Pet Health Insurance
Dog Insurance

Buying pet health insurance can be confusing. For the best pet insurance, you will need to compare pet insurance companies for policies and what they cover. These tips on choosing dog insurance will help...

Unexpected vet bills can put a major dent in your bank account.

Dog health insurance can be a life saver for pet owners who would otherwise be unable to afford costly medical treatments.

But don’t wait until your Weimaraner dog is sick. The time to consider getting dog insurance is when you first get your Weimaraner puppy.

Compare Pet Insurance for Coverage

A good affordable pet insurance will not only be low cost pet insurance, but it will also provide coverage for the claims you are most likely to have. In addition, making a claim will not be difficult! For example, it should be a simple 3 step process:

1. Have your Weimaraner treated by any licensed veterinarian and pay for services rendered.
2. File a claim
3. Get your check in the mail

Before you purchase veterinary pet insurance, make sure that you compare at least 2 or 3 of the better companies, for both cost and benefits.

Here are the top pet health insurance companies, in alphabetical order:

• AKC Pet Healthcare (PetPartners Inc.)
• ASPCA Pet Insurance
• Embrace Pet Insurance
• Pet Assure
• PetCare (Pethealth Inc.)
• Petplan Pet Insurance (Partnered with The Humane Society)
• Pets Best Insurance
• PurinaCare Pet Insurance
• VPI Pet Insurance

A few years ago, I purchased insurance through VPI for my first dog, Bear. It paid for itself, right off the bat. I had taken Bear to our local dog park, where he ended up getting bitten by another dog.

I took Bear to the emergency veterinary clinic, where they stitched the wound--and billed me over $300 (which at that time was stretching my budget).

But, here’s where it gets better. I filed a claim with VPI and they were able to reimburse me. I hadn’t even had the policy for a year at that point. And, for a mere $19 per month--the policy paid for itself with just one claim!

Health insurance for dogs is very similar to health insurance for humans. Coverage is based on:

• the dog’s age
• the plan you pick
• and sometimes the dog’s breed

Consider these factors when you compare pet health insurance.

The point is that it’s better to be safe than sorry. Pets get sick and injured, just as humans do. And as veterinary medicine advances, costs rise.

Thanks to pet health insurance, you don’t have to face the heartbreaking possibility of having to put your pet down--because you can’t afford treatment for an unexpected illness or injury.