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Cat Insurance?

Sammyantha
Sammyantha Posts: 636 Forumite
edited 30 January 2012 at 1:21AM in Pets & pet care
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  • mozzyc
    mozzyc Posts: 2,765 Forumite
    HI

    Healthy Pets are very good, the only reason i left them was that the premium went up quite a bit, but then again, they all do at some point.
    After looking recently myself, other good ones are:
    Tesco
    Direct Line
    Sainsbury's
    Argos

    I have 1 with Petplan and 2 with Tesco
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  • tosker
    tosker Posts: 17 Forumite
    I'm with AXA, and the quote you have had seems pretty fair to me

    I currently pay £6.11 for a 4 year old moggie, £8.62 for a 9 year old moggie, and a hefty £18.36 for a 10 year old Russian Blue

    the last one has just been doubled, and I assume that is because of his age - 10 seems to be considered an age at which the risk of expensive treatments becomes more likely

    £33.09 is a lot for me to find, but given the current level of vet fees for even simple conditions, I dare not cancel it
  • Hi, I'm with PDSA:

    Cat 1 is 6 and costs £5.40/month
    Cat 2 is 2.5 and costs £4.59/month (previous injury/claim)

    Give them a try (make sure you put in "moggie" when you do the quote as it makes a huge difference)
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • Sammyantha
    Sammyantha Posts: 636 Forumite
    Thanks guys I;'ve gone with AXA. £11.56 for the older gal, £5 for the 5 yo female, and £6 for the 5 yo male :)
    The only thing we know for sure, is that we know nothing
  • pompeyfaith
    pompeyfaith Posts: 536 Forumite
    Why are petplan useless ?
  • Sammyantha
    Sammyantha Posts: 636 Forumite
    Why are petplan useless ?

    They are renowned for not paying out. 5 years ago i researched them for my horse insurance and was warned off them by just about everyone i spoke to. They may have changed since then but i doubt it.
    The only thing we know for sure, is that we know nothing
  • pompeyfaith
    pompeyfaith Posts: 536 Forumite
    Honestly never had any problems with petplan,my dog who got run over and broke her leg the bills came to over £6500 in totally and they even paid the vets direct.

    I found petplan to be totally worry free
  • Olokia
    Olokia Posts: 905 Forumite
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    My vet a couple of weeks ago recommended Petplan as he said that they were the most likely to pay out and they were the easiest to deal with for him as Petplan have a vet line.
  • lindyloo47
    lindyloo47 Posts: 383 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    Both my cats are insured with petplan. They have always paid out promptly and even paid out for dental work. Because the two cats are with them i get a multipet discount as well.
  • Sammyantha
    Sammyantha Posts: 636 Forumite
    Petplan, along with Purina, sponsor veterinary surgeries and events. That's why vets push their products ;)
    The only thing we know for sure, is that we know nothing
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