Dog insurance !

[R TOY]

Just been getting some quotes for my 4yr old Gsd. 'Animal friends' seemed to have the best deal until the small print. £116 for 3k worth of vet fees/ year seemed fair enough..but they only pay max £500 on any treatment.
So if my dog breaks his leg they only pay £500 to have it fixed. If he then did something else he would qualify for another £500,( etc etc up to the 3k limit) but how unlucky can a dog be in one year ?
Then the £99 excess so my £116 gets me £401 of cover..
RIPOFF !!
Anyone have any recomendations
Dave.

[cornet]

I have a friend who is a vet and the only insurance she recommends is Pet Plan. It is slightly more than others but has much better cover.

Most other insurance won't cover you if something happens that needs on going treatment either.

[Frog Dog]

Have a look at Tesco. Just insured both cats and the dog for £16pm inc £4k of cover, no time limit on treatment, £50 excess.

[y2blade]

My boy is insured by PetPlan

and thankfully so he had to have a operation on his stomach plus Antibiotics along with special food totalling to a bill of £1750 iirc

PetPlan were a joy to deal with during this traumatic time (My dog was very close to death, without the operation he would have died, no question)

[Tacagni]

We have our three dogs insured with tesco £14.99 a month, had to claim unfortunately, they sent a cheque no problem.

[Piglet]

What's key is that you get lifetime cover so that something that occurs continues to be covered during the dog's life. Without this, each condition is paid once and then is excluded.

We also use Petplan and they were fantastic all through our (young) spaniel's long involved auto immune condition.

[M888SXY]

It's pricey but Petplan's top cover is the only way imho, £32/month for our 6 years old greyhound.

[R TOY]

Thanks for replys, i'll have alook into petplan and Tesco's.
One interesting thing that has come to light, Quote for an Alasation is %15 more than a German Shepherd with some companys ?.

[Frog Dog]

R TOY said:

Thanks for replys, i'll have alook into petplan and Tesco's.
One interesting thing that has come to light, Quote for an Alasation is %15 more than a German Shepherd with some companys ?.

Do they have some hereditary (sp?) diseases that affect the breed?

[Stevenj214]

I've been perfectly happy with Liverpool Victoria.

I'm on the premier plan. Absolutely no hassle when I had to claim. Up to £5000 of treatment for each condition with no time limit. £60 excess.

[R TOY]

Frog Dog said:

R TOY said:

, Quote for an Alasation is %15 more than a German Shepherd with some companys ?.

Do they have some hereditary (sp?) diseases that affect the breed?

Exactly the same breed/dog , just different names. (something to do with the name during the war.) Changed to Alsation..breed from Alsace region which is now in France, also famous for beer