Medibank Pet Max

Limited injury and comprehensive illness cover for cats and dogs

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Description

Insurer
Medibank
Policy
Pet Max
Underwriter
PetSure (Australia) Pty Ltd
Policy type
  • Limited injury cover
  • Comprehensive illness cover
Animals covered
Cats and dogs

Cover summary

Minimum age for new cover
8 weeks
Maximum age for new cover
8 years
Maximum benefit per year
$30,000
Benefit paid per claim
90% vet bill covered

Excesses

Excess
Choose excess from $0, $100 or $250

Covered events

Injury
  • Limited cover
  • No waiting period <b>Covers these specified injuries only:</b>
  • motor vehicle incident
  • burn or electrocution
  • reaction to bite from an insect, spider or scorpion
  • near drowning incident
  • bone fracture
  • traumatic tooth fracture
  • snake bite toxicity
  • traumatic ligament or tendon injury
  • bite wound or fight wound abscesses
  • lacerations or abrasion of tissue, skin or mucous membrane due to external trauma
  • cruciate ligament condition
  • ingestion of foreign object
  • poisioning
Illness
  • Comprehensive cover
  • 30 day waiting period
Vet consults
1
Emergency treatment
1
Pre-existing conditions
Can be covered if condition is temporary and pet is symptom-free for 18 months

Additional benefits

Routine care
  • Optional
  • Up to $50 for 2 of: desexing, vaccinations or health checks, microchipping, heartworm preventative, dew claw removal, prescription diets, teeth cleaning, cremation/burial, council registration fees, alternative medication or obedience training
  • Up to $45 for flea/tick/worm control
  • Up to $10 for heartworm tests or blood screen
  • Up to $10 for FeLV/FIV tests or urinalysis
Alternative therapies
  • Up to $2000
  • Limit combined with cover for dental and behavioural conditions
  • Some cover available under routine care option
Lost animal
Necessary euthanasia
1
Telehealth vet service
  • Text or video call with vet
  • Available 24/7
Legal liability

Conditions

Allergic reaction
1
Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Behavioural conditions
  • Up to $2000
  • Limit combined with cover for dental and alternative therapies
  • Some cover available under routine care option
Cancer
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Cruciate ligament conditions
  • Covered as a specified injury
  • Cover includes partial/complete rupture of cruciate ligament, meniscal tears, looseness of the cruciate ligament and complications following surgery
  • Standard waiting periods
Ear conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Eye conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Dental and oral health conditions
  • Covered
  • Cover limited to gingivitis, abscesses, odontoclastic resorptive lesions, dental disease arising from infection, retained deciduous teeth, cavities, fractured teeth due to dental disease, immune-mediated stomatitis and oral tumours
  • Up to $2000
  • 6 month waiting period
  • Treatment for traumatic tooth fracture and immune-mediated stomatitis limited to tooth removal
  • Treatment for gingivitis, abscesses, odontoclastic resorptive lesions, dental disease arising from infection, retained deciduous teeth, cavities and fractured teeth due to dental disease limited to scaling, polishing, dental x-rays and tooth removal
  • Does not cover orthodontics, root canal therapy, crowns, teeth, cosmetic surgery or corrective treatment
  • Insurer requires annual routine dental check-ups
  • Some cover available under routine care option
Ingestion of a foreign object
  • Covered as a specified injury
  • Standard waiting periods
Heart conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Orthopaedic conditions
  • Covered
  • Specifically covered injuries include bone fracture
  • Standard waiting periods
Patella luxation
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Joint conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Intervertebral disc disease
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Hereditary conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Pregnancy and obstetrics
Illness caused by parasites
  • Covered
  • Cover includes tick paralysis
  • Standard waiting periods
  • Some cover available under routine care option
Skin conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Snakebite
  • Covered as a specified injury
  • Standard waiting periods
Vaccinatable Conditions
  • Covered
  • Vaccine benefit available under routine care option

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