Veterinary Roots hospitals require payment at the time of service. We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express as forms of payment.
We, of course, recognize that there are times when a pet owner family is faced with an unexpected illness and, in turn, unexpected expenses. We are sensitive to this and hope these additional resources and recommendations we have shared below will be helpful to you and your pet.
If your pet is in need of advanced care and you cannot afford the full cost of payment, please visit our sister non-profit, the Rainier Animal Fund (RAF). RAF’s mission is to help ensure veterinary care is accessible to Western Washington families. While RAF might not be able to immediately, directly assist you and your pet, the organization has compiled information on many other non-profit resources that might prove to be helpful.
With advances in veterinary medicine, many pet owners now have access to state-of-the-art, life-enhancing care that was not available in the past. This care includes life-saving treatments for conditions that were once considered fatal for most pets. Although this veterinary care is adding to our pet’s longevity and quality of life, it can be, for many, outside of what is financially possible for their family. This is just one of the many reasons that Veterinary Roots highly recommends investing in pet health insurance.
In most cases, pet health insurance will help with the costs of emergency veterinary care while also ensuring pet owners have a plan in place for their pet’s long-term healthcare needs. Similar to human health insurance, pet health insurance helps provide financial resources should your pet require advanced or emergency care. Also like human health insurance, pet health insurance plans vary by provider. We recommend that you take the time to review those options and select the plan that best suits your family’s needs.
To take full advantage of a pet health insurance plan, it is ideal to insure your pet as young and/or early as possible to safeguard that they are covered in the event of an unexpected or emergency veterinary care expense. We recognize that pet insurance might not be right for every pet owner, but we highly recommend reviewing pet health insurance options as early as possible. For more information and reviews on available pet insurance companies, we recommend Pet Insurance Review.
Detailed below are a handful of providers recommended by our team:
Essential veterinary care often is supported by the continued advances in preventive and prescription medications—medications that help address your pet’s complete healthcare needs. We want to ensure that our clients not only have access to the highest quality products but also that they receive the discounts and rebates available to them through the product manufacturers. Our goal is to always pass those savings along to you!
Please ask your pet’s hospital for a list of current rebates and promotions available to you.
