“As veterinarians, we know there’s a lot of pet health information out there. However, pet families coming to us with Internet search results or what they’ve seen on social media can’t always prepare us for the most productive conversations. Dr. Jules BensonVice President, Pet Health and Chief Veterinary Officer at Nationwide. Imagine being able to access information on millions of pets from veterinary clinics across the country. Clients want you to come to the exam room with accurate information about their pet’s specific health concerns and get help in catching and treating those health problems early.
The National Pet Health Zone, for example, informs pet parents that Labrador retriever puppies are 6.5x more likely to ingest foreign bodies than other dogs. Similarly, young pet parents find that their American Cocker Spaniel dog is 16x more likely to have cherry eye than other dogs.
This data-driven knowledge opens the door to organic, actionable conversations for at-home monitoring, helping pet parents recognize early signs of illness and getting timely veterinary treatment. When clients know what’s possible for each pet, each species and each life stage, animal health care teams have a better chance of assisting with interventions and treatments that provide optimal outcomes.
Pet HealthZone supports the efforts of animal health care groups that:
- Improving the health of pets; An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. By enabling the right conversations at the right time, Pet HealthZone can help clients and animal healthcare teams take concrete steps to prevent diseases, slow their progression, or prepare for tougher conversations down the road.
- Increasing the effectiveness of animal health care teamsBy equipping pet families with a broader understanding of their pet’s health and taking some of the hard work out of customer education, PetHealthZone team members can focus on the most important conversations around prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- Making pet health information meaningful and actionableNationwide knows that information plays a key role in the growth of the pet health industry, and creating accessible and easy-to-use tools like PetHealthZone is critical to areas such as evidence-based care and veterinary information.
It is working to raise awareness of pet care and strengthen the human-animal bond nationwide. For more information, visit ThePetHealthZone.com And experience the health of future pets.
About National Pet Insurance
With over 1.2 million insured pets, it is the nation’s first and largest pet health insurance provider in the United States. Nationwide pet health insurance plans cover dogs, cats, birds and exotic pets for many health problems and conditions related to accidents, diseases and injuries. Medicare plans are available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Products underwritten by Animal Insurance Company (CA), Columbus, OH; National Accident Company (all other states), Columbus, OH. Agency of record: DVM Insurance Agency are all subsidiaries of National Mutual Insurance Company. Pet owners can get pet insurance nationwide. Facebook or follow Twitter. For more information about Nationwide pet insurance, call 800-USA-PETS (800-872-7387) or visit PetInsurance.com.