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Range Rover Red:
I use Pet Plan.  Yes they are expensive and yes the excess is high, but with an active English Springer we have had a number of claims over the years - including a tail injury (a tiny little nick which I couldn't even find, but blood all over the place and took weeks to heal, no idea how she did it).  In the first couple of years, pay-outs from claims more than covered the premiums.  They say they will pay for the treatment of an ongoing condition for the remainder of the dog's life - luckily I have yet to test them on this.  However, I have always found that they acknowledge the claim near enough by return of post and they have always paid out.  On occasion claims have needed to be supported by Willow's vet, including when they paid for her to be spayed following a phantom pregnancy - usually they will not pay for such otherwise elective surgery, only for complications which arise.

merlin617:
We also use Pet Plan and I agree that they are a bit pricey but my youngest lab who is three was diagnosed with arthritis in his front legs at only eighteen months and has had to have two operations costing the thick end of four grand and will have to be on medication for the rest of his life. Payplan paid for both the Ops and continue to pay for his meds which are several hundred pounds a year. We have to pay the excess each year but that comes to much less than the total for the medication. So I would obviously recommend them. Obviously like all insurance, it is only worth the money when you have to claim but I will never have another dog without it.

K2:
Used to be with Petplan but would never use them again after what they did with our pup. 10 years on she has been insured steadily with Tesco and they have been great. Always paid promptly and never moaned even though she always seems to be in poor health. They have upped the premiums understandably but I am now paying monthly what Petplan were charging me 11 years ago :shock:

beast5680:
insurance wanted more to insure my 3 yr old jack russell this year than i pay to insure my disco :shock: so it got cancelled

SWEETY:
I would have a feel of his tail to see if there is  a bulge as they can easily break their tails :roll:Anyway I hope he feels better soon :D

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