Ok I know that this is a little bit of ‘hindsight’ (pardon the pun), but Hunter and Bella are now insured! To a point anyhow, and I can’t tell you about the feeling that health insurance leads to when it comes to the people and pets that you love. Of course, I wish I had done this a year ago and had most of the surgery that my boy needs covered, but whatever.. better late than never I guess.
When it actually comes to Pet Insurance there are MANY choices to choose from. I went with PC Financial (who knew they did Pet Insurance eh?) and the process was easy and super fast. I chose the ‘Value Plan’ just to get something for them in case of an accident or common illness which it covers. That said, I may up the coverage soon as the value plan offers a ‘lifetime’ cap on coverage.. which isn’t great if one of my hounds get seriously ill for the rest of their life – but on the other hand it’s only $13 a month (per dog). That’s really reasonable as far as I’m concerned, but that said.. I may opt for the larger package soon as soon as Hunter’s all fixed up just to ensure that they’re properly covered for anything going ahead.
Another thing that I may do soon is call my own Insurance company (I presently use Cooke) to find out if they offer Pet Insurance .. and I may do some looking/shopping around to make sure that my current rates are the best ones available. Hell if even I was to save something small like $25 a month.. that’s both pets insurance costs!
I’ll keep you posted.