Luxating Patella in cats - operation

paddypaws101

Aww, it's really tough on you having to go through this all again, still at least now it will be done and out of the way rather than hanging over you!
I also have the Platinum insurance for my cats, but it is not the 'for life' one is it? So does that mean that anything related to his back legs would not be covered in future years?

gettingready

It is covered, it is 7k per year, renevable every year.

Just checked as was not sure myself....

gettingready

gettingready

** Ongoing cover is provided up to 7000 per year subject to....

Unless I am reading it wrong?

And from the policy wording info:

Cover is continuous up to £7,000 per Period of Insurance under Platinum.

gettingready

Picked up George at 5.20pm today, brought him home, he ate A LOT and went to sleep - he is on metacam so a bit dizzy poor thing...

Vet and nurses were laughing that he must be a first cat to be purring like mad and demanding cuddles while he was being shaved and also while he was being put under anaestetics....

His both sides are shaved now but I put his cage by the radiator as trying to cover him after the first op did not work of course by radiator makes sure he is not cold especially in those bald places... and both his legs inside and out and belly andpart of his back are shaved now....

Vet said op went well so fingers crossed all will be good with him now... 10 day till stiches come out/check up and lampshade off - those will be longggggggggggggggggg 10 days as being wobbly on his legs and with the lampshade on - I pretty much have to feed him as he has problems getting to his dishes, and I tried different ones and still no good so pretty much feeding him...

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Poor boy! What are his favourite treats?

rising_from_the_ashes

Ohhh GR, so sorry I missed that George has been in for his 2nd op - not been a good few days here.....

My insurance policy has very similar wording & I did phone to query it when it started and they did say that as long as it was renewed each yaer, the annual limit reset, so fingers crossed (they make it so blinkin' hard to interpret & sure they do this so they can wiggle out of things).

Must get the cats moved over to PetPlan ..... need to write a note on my calander to do it on 1st Dec so I've plenty of time for the exclusion period.

Hugs to George, hope he's OK today.