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Purely Pets Dog Insurance
Has any one used Purely Pets insurance? They have come out a lot cheaper than most of the alternatives, £10k lifetime cover for £12 a month, most of the other providers seems to be at least £20+ a month, and a lot cheaper than Many Pets. I've looked through the terms and it covers illness and accidents (plus extras for…
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Pet flea and tick treatment
Hello, We’ve got both cats and dogs and used to buy flea and tick treatment at our local Costco. It was much cheaper than vets, pet shops etc. however they’ve stopped doing it as they no longer have someone trained in store to dispense it. So, could you tell me the best value place to get it? I know petsathome do it via…
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New dog owner, help me learn!
I’ve never had a dog before, although I’ve been around my friends’ dogs for years. I live alone & have done for over 20 years. Now my work have confirmed I can work from home permanently after the whole covid disruption, I’m finally in the position of being able to get my own little dog. I have no family, but I know my…
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Shoulder to cry on please
Our little cat is now 20. I’ve never had one that age before and am struggling. she was diagnosed with kidney problems 2 years ago and has been doing well with the special diet. She managed to run up the stairs and was eating well. However she is now getting ragged and thin, struggles to walk upstairs and cries a lot. The…
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Pet insurance renewal questions
We have two dogs, 2y and 6y Cockerpoos. No pre-existing conditions. Current insurance is with Many pets and the premium is due to increase to £38/month for both. I have done a check on compare the market and got lots of prices. Many of the policies have an excess like £100 + 20% of the claim.......this is new to me, what…
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Petplan (cat)
Both our cats are with Petplan. We had to claim twice for the younger cat when he got injured outside but not claimed ever for the older cat The older cat is on Republic of Cats cat food, wet and dry, as he won't eat anything else. With every other food, he'd throw it back up, whereas with the RoCs one, he's fine. I've…
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Pet insurance - is lifetime cover worth it?
I'm hoping to adopt a cat soon and looking at whether insurance is worth it. I'm in a fortunate position with savings so it's not an absolute must, more a question of whether it's worth the price. I didn't bother insuring my previous cat as she was eleven when I adopted her and at that age it's a lot more expensive, so I…
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Raw Fed Dog
Hi my dog is raw fed and has thrived on it since bringing her home from dogs trust where she was fed dry food . We used this for a few weeks and we could never pick up her toilet we then tried tails dog food and forth glade before going raw this is the only thing we have found so far that makes it easy to clear up after…
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The hardest thing is letting them go
Twice last year we had to make the decision that it was time for a Border Collie to have freedom from its pain Our vets don't home euthanasia and in both cases I wasn't going to bundle the dog into and out of the car at the vets and into the surgery (where we couldn't have gone due to covid) so we arranged a home visit by…
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Thank you
My dog Lottie had to have spinal surgery last year. Animal Friends refused to pay hospital bill. This left us in debt £5800 . We had to take a loan out to pay bill. Reading through MSE site one afternoon I read about Resolver financial ombudsman. I put a claim in and I have received email to say that Animal Friends have to…
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Thyroid or Diabetes in Cat
Our 19 year old moggie is losing weight, ocassionally vomitting and his coat is falling out in clumps all signs of both diabetes and thyroid problems He has been on Thyronorm for 3 years and is getting worse - when he was put on the drug - we were told that it would only work for a couple of yearsHe has lost most of his…
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How should I think about using my pet insurance?
I recently got a policy renewal email from ManyPets. Going up from about £27/month to £41/month – a 52% increase. Two cats, 4 years old. They mention that I seem to remember them previously (when they were called Bought By Many) having a policy of supposedly not looking at claims history to determine premiums, but I guess…
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Pet insurance
I know this question has been probably asked a million times before... So is pet insurance a huge scam or a totally valid thing to do? What is your opinion / experience? Better to save money every month or pay the insurance and have peace of mind? Vet bills are so expensive especially in cases of operations, I can't see…
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Exceeded pet insurance limits - is there anything I can do?
I think this is a long shot, but my cat has been having some serious problems recently and we have exceeded the limits for our Pet Insurance (the limit was £4000 per condition, for the lifetime of the condition. For this condition, the bill is already about £5000). Do you think there is anything we can do to get any…
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Pet Insurance
Just had my renewal quote for my dog who’s 9, Tesco has gone up from £330 to £550😲, had to actually call them to see if this was a mistake, but it was correct. So did a quote online as a new customer and got it for £223!! Bargain. So called Tesco again to ask if they would renew at this price, but was told no. Not sure how…
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Cat eye problem?
I have been feeding a cat which was left behind by some neighbours who moved out in a hurry recently, the cat is very clean and came and befriended us after they moved out. Unfortunately the cat has developed a problem with one of it's eyes, slime oozes out and it looks as if the third eyelid and it looks possibly ripped…
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Pets At Home repeat order price increase
I've been using repeat orders at Pets at Home for a while to get a small discount on the price of dog and cat food. The dog food I have on repeat suddenly went from £41.99 to a whopping £59.99! Fortunately for me, the card being used to pay didn't have sufficient funds so the attempt to take payment was declined. I…
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Pet insurance
I used to pay monthly for pet insurance which was classed as “renewable every 28 day insurance period “. This year , (in July,) I decided to pay in full for the whole year ahead. My pet sadly died beginning of August and my insurance company has classed my renewable payment as “ an annual insurance period “ and therefore…
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Feeling guilty for thinking of getting a dog
I am due to complete on my first house very soon and will be moving out of the family home and living on my own. Whilst I am excited I am dreading the thought of not seeing the family dog every day, I have spoken with a few people including family and friends and knowing my love of dogs they all say they expect me to get a…
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Hedgehogs and other wild animals need water this weather
Please could people leave a dish of water (not milk) out for hedgehogs and other wild animals and birds. West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue are receiving hedgehogs that are very dehydrated and are not surviving. It is a small thing to do and will help to save a species. Thank you.…