x-ray wrote:
Our two are under the weather as well. The older one (8) has had a lump removed from his foot, it’s benign but the location means the skin is very thin and isn’t healing very well, he’s on a course of antibiotics and having to have the wound checked and a new dressing every three days. The younger one (7) has a bad urine infection and is also on antibiotics. In the past he’s had both hips replaced at a cost of £5,500 each! Thank heavens for pet insurance (petplan)
having 3 we couldnt afford 3 insurances which would have cost £8000+ over the last 10 years plus the excess per insurance meant in only 2 cases could we have claimed
I love the 3 dogs and 2 cats but im not sure id have put them through major surgery but now they are old (ish) it wouldntr be advisable, if my boy had been 5 not 13 he could have had a pacemaker costing £3500, but now the anaesthetic alone could kill him.
Instead of insurance we have a clear nil balance credit card and a savings account putting £30/month in
One thing that does boil my blood is the high cost of meds frpm vets, this lads 90 meds cost me £80 online (proper stuff) whereas the vets would have charged me £400!, our red and white girl is on meds, hers are 50% cheaper online
I think vets see pet insurance being easy money, bit like us and taxi insurance/repairs?
https://www.petdrugsonline.co.uk