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It’s impossible to not love the Golden Retriever breed. These family-loved dogs are beautiful inside and out. They boast a bunch of pawsome personality traits that set them apart, including their affectionate, trustworthy, outgoing, and easy-to-train nature. They’re also a huge hit with babies, toddlers, and kids, thanks to their patient and gentle characteristics.
While Goldens are fabulous pooches, they are prone to some health issues. As a Golden Retriever pet parent, it’s important to know each type of hereditary condition that your fur baby can develop, to ensure you’re fully prepared to get them the exact help they need, if and when they need it. Here are the health issues that Golden Retrievers are most likely to run into:
Here at PetsOnMe, we’ve tailored each Golden Retriever dog insurance plan to cover the common health issues that this family-fave breed is at risk of developing. Compare our tail-wagging Accident, Classic & Deluxe Plans designed just for these wonderful pooches.
Eligible cover on breed-specific health conditions.
Financial protection against eligible breed-specific vet treatments.
Peace of mind knowing your Golden Retriever has access to medical care, no matter your financial situation.
Cranial ligament cruciate tears, hip dysplasia, and elbow dysplasia tend to be the most common problems that Golden Retrievers can develop. PetsOnMe’s Golden Retriever pet insurance covers a selection of breed-specific conditions, so you don’t need to worry about the vet bills.
If you’ve got a little Golden Retriever puppy, they’ll need regular check-ups (typically every 3 to 4 weeks).
For healthy adult Retrievers, you should only need to get them checked up if they get poorly or injured, or, if you want to play it safe, once a year will be absolutely fine. For senior Golden Retrievers, you should get them checked every 6 months to ensure any age-related illnesses are caught early.
Key health tests to look out for include the all-clear for PRA1 and PRA2 DNA tests. These tests let you know if your pooch is going to pass on or develop common hereditary conditions. Annual eye tests are also a must, especially before breeding.
Golden Retrievers need just as much TLC and special treatment as the next pooch. A balanced diet, regular deworming and flea treatments, dental check-ups, vaccinations, regular exercise, and, of course, grooming will keep your Golden Retriever in tip-top shape.
Our Deluxe Golden Retriever Plan offers some extra bits that you can’t get with our other plans, including select dental care and physiotherapy — everything a pampered pup needs!
If your pooch isn’t their usual playful self, looks like they’re struggling to move, is losing muscle mass, and grating joints during movement, you might have a case of hip and/or elbow dysplasia. But don’t worry. The earlier you get your Golden Retriever checked out by the vet, the easier it will be to treat.
Lucky for you, our Classic and Deluxe Golden Retriever plans include hip and elbow dysplasia coverage, so you needn’t worry about paying any out-of-pocket vet bills.
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