Pet Insurance Cost Cutting System/MoneySavingExpert.com Discussion

jennie4pope

Thanks for the responses, I’ll look into this further.

tigerlily

Make sure that you look into the cover offered. Some companies give a 12 month cap per condition whereas some do lifetime cover, I went with a lifetime cover in case of ongoing illness such as diabetes etc.

loopylass30

I insured my cat with pet plan in january, id only been with them 4 weeks when he became ill, we almost lost him twice and he was hospitalised for 2 weeks, we brought him home then he got rushed backin the next day, hes home now tho and is doing really well, all this resulted in a £967 vets bill and him requiring a special diet fro the rest of his life, All i had 2 pay was £60 which was the exess on my policy, the vets n pet plan dealt with everything else and pet plan even pay for his special food too which is around £50 per month currently.

Stephen_Webber

Direct Line look reasonable, does anybody have any experience of using them?

Cheers,
Stephen

tankgirl1

i dont understand why people are saying they are having difficulty in claiming in my experience your vets will do the chasing up for you, as it is in their interests....

loopylass30

Yup tank girl my vets took care of all mine for me, soon as id paid the excess they sent me claim off.

freccle

Without getting into a discussion on the pros and cons of pet insurance, can anyone recommend a good company for insuring older pets - i.e. a 12 year old dog and a 8 year old dog?
Many thanks

savvy

Hi freccle
I've moved your thread here as you may find more information, there also maybe something useful in this older thread.

HTH savvy

prudryden

Pixelhugger wrote:

If you own a small business, stick your dog/cat/budgie on your company logo - then it's officially a company mascot, and the business can pay for all its healthcare! Sounds like a Viz Top Tip, but it's actually true.

What a brilliant idea!!!

HugoSP

Hi

We've just acquired a 9 week old boarder collie.

Looking through the detail of cover for all the main ones it seems difficult to compare them.

We're looking for cover for

Vets fees, not a 12 month limit on illnesses or accidents
Total cover for 3rd party up to £1m
usual lost pet cover etc
Cover for any other main eventuality.

Could anyone please advise?

Thanks

H