Pet insurance is the one of the fastest growing finance product on the Australian market, but even for a young industry it is starting to grow its own urban myths.

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2. Pet insurance is the one of the fastest
growing finance product on the
Australian market, but even for a
young industry it is starting to grow its
own urban myths. In the next few
articles we will attempt to demystify
these myths.
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3. Pet insurance Myth #1, is that
many dogs are excluded from
pet insurance. So is this true,
can your dog get best dog
insurance?
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4. I have a working dog: There are some
working dogs that are not suited to dog
insurance, and this is because they are not
actually pets. However if you have a farm
dog, that works, but for all intent purpose is
still a pet, then Petplan dog insurance is a
good idea for them.
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5. Often farm dogs are very active
and may need bone related
surgeries later down the track,
so putting them on dog
insurance is a good idea.
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7. My dog has pre-existing issues: Yes if your
dog has some pre-existing conditions, you
may have some exclusion on your dog
insurance, but that doesn’t mean you can’t
have dog insurance Australia. Instead it
means that other parts of your dog’s health
will be covered.
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8. When we hear this we are reminded of a
story: Jeffery the Labrador had had
constant urinary infections before his
owner activated him dog insurance.
Because of this his owner had always
though that because of this pre-existing
issues,
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9. there would be no point having dog
insurance, but decided to go ahead anyway.
There was an exclusion placed on the
urinary infections, when the policy was
activated. Then about a year later Jeffrey
was hit by a car and needed spinal surgery
to survive.
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10. This of course, was covered his
policy. The lesion is, just because
there are some exclusions, due to a
pre-existing illness, doesn’t mean
that you should avoid dog insurance.
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12. My dog comes to work with me, but doesn’t
work: Let’s say your happy hound comes to
work with you, to your florist, but doesn’t
actually work (instead she sleeps in her bed
and talks to the customers) even though you
call her your customer relations manager, you
don’t need to have any concerns about dog
insurance.
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13. In some instances, as some work
places may be specifically dangerous
for your dog, you may have some
exclusions, but these will generally be
on situations that you are already
preventing from happening.
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14. My dog is elderly: Yes it is true that some dog
insurances cannot be activated for dogs over a
certain age, but this is not true of all dog
insurance plans. It is worth checking if you
chosen insurance provider has options for
elderly pets, as many will have options for a 12
month policy that excludes some options, and
can cost less because of that.
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