I will be picking up my English Bulldog puppy this weekend. I was interested to hear about any experiences with pet insurance. Is it worth it ? Good pet insurance companies to check out ?
Anyone out there have pet insurance on their dog ?
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February 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm
I would 100% recommend pet insurance for you and your puppy.
1. Puppies are mischievous so they will eat anything and get into all kinds of mischief that can get expensive quickly
2. Since it’s a puppy, it has many years ahead of it that something might happen
3. Bulldog breeds seem to be more prone to all kinds of conditions
For those reasons alone, pet insurance is worth it because you never know if your pup will suddenly get sick or hurt and come home with a huge vet bill.
I have pet insurance for my rescue dog who is about 3 years old and I’m glad I got it. I don’t know her history so who knows if she is prone to getting chronic conditions or anything else. I have only used it once so far for vomiting, and they repaid the claim in about a week after I submitted, so the whole process seems pretty easy.
I have Trupanion and I would recommend them as they are fantastic – it covers 90% of the actual bill (no benefits schedules) and don’t increase your rates due to aging, so if you enroll your pet as a puppy, you’ll have that low rate for its whole life. Good luck!
February 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm
on an english bulldog i would get insurance .. just because there really expensive dogs and because of the folds in the skin can get alot of problems!
not 100% sure but i think my dogs is with the blue cross or dogs trust
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February 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm
Definitely get pet insurance. It is an often overlooked necessity. You will save some serious cash when it comes to neutering/spaying in 6 weeks.
PERSONAL STORY:
My cat got serious urinary tract infections every month and they cost us in the thousands every time we took him to get help. All in all, he cost us $10K, and would have been much cheaper had we gotten insurance.
February 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm
I don’t have pet insurance yet, but i do know that i took my maltese to the vet for an ear infectio. We went to the county dog client. Which means reduced office visits. it still costed me $105 to get out of there. I’m glad to know that it covers spaying since I still need to do that for her that’s another $100 at the shelter’s recommended vet clinic. I hope this helps
February 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm
I personally think that EVERYONE that owns a dog should either have insurance or enough money behind them that they don’t need it.
I have just had a clear out of some old vet bills / paperwork. There’s about £8000 worth there.
A bulldog in particular is a dog, as said above, can have specific veterinary problems and unless you have the money to suddenly pay out large sums if necessary, then insurance is essential.