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US pet-insurance directory

Your older dog deserves to be covered.

She's family. The expensive years are the ones most policies dodge.

We map who still takes seniors, what they call pre-existing, and what a quote will exclude, before you find out at the vet.

Then a real quote. We are not an insurer and not a broker.

If she's olderIf something's already wrong

10-second answer

A 9-year-old Frenchie with a prior ACL: can you even quote?

Quote

Usually yes at Embrace, Fetch, Pets Best, Spot, and Trupanion (under their published age caps). Lemonade’s upper age depends on breed and state. Check the quote form.

The ACL

Not covered. It counts as already there at every carrier we checked. Knee ligament problems often count for both knees. None of the official pages we fetched will cover that old tear.

What might still be

New, unrelated accidents and illnesses after waiting periods. Wellness add-ons pay routine care, not ACL surgery. This directory does not tell you to buy anyone.

  • Lemonade:Nine is under many published 10/14 caps, but Lemonade’s upper age is breed- and state-specific. Run the quote form.
  • Embrace:Nine is under 15, so accident-and-illness enrollment is the product Embrace describes for this age. Still run the quote.
  • Fetch:No upper age on Fetch’s coverage page. A 9-year-old Frenchie can typically start a quote.
  • Pets Best:No upper age. A 9-year-old can typically quote accident-and-illness unless the application routes to Accident Only because of listed long-term conditions.
  • Trupanion:Under 14, so the quote form should accept the age. Run it.
  • Spot:No upper age on Spot’s older-pets page. A 9-year-old can typically quote.

Full ACL / cruciate guide: waiting periods, both-knee rules, limp notes →

Four questions this directory answers

Pre-existing conditions

Signs during a waiting period usually stay left out for life. Some carriers may cover problems that fully clear. A torn knee ligament usually does not get a second chance.

Senior dogs over 8

Age 8 is not a magic cutoff. Some carriers stop new full plans at 14 or 15. Others have no upper age. What is already in the vet record matters more than the birthday.

French bulldogs (and pugs)

High-risk breeds can usually still get a quote, then priced higher. Breathing surgery, slipped discs, and torn knee ligaments are common. If those signs are already in the notes, that path is out.

Accident-only vs accident-and-illness vs wellness

Three different products. Wellness does not treat cancer. Accident-only does not treat diabetes. Mixing them up is how people buy the wrong thing.

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Carriers we list

Lemonade vs Embrace vs Trupanion

Six US carriers with public enrollment pages. We quote only facts from official pages fetched 30 August 2026.

We do not invent prices, ratings, or claim-payout stats. Quote links go to the carrier. We may earn a commission later; see disclosures.

  • Lemonade

    Public pages say you can enroll from two months old. The top age to join depends on breed and state. Verify on the quote form and the issued policy. Terms vary by state.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: A prior ACL/cruciate is a ligament condition. Lemonade says knee/ligament conditions cannot use the 12-month ‘cured’ path.

    Get a quote from Lemonade

  • Embrace

    Puppies from 6 weeks. Dogs up to 14 can enroll in accident-and-illness. Dogs 15+ can enroll in accident-only. Already insured pets can continue for life, per Embrace’s dog-insurance page.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: Prior ACL is a both-sides ligament condition. Embrace: if one side is pre-existing, the other side is not covered.

    Get a quote from Embrace

  • Fetch

    Fetch’s coverage page: pets of every age from 6 weeks. No upper-age limit stated on that page. Premiums typically rise with age. Verify on the quote form.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: Fetch lists torn ligament as lifelong. Knee and joint problems that count for both sides: the other knee is typically treated as pre-existing too.

    Get a quote from Fetch

  • Pets Best

    Pets Best FAQ: enroll from 7 weeks. No upper age limit. Senior dogs and cats get the same accident-and-illness product types as puppies, subject to pre-existing exclusions.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: A documented ACL is pre-existing. Cruciate events also have a long waiting period on the sample policy. Both-sides rules often take the other knee with it.

    Get a quote from Pets Best

  • Trupanion

    Trupanion’s quote form states you can enroll pets up to 14 years old. Trupanion’s eligibility FAQ (retrieved via public search Aug 2026; a later direct fetch was blocked by Trupanion’s CDN): cats and dogs under 14 are eligible; pets enrolled before the 14th birthday keep coverage for life. Pets 14 and over cannot newly enroll.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: A documented ACL is an injury with signs before the effective date. Trupanion’s own allergy example shows long-quiet long-term issues staying excluded.

    Get a quote from Trupanion

  • Spot

    Spot’s older-pets page: covers pets from 8 weeks old with no upper age limit. Problems in the vet notes before you join are left out.

    Prior ACL on a 9-year-old Frenchie: Ligament and knee problems do not get Spot’s 180-day clear-up path, and they count for both sides.

    Get a quote from Spot

How to use this site

  1. Read the eligibility box. If the condition already exists, assume it is excluded.
  2. Check enrollment age. A quote is not coverage for the thing you already know about.
  3. Open the carrier quote form. Waiting periods and premiums are state-specific.
  4. Ask the carrier for a medical-history review if they offer one, before you need a claim.

We will not tell you to buy Lemonade, Embrace, Fetch, Pets Best, Trupanion, or Spot. We will tell you what their public pages say about whether this animal is even eligible to quote.

Sources (fetched 30 August 2026)

Facts below come from official public carrier pages. Waiting periods, age caps, and premiums change by state and over time. Label anything operational as stale-prone: verify on the quote form.