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Our buns are cheaper than the cat. The cat is about £12 a month (direct line) and the rabbits are £6 and £7. It probably depends on age too, our cat is 7 so classed as senior. Ori is nearly 2 and Scarlet is just 4.
I am not convinced rabbit insurance is good value for money. We used to have it for our rabbits and it was £14 per month for two of them. That was £168 per year and they still had a £50 excess, so you would need to have vets bills of £134 a year, year on year for each bun to make it worth while. Obviously if you get extras like vaccinations and worming then it might be better.
We just save the money now and put it in a pot as a just in case fund. I just feel that rabbits are not like cats and dogs that go stray and risk traffic. Obviously this is only my opinion and I know that some others insurance will be a good thing.
I am not convinced rabbit insurance is good value for money. We used to have it for our rabbits and it was £14 per month for two of them. That was £168 per year and they still had a £50 excess, so you would need to have vets bills of £134 a year, year on year for each bun to make it worth while. Obviously if you get extras like vaccinations and worming then it might be better.
We just save the money now and put it in a pot as a just in case fund. I just feel that rabbits are not like cats and dogs that go stray and risk traffic. Obviously this is only my opinion and I know that some others insurance will be a good thing.
Believe me it is. Nothing can go wrong for years, then suddenly you can get hit with a huge huge bills. Like Elena said an emergency vet or vets can charge at least £120 to walk through the door. Our emergency vet is £130 plus for walking through the door. The price of insurance for nearly 2 bunnies.
I never had any of my animals insured for 14 years. Then last year paid out nearly £3,000.00 on vet bills We had no insurance. Then I got 4 of my 6 pets insured. (2 were too old). Just as well, two of my bunnies became unwell, nearly £500 for one and £1,500 for my other bunny and he was just over 2 years old at the time. I urge anyone that can afford to, to get insurance, so many times on this forum you see people that cannot afford their vet bills. What will you do if you bunny needs hundreds maybe a few thousand pounds for vet treatment ? Its only fair we can look after their needs.
Wouldn't be fair if you had to rehouse or pts because you cannot afford medical treatment.
I am only saying this, as I kicked myself for not having insurance in the first place. Now I feel it doesn't matter what it costs as they are covered.
Surely now though all of your insured animals have 'pre existing conditions' that the insurance will not pay for??? Would you just not end up in the same situation again.
I do agree it does depend on your financial situation. Don't get me wrong, if T & B needed treatment they would get it no matter what it cost.
Obviously on here you will hear about the horror stories of massive vet bills, but you are not likely to hear from people that have it and have never claimed. It would be an interesting poll.
I never had any of my animals insured for 14 years. Then last year paid out nearly £3,000.00 on vet bills We had no insurance. Then I got 4 of my 6 pets insured. (2 were too old). Just as well, two of my bunnies became unwell, nearly £500 for one and £1,500 for my other bunny and he was just over 2 years old at the time. I urge anyone that can afford to, to get insurance, so many times on this forum you see people that cannot afford their vet bills. What will you do if you bunny needs hundreds maybe a few thousand pounds for vet treatment ? Its only fair we can look after their needs.
Wouldn't be fair if you had to rehouse or pts because you cannot afford medical treatment.
I am only saying this, as I kicked myself for not having insurance in the first place. Now I feel it doesn't matter what it costs as they are covered.
Surely now though all of your insured animals have 'pre existing conditions' that the insurance will not pay for??? Would you just not end up in the same situation again. I do agree it does depend on your financial situation. Don't get me wrong, if T & B needed treatment they would get it no matter what it cost.
Obviously on here you will hear about the horror stories of massive vet bills, but you are not likely to hear from people that have it and have never claimed. It would be an interesting poll.