Pet Insurance Discussion Area

Paul_Varjak

Yes, my local Vet recommends PetPlan and I have both cats insured with them.

Curry_Queen

You'll find most vets will recommend them as they're good value for money and settle claims promptly

Paul_Varjak

Jim02 wrote:

Hi, Can anyone advise on cheap, but good, pet insurance? I've tried doing a search on this forum, but unfortunately the word 'pet' is too short! As is the word 'dog'!!

Just put the term "pet insurance" is quotes like I have done here!

lynnemcf

Marks and Spencer seems good to me, however they are very slow in sending out policy documents, I had to chase them twice. I have not made a claim tho. I had Pet Plan for my Westie, until he was 7 then they put the premiums up so high I couldnt afford them.

Jim02

Curry_Queen wrote:

You would be just as well stashing a monthly amount into a high interest savings account...

That's the long-term plan, but until there's a safe amount of money stashed away I'd rather not take the risk! Was speaking to a colleague the other day, and a friend of his had to fork out over £2k for operations -- that's a fair amount of stashing! Granted, that's the exception rather than the rule, but IMO it still pays to be prudent where a 'loved one' is concerned!

Benuk73

I used to be with PetPlan. I cancelled the policy as after a few claims for oral work they decided to no longer let you claim for dentistry. They said it was for cosmetic purposes!!! Plus, i feel it very wrong to pay £75 per claim, in addition to paying your premium. (I know that I agreed to that when taking it out) Thats living in London for you!

Benuk73

Found this http://www.petpalsdirect.com/?source=ppid0001

Curry_Queen

Jim02 wrote:

That's the long-term plan, but until there's a safe amount of money stashed away I'd rather not take the risk! Was speaking to a colleague the other day, and a friend of his had to fork out over £2k for operations -- that's a fair amount of stashing! Granted, that's the exception rather than the rule, but IMO it still pays to be prudent where a 'loved one' is concerned!

I agree with you and especially if you only have 1-2 pets then it makes sense to be insured, but those with several animals would find insurance rather expensive and would benefit more from saving a regular amount for vets bills.

Obviously it's a personal choice and it would be sod's law to run into problems costing £1000's if you didn't have the insurance :eek:

Curry_Queen

It's also worth looking at NFU policies as they now cover small domestic animals as well as horses and livestock, and I've had very good experiences with them in the past

savvy

Hi Jim02
Hope you don't mind, have moved your thread here to keep like topics together.

Thanks
savvy