Pet Insurance

Pet insurance is becoming more and more popular in Australia. It offers you peace of mind as it covers some or all of the treatment costs if your pet gets involved in an accident or suffers a sudden illness. There is no equivalent of Medicare for pets, so treatment costs can exceed out-of-pocket expenses for a similar condition in a human.

24 hour emergency and critical care for animals can be very costly. Some surgeries such as repair of fractured bones or exploratory surgery can also add up to thousands of dollars and that’s before including recovery and aftercare treatment. It is a heartbreaking situation to have to choose between the health of your pet and financial constraints, so for peace of mind we strongly recommend that your pet is insured.

There are several companies that offer pet insurance and we can help you find one that best suits your needs and your pet.

What does pet insurance cover?

Individual packages vary in the type of treatment covered. However, they usually include most accidents and unexpected illnesses.

You need to consider the differences between policies, in particular the claim excess amount, proportion of treatment costs covered, annual claim limit, age restrictions, pre-existing illness exclusions and policy costs.

We're a GapOnly® vet 

GapOnly® means a better claims experience for vets and pet parents alike with less paperwork, on-the-spot processing, and less up front expense, so pet parents can focus on the health of theirpet, and less on the cost of treatment.

GapOnly® is powered by PetSure, Australia’s leading pet insurance administrator. PetSure powers the pet insurance propositions of more than 20 brands, including some of Australia’s most recognisable brands, such as Everyday Insurance from Woolworths, RSPCA, PetBarn, Medibank, Bupa and HCF.

PetSure, along with GapOnly®, is on a mission to help remove the worries that come with being a pet owner, by improving pet healthcare moments so that dogs, cats and their people can enjoy healthier and happier lives together.

Click here to find a list of GapOnly® insurance partners.