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pet insurance help

samijofood

samijofood

Young Bun
im looking at getting some pet insurance after a scare with my jed last night.

iv got 2 quotes for rabbits one from pets at home the other from petplan. there isnt much difference in price but the cover is and benefits too.
does anyone have any pet insurance for their buns?

any help or advice/tips would be great
 
Everyone says petplan is great and always pay out.

I'm going to get one with my vets which I've just moved to, it's called something like Pilgrims insurance and is only £8.50 a month and £50 excess, so cheaper than petplan for me and you can claim up to £1,500. The vets is quite a bit cheaper than the normal companion care vets I used to go to and are very good.
 
Mine are all with pets at home...i have claimed a fair few times and they have paid promptly and direct to my vet :) im very happy with them :) I pay £6 something each per month for £1500 coverage on a lifetime policy. Excess is £75
 
megansmummy said:
Mine are all with pets at home...i have claimed a fair few times and they have paid promptly and direct to my vet :) im very happy with them :) I pay £6 something each per month for £1500 coverage on a lifetime policy. Excess is £75
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I was quoted more than £6. Guess it goes on the area.
 
I've been with Pet Plan for four years now. I've claimed twice and they pay out with no problems. They also cover 'for life' which is very important. Make sure whichever company you go with offers this.
 
It's boring but read the T&Cs they are important. Make sure you get 'for life' insurance. Some policies are only for one year and if you rabbit gets ill they will exclude the condition from next year's cover. A 'for life' policy means you can keep on claiming as long as you renew.

PetPlan are probably the easiest choice, very popular and good coverage for most conditions. Routine dental treatment is excluded and the excess is about £50 - £75.
 
I went with Pets@home too, they were far cheaper than Petplan for me. I've had to claim once and didn't have any problem.
 
I am with both Pets at Home and Petplan. Petplan cover up to £2,000 and Pets at Home £1,500. You wouldn't think you would have to worry about the extra £500 but we went through the £1,500 in one go, most went to the emergency vets. They were very expensive, so it maybe worth paying more for more cover. You just never know. A broken leg or accident could be costly.

Definatetely make sure you pay the little extra for the life policy.
 
well iv read through all the T&C's on both policies. im going to go with pets at home. theirs covers more and its a life policy as long as i keep paying. they also offer bereavment counciling. plus if i sign up online i get a 10% discount. im going to start the policy from nov .

cheers for your tips guys
 
I went with petplan as I couldn't get thru to p@h - everytime i rang them they hung up on me! I have lifetime cover on petplan, for both buns and it costs me £22.96 a month.

They have holiday cover - if you're away and you need to come back cos they're poorly, they pay your expenses etc, theres alot of little extras on the pet plan one - someone said recently p@h won't insure a bunny over 4 yrs old either so what do you do when they reach 4 ?
 
Rupert & Tia said:
I went with petplan as I couldn't get thru to p@h - everytime i rang them they hung up on me! I have lifetime cover on petplan, for both buns and it costs me £22.96 a month.

They have holiday cover - if you're away and you need to come back cos they're poorly, they pay your expenses etc, theres alot of little extras on the pet plan one - someone said recently p@h won't insure a bunny over 4 yrs old either so what do you do when they reach 4 ?
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I renewed my policy for Cutie-pie who is 6.5 years old, early September. So am guessing they continue to insure your bunny as they get older. They won't if you are starting a new policy for over 4.
 
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