• If your horse needs colic surgery, Farnam will reimburse the surgeon and pay for up to three days of aftercare, up to $5,000, when program conditions are met
• To be eligible to enroll, treat your horse with CONTINUEX® (pyrantel tartrate) Daily Dewormer according to label directions and administer a program of preventive care through your veterinarian in compliance with the program guidelines
• CONTINUEX® (pyrantel tartrate) Daily Dewormer can be purchased at any retailer - you aren't required to purchase through your veterinarian

CONTINUCARE™ Program Eligibility:
Your horse is not eligible for the CONTINUCARE™ Program if any of the following apply:

• He/she is not fully weaned
• He/she is not at least 5 months old
• He/she is more than 20 years old
• He/she has experienced colic at any time during the last 12 months
• He/she has a history of chronic colic
• He/she has ever had colic surgery
• He/she does not have an attending veterinarian
• You change attending veterinarian after your enrollment becomes effective:
  • Because your attending veterinarian is so important to your horse's care, your horse will no longer be eligible for CONTINUCARE™ benefits if you change attending veterinarians after your enrollment becomes effective.
  • You may re-enroll your horse under a new attending veterinarian, but you will need to meet all of the eligibility requirements and complete a new Application for Enrollment and wait for a new CONTINUCARE™ certificate, just as if you were enrolling your horse for the first time.

CONTINUCARE™ Program Conditions:

• Each enrolled horse must live in the United States
• Each enrolled horse must have an attending veterinarian and must receive all of the treatments and services listed under HORSE OWNER DUTIES
• CONTINUCARE™ Enrollment Form (pdf) Mail completed form to: Farnam Companies, Inc., "CONTINUCARE", P.O. Box 34820, Phoenix, AZ 85067-4820

HORSE OWNER DUTIES:

• Give your enrolled horse year-round daily doses of CONTINUEX® (pyrantel tartrate) Daily Dewormer in accordance with label directions (dated proofs of purchase of CONTINUEX® (pyrantel tartrate) Daily Dewormer are required)
• Give your enrolled horse twice yearly treatments of a dewormer with ivermectin (proofs of purchase are required)
• Obtain annual immunizations for your enrolled horse from the attending veterinarian
• Obtain annual physical examinations/treatments for your enrolled horse from the attending veterinarian
• Obtain annual dental examination/treatments for your enrolled horse from the attending veterinarian
• Obtain appropriate nutritional counseling for your enrolled horse from the attending veterinarian
• Comply with all of the attending veterinarian's suggested treatments for your enrolled horse
• Keep complete records of products and services obtained for your enrolled horse as required for CONTINUCARE™ benefits (for example, keep documents proving that your enrolled horse has received his/her annual physical examination/treatments, annual dental examination/treatments and appropriate nutritional counseling, and keep dated proofs of purchase for CONTINUEX® (pyrantel tartrate) Daily Dewormer and dewormer(s) with ivermectin). Upon Farnam's request, provide Farnam with complete records of the above products and services obtained for your enrolled horse
• If your enrolled horse experiences a case of colic that requires surgery, you must pay all costs associated with the surgery and aftercare until Farnam Companies, Inc. or its administrator officially approves the Request for CONTINUCARE™ Reimbursement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CONTINUCARE™ Program. Any and all costs which exceed $5,000 will remain your complete responsibility for payment

ATTENDING VETERINARIAN DUTIES:

• The attending veterinarian must affirm that the horse is under his or her direct care and that a veterinarian/patient relationship exists

CONTINUCARE™ CERTIFICATES:

• Upon Farnam's approval of enrollment, Farnam or its authorized representative will mail a CONTINUCARE™ Certificate to you and to your attending veterinarian
• Enrollment does not begin until the date displayed on the CONTINUCARE™ Certificate
• You will not be eligible for any CONTINUCARE™ Program reimbursement until the date shown on the CONTINUCARE™ Certificate

CONTINUCARE™   PROGRAM COMPLIANCE:

• You must fully comply with each of the rules and requirements listed in the enrollment form
• Failure to comply shall constitute grounds for Farnam to disqualify your horse from CONTINUCARE™ Program and you will not receive any reimbursement under the CONTINUCARE™ Program

CONTINUCARE™ PROGRAM LIMITATIONS:

• CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement will be limited to a maximum of $5,000 per enrolled horse towards the cost of colic surgery and three days of aftercare
• You will be solely responsible for any expenses which are not part of the cost of colic surgery or aftercare, as well as any expenses over $5,000 and any expenses which you incur for an ineligible horse
• If you are a veterinarian or your enrolled horse is fully or partially owned by a veterinarian, surgeon, or by the immediate family member of a veterinarian or surgeon, CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement will be limited to 50% of the cost of colic surgery, with a maximum CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement of $2,500

CONTINUCARE™ REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS:

• If your enrolled horse has a case of colic that is serious enough to require surgery, you must submit an Affidavit of Compliance and a copy of your horse's medical history to Farnam Companies, Inc., or its appointed administrator, within five days of the surgery date
• Also, a Request for CONTINUCARE™ Reimbursement must be signed and completed by the attending veterinarian and submitted to Farnam or its appointed administrator within five days of the surgery date
• Failure to comply with the five-day time period will result in denial of CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement
• Farnam or its administrator reserves the right to review all applications, purchase receipts, health records and Affidavits of Compliance prior to making a decision regarding CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement
• Final decisions on the acceptability of all requests for CONTINUCARE™ reimbursement shall be made by Farnam and its administrator at their sole discretion
• All requests for CONTINUCARE™ Reimbursement will be examined for compliance with the CONTINUCARE™ Reimbursement Program

DISCLAIMER:

• Farnam assumes no responsibility or liability for the rendering of services or products not manufactured by Farnam or under Farnam's control of supervision

PROGRAM TERMINATION:

• Farnam may terminate the CONTINUCARE™ Program without any advance notice, and Farnam, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any horse, horse owner, veterinarian or surgeon from the CONTINUCARE™ Program

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