Set your cat up for a healthy life – or nine with Preventive Essentials.
Preventive Essentials is what we call Pumpkin’s wellness package. It’s not insurance, but an optional benefit you can add to your insurance plan if you want refunds for routine care cats need to stay healthy!
Assess Current Health
Help prioritize your cat’s annual wellness exam to support their head-to-tail health with Preventive Essentials.
Prevent Diseases Year-round
Help get your cat an important vaccine they need to avoid preventable diseases all year with Preventive Essentials.
Detect Parasites Early
Help provide your cat with a key lab test that screens for harmful intestinal worms with Preventive Essentials.
Preventive Care: Stuff To Know
Why do vets want all cats to get tested for worms?
Intestinal worms can threaten cats, indoors and out. Their eggs or larvae can infest your home and cat through contaminated soil, dirt on shoes, or infected rodents and bugs. It’s why vets recommend a fecal “poop” test for intestinal worms every year. Let’s meet 2 of the tiny worms that pose big risks:
+ Roundworms affect 25-75% of cats!¹ These pests cause vomiting, weight loss, coat changes, a bloated appearance, and poor growth in kittens. While treatment is very effective, early detection is key.
+ Hookworms are a common threat to cats. These blood suckers can cause diarrhea, weight loss, and anemia. Severe cases in kittens can be life-threatening! While treatment is very effective, early detection is key.
Next Up: Annual Wellness Exams
Why shouldn’t you skip your cat’s annual exam?
We get it – cats loathe crates and car rides, but vets highly recommend a wellness exam each year. Since cats are masters of hiding symptoms, it’s the best way to get a temperature check on their health. Here’s what to expect:
+ Vitals Check ensures your cat’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature are normal.
+ Head-To-Tail Exam checks all key body parts for any changes, abnormalities, or signs of illness or injury.
+ Vaccines are given to help protect your cat against dangerous preventable diseases year-round.
+ Early-Detection Screening Tests help catch illnesses early, from a fecal “poop” test to screen for intestinal worms, to a complete blood count (CBC) test for Leukemia and infections.
Next Up: Core Vaccines
What Core Vaccines do all cats need?
Vaccines help cats avoid preventable diseases and save lives. Which vaccines does kitty need? The American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends that healthy cats get these Core Vaccines every 3 years, after the primary series.
+ Feline Panleukopenia Virus
+ Feline Herpesvirus 1
+ Feline Calicivirus
(often administered as the combo FVRCP vaccine)
+ Rabies Vaccine (single vaccine)
While these guidelines are widely accepted by vets, every cat has unique needs. Depending on age, health, and lifestyle, your vet may recommend fewer vaccines or additional Non-Core ones (e.g. Feline Leukemia).
Next Up: Year-round Parasite Protection
Pumpkin worked with vets to create a Preventive Essentials package just for kittens and adult cats.
These packages include:
Annual Wellness Exam
100% refund for the exam fee when your kitten or adult cat gets a yearly check-up, vaccines, and tests – key for overall health and catching illnesses early.
Vaccines at the Vet
100% refund for any 1 vaccine at the vet each year – key for protecting your kitten or adult cat against dangerous preventable diseases.
Parasite Screening Tests
100% refund for 1 yearly fecal "poop" test for intestinal worms, including roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms – key for detecting parasite infections early in your kitten or adult cat.
Exciting news alert!
We recently teamed up with several vet hospitals to design custom Preventive Essentials packages for their patients. Get a quote to see if your clinic is a participating hospital.
“When you know that 3 of the most important things for your pet’s health are fully covered, it makes it easier to know you can afford other things they may need to stay healthy throughout the year.”
Nicholas S., Stella & Marley’s Dad²
Preventive Essentials is easy to use – no head or tail spinning required.
See any vet you choose
Visit any licensed vet or specialist in the US or CAN, and pay as usual when you leave.
Submit a claim online
Enter your claim information, upload a copy of your vet bill, and hit submit.
Get paid!
Get paid back quickly for covered vet expenses via direct deposit or eCheck – your choice.
"Sometimes with cats, we don’t see them for 5 or 6 years! But if they’re enrolled in Preventive Essentials, they know they can come back every year and that one of their vaccines will be refunded."
Sequoya Serrano,
Practice Manager at Ark Animal Hospital³
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The right time to sign up your cat? Right meow.
The sooner you add Preventive Essentials to your insurance plan, the sooner you can get refunds for wellness care that protects against illnesses and diseases.
