| PetFirst Health Care for Dogs | | | | Preferred Plan. There is still a $50 deductible with |
| No dog owner wants to have to choose between | | | | 90% reimbursement, but now the illness and |
| their dog's health and their wallets. PetFirst Health | | | | accident coverage has increased to $12,000. The |
| for Dogs goes a long way to making sure this | | | | per incident limit is now $2,500. Routine care |
| decision will never have to be made. In addition to | | | | coverage for physical exams, vaccinations, and |
| details about the levels of coverage available, | | | | preventive care have all increased as well, and |
| PetFirst has a list of suggestions on how to keep | | | | routine maintenance and routine screens are now |
| your pet healthy and avoid at least some | | | | added. The single dog Preferred Plan policy now |
| veterinary expenses. Such matters as ear | | | | starts at $39.95 monthly. |
| cleaning, home dental care, and watching your | | | | The Preferred Plus Plan is a plan that is especially |
| dog's weight are found here. | | | | useful for owners of purebred dogs. The illness |
| PetFirst Health Care for Dogs, while covering | | | | and accident coverage is now $15,000, with |
| many conditions, does exclude certain things. As is | | | | $3,500 as the per incident limit. The deductible is |
| usual, pre-existing conditions are not covered by | | | | still $50 with the same reimbursement rate of |
| PetFirst. Cosmetic and elective surgeries and | | | | 90%. The routine maintenance rider includes |
| procedures, such as tail docking, ear cropping, | | | | dental cleaning, spay/neuter, health screening, and |
| special diets, and nail clipping are not covered. | | | | behavioral training. More benefits under this |
| However, PetFirst carries a number of policies, | | | | program include trip cancellation coverage, and |
| and one of them will probably be right for your | | | | burial or cremation. The Preferred Plus Plan begins |
| dog. | | | | at $49.95 per month. |
| PetFirst's Basic Plan offers coverage for dogs | | | | Coverage for the Accident Only Plan will provide |
| from age 8 weeks up to 9 years. (A separate | | | | accident coverage of $3,000, with a per accident |
| Senior Plan is available for dogs older than 10 | | | | limit of the same. This plan covers any age of |
| years). The deductible for the Basic Plan is $50 | | | | dog and costs $16.95 per month. |
| with a 90% reimbursement. This plan provides | | | | To file a claim with PetFirst Health Care for Dogs, |
| $7,500 of coverage for accidents and illness, with | | | | it is necessary to supply them with a claim form |
| a per incident limit of $1,500. Also covered, at | | | | that must be signed by your veterinarian. Your |
| least in part, are physical exams, vaccinations, and | | | | dog's medical records for the treatment being |
| preventive care. Reward and advertising costs for | | | | claimed and for your dog's previous year's medical |
| a lost pet will provide you with $250 coverage, as | | | | records must be included. This company will |
| will boarding fees at a kennel. The Basic Plan, for | | | | accept faxes only from your veterinarian. To |
| one dog, costs about $29.95 per month. | | | | submit a claim yourself, you must mail it. |
| The next level of care offered by PetFirst is the | | | | |