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Which pet insurance?

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cheriseru

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Hiya all,

Hope I'm putting this in the right area. Do not want to enrage the bunnypowers that be [emoji15]

I've read up quite a bit about vets and pet insurance but I'm at a loss :( I have 2 main questions and hope someone can give some advice.

1. Which vet?
The one I currently have is close to me, seems very knowledgeable when I've spoken to her and when I took Zeus there were 2 other bunny owners there with their bunnies. But, she's not on the list of rabbit savvy vets. I prefer to have a vet near me to limit how much Zeus needs to travel as I have to use public transport. My vet is Arden House Veterinary Surgery in Greenford, anybody use them?
The other one I considered were Vets4Pets at the Pets at Home in Greenford, but since having Zeus I don't like how Pets at Home sells rabbits, so very hesitant to use their vets?

2. Which pet insurance?
I've read so many different pet insurance blobs that my brain is about to explode! I've also never had pet insurance before, or a rabbit before, so not entirely sure what to look for. What is a good rabbit insurance supplier/plan etc?

Even after everything I've read etc I still feel a bit like an ignoramus [emoji3064] I want to do the best for Zeus and figured it's probably best to get advice from people that have done this all before with some honest experience :)

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We’re with pet plan. I can’t really say how they are yet because we are going through our first (second and third) claim with them (no prizes for guessing who that’s for��) but I’ll let you know if they do settle. If they don’t, then I’ll be selling my kidneys on fleabay to the highest bidder to pay for the impending vet bill.
 
Yes Pet Plan here too. Fortunately I've never had to claim for Treacle in all of her 7 1/2 years, but I have for my cat George, and they have always paid out with no problem. If you are happy with the vet closest to you, and others take their buns there, I think I would stick them if it was me.
 
Pets mum said:
Yes Pet Plan here too. Fortunately I've never had to claim for Treacle in all of her 7 1/2 years, but I have for my cat George, and they have always paid out with no problem. If you are happy with the vet closest to you, and others take their buns there, I think I would stick them if it was me.
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Yea think the vet is OK, I spoke to one of the ladies while we waited and she had her bunny there for spaying, she said it's the 4th she's brought to that vet. So it seems good :) thanks for the advice :D

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cheriseru said:
Yea think the vet is OK, I spoke to one of the ladies while we waited and she had her bunny there for spaying, she said it's the 4th she's brought to that vet. So it seems good :) thanks for the advice :D

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Cant help with vets.

It's been a hard year for us and the insurance bills wise!

We're with petplan and they've paid out about 1300 for our buns this year. They paid out with our first bun too.

No dental cover but not sure any do. And they did pay for Rodney's first dental as it was connected to his other illness.



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CarelessSquid07 said:
Cant help with vets.

It's been a hard year for us and the insurance bills wise!

We're with petplan and they've paid out about 1300 for our buns this year. They paid out with our first bun too.

No dental cover but not sure any do. And they did pay for Rodney's first dental as it was connected to his other illness.



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Thank you, that's really good to know :)

Seems like Petplan is the preferred one

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I've not used petplan but have used helpucover and they've been pretty good. But am aware petplan has good feedback overall. Just be aware that dentals are almost never covered and it can be costly but fingers crossed that won't be needed.

I used to use a vets4pets vet and had very bad experiences with them but can't speak for every branch.
 
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