As you all know, I'm a big advocate of pet health insurance. I'm always on the look out for what other's think on the topic, too.

I came across a good article on the subject with some comments by Dr. Nancy Kay, a board certified internal medicine specialist from the Animal Care Center of Rhonert Park.

The article is in the Marin Independent Journal and you can read it here.

Among other things, Dr Kay makes an excellent point about pet health insurance having been around for a while but maybe not quite living up to people's expectations in the past. She references more recent changes in the Pet Insurance Industry where some providers are willing to provide greater reimbursement levels allowing her clients to take advantage of the best available treatment plans.

She makes a distinction between "conservative"  and "aggressive" veterinary care where everything that can be done is available. As a specialist, Dr Kay knows that more sophisticated procedures can cost more. These newer more expensive diagnostic procedures and treatment protocols can be life saving too.

As vets we are sometimes forced to tailor our treatment plans to fit the financial circumstances of our clients and in some cases we could do more if the client had pet health insurance.

That would help us all sleep a little better at night.