Petshealth policies cover only cats and dogs and was originally a mortality insurance company. Pet mortality insurance is essentially life insurance for all sorts of show animals and money-making animals, like pleasure horses and competing animals. However, it's also sold for regular dogs when owners want to protect their investments. In these cases, Fido would be insured for his purchase price. The company provides online rate quoting and ordering at its Web site .
Vets sing the praises The veterinary medical community has shown support for such insurance.
Yes, that's covered by both VPI and Petshealth. But the good news is that with today's pet-health treatments, Fido is far more likely to die of old age.