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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Insurance => Topic started by: LoveCatz on March 02, 2005, 05:11:08 PM

Title: Insurance
Post by: LoveCatz on March 02, 2005, 05:11:08 PM

We pick our puppy in 5 weeks and want to insure her as having had animals of some description for most of my adult life I am well aware of the costs of trips to the vet. Can anyone recommend any one in particular?

Title: Insurance
Post by: lindsey on March 02, 2005, 10:38:52 PM

Lots of different insurance companies are quite good and you will probably hear lots of different views.  Just make sure that the company that you go with insure the pet for life for an illness.  Otherwise if your dog gets an ongoing problem, be it skin, heart etc alot of insurance companies will cover for the first year and then you will be excluded!  Petplan are one of the companies who insure for life but there are more if you shop around.

Title: Insurance
Post by: Pipers Mummy on March 03, 2005, 01:12:05 AM

Hi LoveCatz,
This topic has been discussed many times before - and again quite recently in fact.  Just do a search for the topic and you will find all of the information you require  :D

Louise

Title: Insurance
Post by: Jo & Dennis on March 03, 2005, 11:14:18 AM

We went with Saga they do a really good cover and will cover a condition for life so long as you keep up the renewals which some companies don't offer - only draw back is you have to be 50 (ouch!) to be able to use Saga.

Jo

Title: Insurance
Post by: Penel on March 03, 2005, 05:58:26 PM

I have all of mine insured, two with Petplan and two with Direct Line Advanced - both excellent policies - with the latter being about half the price of the former !
Penel

Title: Insurance
Post by: Juel on March 03, 2005, 09:29:08 PM

Marks & Spencers also offer a very  good policy & you can opt for zero excess for an extra couple of pence......excellent i think!!

luv
juels xxx

Title: Insurance
Post by: DIANNE32 on March 04, 2005, 03:28:58 PM

:P we went for Lloyds Tsb :P

Title: Insurance
Post by: chelsea on March 04, 2005, 08:35:25 PM

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Lots of different insurance companies are quite good and you will probably hear lots of different views.  Just make sure that the company that you go with insure the pet for life for an illness.  Otherwise if your dog gets an ongoing problem, be it skin, heart etc alot of insurance companies will cover for the first year and then you will be excluded!  Petplan are one of the companies who insure for life but there are more if you shop around.

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Good advice Lindsey,

My mum recommends Petplan to all our 'puppys parents,' as they cover you for the life of the illness.

Chelsea.

Title: Insurance
Post by: tobycat on March 04, 2005, 08:53:43 PM

We're with Petplan and have no hesitation in recommending them - they've been good to us so far :)

Title: Insurance
Post by: LoveCatz on March 07, 2005, 11:04:47 AM

Thanks for all your answers. I didn't realise it had been discussed recently so I will do a search when I get home (I'm at work now - shhh!)