[Heycher]

Hello,

I was reading a chain of posts the other day talking about pet insurance and someone mentioned the Banfield Pet Hosptials plans. It's not really insurance, they call it prepaid "preventative care". I thought I would share what I learned yesterday when I went up to Banfield (which is in our local PetSmart) to check it out.

For Puppies (there are 2 plans -- this is for the basic plan which is the more expensive but more comprehensive of the 2 plans):
One-Time membership fee: $99.95
Annual Plan cost: $263.40

This covers all vaccinations during the first year, free office visits, the entire cost of the spay or neuter, blood work, organ screens, deworming, 3 fecal exams, and some more things. Seems like a good deal to me -- I wonder if there is a catch? I asked that question - and they said no (of course). But maybe there really isn't. I do know that when I looked at their pricing list , the prices looked high to me (they charge $270 for a spay and their vaccine prices looked a little high but i'm not an expert).


And if anyone is interested in the rates for Dogs...
One time membership fee of - $69.95
Annual Plan Cost - $263.40.

Just thought I'd share that.
Cheryl