I need some insight from others who seem to be having the same issue with rate increase on their dog’s premiums. My senior dog is going from $179 to $410. I cannot afford it but i need something in case he has an accident / medical emergency. What are you doing if you’ve also received a high rate increase? I understand pre existing conditions are not covered if we switch up. He is currently on an Apoquel medication for lifelong allergies, and so far so good healthwise. He is also a Saint Bernard so as a giant breed, they do not have a longer lifespan. We live in California. A quick search showed me ASPCA pet insurance, which i didn’t know existed… Any advice is appreciated and thanks in advance. Edit: typo on ASPCA 😅

Hello, with Fetch. Monthly fee has gone up e up to $102.00 Canadian for 1 dog. Dog is 6 years old. We also have another fur baby. Does anyone have another Pet insurance company you can recommend/ please share your monthly amount.

Hi everyone. I brought my 5 and 9 month old kittens for a wellness exam this morning to show there are no pre-existing conditions to Trupanion. The vet ended up noting that there was a very small amount of tartar on just one tooth of each cat, and it was so mild she didn’t even know if it was just food residue or tartar. It also took her multiple tries to even see it. She did however note that the dental score for my cats are both 0, meaning there is no sign of disease or tartar (?). Trupanion is now saying that for the rest of my cats lives, any dental issues (other than accidental breaks) won’t be covered since it is a pre-existing condition. I’m at a loss for what to do… I know cats often need extractions and I chose Trupanion for their dental coverage. It is so frustrating that because of that one finding that was so mild, nothing will be covered. Does anyone have any experience with this and any advice? I’ve read somewhere that someone had their vet write a note saying it was not a pre-existing condition. Has anyone else heard of this?

I submitted a claim on 4/12 for my three year old domestic shorthair cat for a diagnosis of FHS. On the claim I asked for reimbursement of the medicine ( Gabapentin ) and the cost for the emergency visit. I submitted all medical records as requested. Today 4/29 and the claim is still in review. I signed up for Lemonade when my cat was a kitten. He has no pre existing conditions and I take him to all his annual vet appointments. Lemonade is not very communicative. I only received correspondence when I reached out to them asking for an update. They say they are working on processing the claim as quickly as possible. Is this normal turn around time?

Hey everyone, I had lemonade pet insurance for around a year but they don’t cover my dogs allergies (pre exist). They also upped my insurance to almost 50 bucks a month, before it was 35. So I dropped them and have been putting money away each week in the stock market in case of an emergency. I have been doing this for almost a year and have around 700 bucks in it now (robinhood). Obviously the stocks are down right now and I’m down 30 bucks but historically they will go up again. Just wondering if anyone else has decided to this instead, it’s nice seeing my money actually being saved rather than throwing it away with pet insurance and things they do not cover. I first got my dog and took him to the vet prior to getting insurance and that’s why they don’t cover his allergy meds. NOTE: always get pet insurance before going to the vet if you choose to get it.

I have a 9 year old mixed lab. He was insured as soon as we got him through Healthy Paws and he has been relatively healthy since; however, we received a notice last week his premiums would be increasing from $84/mo to $194/mo. I found via reddit this was common for other California customers and reached out to a contact I found on reddit, only to receive a canned response about “increased vet costs” - no sir, vet prices do not increase 128% YoY. We also started at less than $40 a month, so costs for us had already doubled in 9 years. My dilemma: I can find pet insurance from Spot, Figo, PetsBest (literally anyone) for cheaper than $194. His only preexisting condition is hip arthritis at this point, although he does have random lumps that the vet said were harmless. No idea if those are in his medical history. Do I sign up for a different insurance company knowing I risk them doubling rates next year, and/or possibly claiming everything falls under preexisting conditions? Do I start putting away money each month and hope for the best? What would you do? I’m so frustrated as we bought into the pet insurance thing and would have been better off starting a savings account for him 9 years ago. But now here we are, tens of thousands paid to a company who actively wants to screw us over so we cancel and no savings specifically for the dog or money to throw around for vet bills.

Hi! Thought id share my experience with my cat! He is 4yr - i have had Trupanion since i adopted him a year+ ago. He had no pre-existing conditions. I specifically asked agent of dental was covered and they said yes. He has been to the vet a couple times - first time visit, ear infection, worms from new kitten we got, etc. The vet has briefly checked his teeth previously and said a little tartar but overall healthy gums. Friend got a new cat so was asking about my policy - reading the “fine print” is that dental doesn’t kick in until first post-insurance dental/oral examination. I immediately emailed and asked that his dental coverage has kicked in - they said no because they have no notes from vet. I said she probably didn’t note because there was nothing of note…asked if i got her to confirm they could put into effect retroactively. They said yes. Vet sent over full records to them - vet “briefly” checked mouth with said assessment on 12/11/24. They said it will take a couple days to process but will get back to me. Still waiting and can update but wanted to just flag!!! I also checked because he may have some mouth issues that i flagged to vet a couple weeks ago (still undetermined) but glad i did because i could see their potential denial saying “he didn’t have an oral exam prior blah blah blah.” Anyway TLDR - check the fine print!! They are so sneaky and if they fight me on this i will probably cancel.

Hi everyone, my deductible for trupanion is $750. I’m paying $65/monthly, which I think is insanely high. I have a miniature dachshund who’s 1.5 years old. His ear has been looking red and we have an upcoming check up at the vet next week. If an infection, they’ll likely prescribed ear drops or antibiotics, which I’m assuming will be a hell of a lot less than $750. I am looking for some guidance on this or others experiences, when the vet bill is way less than the deductible. I understand it’s per condition so in the future if he has ear issues, it would be covered (which is likely considering his cute floppy ears). I am unsure what to do, as I don’t want to be denied claims in the future if more ear troubles arise and I don’t submit one now. Hope this makes sense. Thank you!

About two months ago, I took in a stray cat. On his second vet visit, I brought him in because I suspected conjunctivitis-his eye looked irritated. The vet also mentioned the possibility of entropion but said I’d need an eye specialist to know for sure. I followed up with a veterinary ophthalmologist, and they diagnosed him with eyelid agenesis, not entropion. It required a $4,000 surgery, which I went through with to give him a better quality of life. Unfortunately, Pets Best denied my claim saying The eye issue was mentioned at an earlier appointment, so they’re calling it a pre-existing condition, even though the actual diagnosis changed significantly. Has anyone had any success appealing a claim like this? Is there a way to argue that it’s a completely different condition? Or does the fact that “something was wrong with his eye” early on automatically void any coverage?

I have not enrolled in Trupanion but I am interested in them because of their direct pay options.. however I was chatting with an agent and I asked about prior history of colds or ear infections and she said that would be a pre-existing condition. She said it also depends on the record review. I asked for a contact to review my records and she said that can only be done after enrolling. I asked for a compliance department contact, and she said that isn't available for members. Can someone give me any insight to any of these statements? I'm getting different responses when I speak with different agents.