Dog insurance

[Kev56]

No longer a dog owner, one of the major reasons was the pure rip off of insurance and vet bills. Playing on your heart strings, to the shear over pricing of their fees and medications.

 

[BeagleMum]

Agree! We do this now. It's a gamble but even life time cover gets expensive when they get old and it's a hassle to claim re excess etc. We've usually ended up better off. Fingers crossed. X

Over 8 years old regardless of insurance cover you have to pay 20% of your claim that’s in addition to the excess, it’s scandalous.
The price of monthly medication's are extortionate as are the cost of prescriptions to go elsewhere, then the consultation fees.
I really feel for dog lovers who are struggling financially and have to make very hard choices.

 

[vmaxkiddy]

I had a couple of large claims, one through a specialist vet centre. They asked who was the insurer and which policy I had, and in both cases the cost of the procedures required came very close to the maximum amount those policies would pay out on a single claim. Uncanny.

 

[Van Diesel VW]

No longer a dog owner, one of the major reasons was the pure rip off of insurance and vet bills. Playing on your heart strings, to the shear over pricing of their fees and medications.

We lost our cat 2 years ago and have the same feelings over insurance and vets. Considering a new family pet, finances would allow, but would seriously consider self insurance.

 

[Saesneg Shaun]

Be warned that pet insurance cost increases rapidly as your animal ages. Rather than pay insurers, we now save the premium amount. If any ops are needed, we should have plenty in the pot to cover costs.

We do the same. Granted its a gamble when you start but by paying the monthly fees DD into a savings account rather than PP pockets has built up quite a buffer now.
PP was recommended by our vet but it seemed when we were insured most minor ailments were always just under the claim amount anyway.

 

[pjm-84]

Agree the first and foremost question from the Vet is "is he insured"....... having said that my dog visited a super vet last year for a tooth removal and it was like a wealth management trust reception (coffee was rubbish though)....quoted £3.5 to 5k for a tooth removal on my dog.... was delighted when the final bill was £2.5k and people complain about dentists

 

[NessL]

Agree the first and foremost question from the Vet is "is he insured"....... having said that my dog visited a super vet last year for a tooth removal and it was like a wealth management trust reception (coffee was rubbish though)....quoted £3.5 to 5k for a tooth removal on my dog.... was delighted when the final bill was £2.5k and people complain about dentists

I would be interested to know what a Pets at Home vet would have charged.
Did he get silk sheets in his recovery bed?

 

[pjm-84]

I paid the Vet £360 (failed attempt costs) and they nearly killed him on the table saying that he had a reaction to the anesthetic (even after carrying out all the tests) hence the referral. Super Vets said no problems and couldn't understand why the vet had an issue. In and out in an afternoon. Coffee really bad....full cups everywhere

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[Saesneg Shaun]

Agree the first and foremost question from the Vet is "is he insured"....... having said that my dog visited a super vet last year for a tooth removal and it was like a wealth management trust reception (coffee was rubbish though)....quoted £3.5 to 5k for a tooth removal on my dog.... was delighted when the final bill was £2.5k and people complain about dentists

Blimey, my dog had 11 teeth out and cost us £750!

 

[Kev56]

Agree the first and foremost question from the Vet is "is he insured"....... having said that my dog visited a super vet last year for a tooth removal and it was like a wealth management trust reception (coffee was rubbish though)....quoted £3.5 to 5k for a tooth removal on my dog.... was delighted when the final bill was £2.5k and people complain about dentists

WHAT!!!

 

[pjm-84]

Blimey, my dog had 11 teeth out and cost us £750!

Yep my vet got taken over by a venture capitalist and prices went high and service became worse, a lot of the experienced Vets went overnight and graduates came in, a lot of sickness, missed appointment and nearly losing Ted, and then a debacle with my old dog was the final straw.... I'm now with another company but they have since also been bought out but the owners are still running it for the time being. Its a lucatrive market

Calls for inquiry as equity vultures snap up vet practices

More than half of the veterinary practices in the UK are now owned by six companies, three of which are private equity-owned.

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