Policy Type: Lifetime Cover
Vet Fees Cover Limit: Choice of £4,000 or £7,000(in total for all conditions) per policy year
Maximum Age for New Policies: 7 years (dogs) 9 years (cats)
Key Points to Note
- Includes dental cover for illnesses as well as accidents
- Very limited prescription food cover
- No cover for euthanasia
- Optional death benefits
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Excess and Contribution Rates
- You have to pay 20% of vets fees for older pets (dogs over 8, cats over 10)
- The standard excess is high at £100 per condition per year for dogs and £85-£115 for cats.
Vet Fees Benefits
| Dental Costs: For treatment required as a result of accident or illness. |
| Prescription Food: Very limited cover. Only pays prescription food fr treatment of bladder stones/urine crystals (40% for 6 months) or 5 days liquid hospital food. |
| Euthanasia: Not covered |
| Complementary Therapies: Provides £1,000 complementary therapy cover in addition to vet fees limit excluding physiotherapy which is covered in the vet fees limit). Hydrotherapy is limited to 10 sessions per injury or illness over a lifetime. |
| Behavioural Therapy: Covered. |
Third Party Liability Cover
| Third Party Liability: £2 million – No non-standard exclusions. |
Additional Benefits
| Death Benefit – Illnesses – Optional Pays purchase price of your pet (maximum £1,500). |
| Death Benefit – Accidents – Optional Pays purchase price of your pet (maximum £1,500). |
| Theft & Straying Benefit Pays purchase price of your pet (maximum £1,500). |
| Advertising & Reward £1,500 (Includes cost of extra accommodation if your pet goes missing abroad). |
| Boarding Fees £1,500 Pays the cost of a licensed boarding establishment or £5 per day towards the cost of someone looking after your pet. |
| Holiday cancellation £1,500 Covers cancellation/curtailment as a result of pet requiring immediate lifesaving treatment shortly before travel or whilst on holiday. And curtailment as a result of pet going missing whilst away. |
Travel Cover
| Limitations: 90 days per policy year. Only covers trips to EU countries (which are members of the PET travel scheme). |
| Vets Fees Abroad. Included in overall vet fees limit |
| Quarantine Fees: £1,500 (Loss of documents cover also included in this limit) |
| Loss of Documents Cover See quarantine fees |
| Emergency Expenses Abroad Includes £500 “emergency repatriation cover” for if your pet needs to be returned to the UK as a result of illness. |
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