What does “This pet also comes with 30 days of prepaid pet health insurance” mean?
July 29, 2010 by
Filed under Dog Training
I’m looking into adopting another dog right now and i don’t really know what that means.
Does it mean i can get my dog nuetered within 30 days of when i adopt her and it won’t cost me anything?
Somebody please help
Most pet health insurance does not cover neutering and routine care like vaccines. It covers sick visits. So you get 30 days of something like “major medical”.
That probably just means that if the dog gets sick within 30 days, the company will pay for it. It won’t cover neutering, although if you’re adopting chances are it’ll be neutered anyways, because almost all shelters do this before adopting dogs out.
It’s kindof like a warranty… and although nice, you’re going to have the dog for 10-15 YEARS, so a 30 day warranty doesn’t really give you a lot of leeway.
How old is the dog and where are you getting it from? The AKC offers a 60 day trial period of free pet insurance when you register with them, so you may be looking at something like that. But it is important to neuter your dog when the time is right (giant breed dogs should be neutered later) and not just when you have insurance. Getting a health insurance plan from the beginning is the best way to do it. ASPCA Pet Health covers neutering and other well care issues.
http://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/
It probably won’t cover much, they are just giving it to you free to get you to purchase their product(insurance)long term, it’s a money maker for them, that’s about it. make sure to read all the fine print.