and hold them accountable to do their job but once someone finally took accountability they were excellent.

IF I COULD GIVE THIS COMPANY 0 STARS I WOULD. BEFORE SETTING UP OUR POLICIES (BY THE WAY THE HIGHEST ON THE MARKET $79.A MONTH EACH DOG) I WENT THROUGH MY DOGS MEDICAL RECORDS THROUGHLY WITH THE COMPANY REP. SHE ENSURED ME THAT NO OF MY CONCERNS WERE PRE EXISTING MEDICAL ISSUES AND THAT MY DOG WOULD BE COVERED IF ANY INJURY OCCURRED. WELL LOW AND BEHOLD MY DOG WAS INJURED AND EVERYTHING WAS PRE EXISTING. NOT COVERED, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!! TAKE NOTE IF YOU HAVE TIME READ THE ARTICLE IN THE NY TIMES ABOUT PET INSURANCE ITS WORTH THE READ, ITS ALL A HOAX, BIG MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY. 10-20% OF ALL INJURIES ARE REALLY COVERED. WE INVESTED A TON ON MONEY INTO TRUPANION INSURANCE TO ONLY BE DENIED OUR CLAIMS. TAKE THE MONEY YOU WERE GOING TO PAY FOR INSURANCE AND PUT IN INTO A PET EMERGENCY SAVINGS AND YOU WILL COME OUT WAY AHEAD.....WE WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY HAD MONEY LEFT!