Trupanion Canada | Pet Insurance Review

I've been with Trupanion for about six months now. I have a beautiful English Creame Golden Retriever named Emma who is a 1 1/2 yrs. old. About six months ago I took Emma to my vet, Dr. B, for a wellness visit. I had been with this other insurance company at the time when Dr. B asked me how I liked them. To be honest, I had never had to use them, so I asked him if he had heard of them. Although Dr. B didn't say anything bad about them, he didn't say anything nice about them either, which led me to asking him who would he recommend. Within the next ten minutes or so he went over all the pros and cons about the top 5 insurance companies and to my surprise mine was not one of them. He told me all about Trupanion and even had a video presentation explaining all the reasons why I should go with them. Now to be honest, I was a little skeptical thinking he must be affiliated with them in some way, when to my surprise he said, Trupanion will give you the first month for free and if I didn't like them I could cancel, no questions asked. Exactly one week later Emma has a Urinary tract infection. I took Emma to Dr. B who told me she was covered for 90% of the total bill, almost $800. He filled out all the paperwork, submitted it to Trupanion and in 10 minutes they approved the claim. I was floored. I hadn't even paid them do to the free month, so I was already ahead. Now I decided to compare the other company I had signed up with so I called and asked them a hypothetical. I said if my dog had a urinary tract infection would she be covered and If so for how much. The woman said when I submitted the claim they have to determine how much they believe the claim to be worth. In other words, they don't go by what the vet submits they go by what they believed it should cost. Wow! When Dr. B submitted the claim it was approved in less than 10 minutes and nothing but the 10% and my deductible were due. Nothing else out of pocket as Trupanion sent Dr. B 90% of what he submitted. This past week I took Emma in because she was limping. Dr. B took ex-rays and it showed possible elbow dysplasia, after sending them out for another opinion. I paid $350.00 and Dr. submitted it to Trupanion. Today when I got home there was a check for $160.00 from them because Trupanion accepted the claim. I can't believe how great they are. I love my dog and with Dr. B and of course Trupanion I no that Emma is in great hands. Dr. B is the best vet in Las Vegas, and Trupanion is the best insurance

They where amazing. Always there to answer any questions and the claim was settled very quickly. and direct deposited my check.

Upon initial registration, I was told that my senior pet would quality pending there had been no previous "diagnosis". I have given my dog of 11 years preventative care and he was potentially in need of surgery but would not be able to assess without an MRI. Trupanion denied the claim based on hypothetical possibilties versus any concrete diagnosis. Their conclusions came from a sloppy report given by a neurologist who saw him one time, not having performed any test to back up their hypothetical assessment and the preventative treatment from the original vet (like Glucosamine and joint lubicators). I was provided false and misleading information from the beginning with Trupanion, and they refused to refund the 3 weeks it took for someone to call me back after canceling my insurance with them (you cannot reach the cancellation department). The only valuable part of having Trupanion with an older pet is in cases of cancer. Otherwise they will find something in their chart that contributes to possible diagnosis and denial of treatment. Be very cautious with this pet insurance.

My dog Chance was hit by a car 7 months ago and had to have an surgery then to repair a fracture and luxating tarsal joint. 6 weeks post-op the plate placed to repair the damages became severely infected and needed to be removed. The problem was, the plate could not be removed until the joint was stable on its own or until he was healthy. 7 months later, Chance had his second surgery. Both surgeries were covered by Trupanion and both times they got back to me almost immediately to say I was approved. When I had called with questions I got wonderful customer service. Chance is now doing wonderful!

The claim processing is quick and easy. Great service.