Dog pregnancy and Insurance

myothercarisaferrari

do you think the OP is likely to take any advice?

I wish she has been in the vets with me today when a girl brought her small cocker in, screaming in pain as she couldnt deliver her pups.

Its a sound that will haunt me x

Aputsiaq

planetf1 wrote: »

I have a Cockapoo !!!!! who is a little over 2 years old.

We plan to breed her just once as a life experience, and have had several checkups with the vet, have visited a stud, and have a ovulation test lined up. We've also spoken to a number of people, red books, beeb read the riot act etc.

But we forgot to ask about insurance - focused more on the other care related issues....

Im also fully aware that our existing insurance (axa) will not cover anything related to pregnancy/birth, just as with other pet insurance policies.

I'm also prepared to stump up the £££ (yes it could even be >£1000) for any required ops etc should complications arise.

However I was wondering if there is any form of insurance (ie risk mitigation) for pet pregnancy. I thought I'd read about it at some point - although it was very expensive - £200 or something just for this period. (obviously the risk is far higher)

Does such a thing exist?

Also what about once puppies are born? Can they be covered in any way. I'd assume NOT for the first few weeks (quite a number will die/be ill etc), but when we got our puppy I know our breeder had arranged the petplan "freebie" insurance for 6 weeks. Is this just for the new purchaser?

We also plan to keep one puppy ourself should things work out, and would do the same as we did first time around - get a decent full life policy (ie AXA)

You do know that a cockerpoo isnt a pedigree....it is just a mongrel?
Why do people pay vast sums of money for these mongrels, when there are thousands of mongrels in kennels?

OP...dont be so selfish. The dog doesnt want you to use its womb as a money making machine.

Kimberley

I just saw an advert on gumtree London for a breeding pair of JRT. I have no idea how to save these two from being bought for breeding or getting into the hands of puppy farmers. Does anyone have an ideas on what to do? Do I buy them and hand them to a rescue?