Pure Dog Talk

Insurance Plans Go to the Dogs PetPartners President John Wycoff joins host Laura Reeves to talk about the how’s and why’s of insurance for our dogs. “Pets can get most of the same treatments people can get,” Wycoff said. “Costs of those treatments can be prohibitive.” Cost Prohibitive Treatments From foreign body ingestion surgery to chemotherapy for cancer treatment, these treatments for dogs can run in to the tens of thousands of dollars. “Having pet insurance allows you to avoid a big financial burden when something happens later in your pet’s life,” Wycoff said. Share the Risks "Buying insurance allows you to share the risk of certain conditions that can happen with you, your pet, car, house," Wycoff said. "You hope you never have these situations, but if they happen, you then have a plan to cover the catastrophic costs.” Pet insurance is similar to human programs, but with no “networks.” Owners choose the level of coverage, deductibles, add-ons and can use their regular vet. There were 1,828,126