| Friday, June 29, 2007 |
| Does Your Pet Need Vet Pet Insurance? |
The short answer to that question is “It depends.”
Now for the long answer. You have to take into consideration what kind of pet you have, what kind of lifestyle you and your pet live and the vet pet insurance policy itself.
What Kind Of Pet Do You Have?
If you have a cat, you will pay less than if you have a dog. Is your pet a show, working or breeding animal? How often does your pet go outside? How old is your pet? Is your pet a mixed breed or purebred? If a purebred, what illnesses does your pet’s breed often get?
What Is Your Lifestyle?
Are you away a lot, or do you spend more time at home with your pet than anywhere else? Do you live near a busy road? Are there any young children about who can act very unpredictably around your pet? Do you always have to have overseas vacations that would require your pet to go in a boarding kennel at least a week a year? Answering these questions can help you pinpoint the kind of vet pet insurance you want to look for. If you live near a busy road, for example, accident vet pet insurance is highly recommended. If you travel a lot, then you would be best to look for a plan that includes paying some of the costs of boarding your pet while you are away.
The Policy Itself
In general, the more you pay for your vet pet insurance, the more areas in a pet’s health it will cover, such as medications and x-rays. The low-cost vet pet insurance policies have many restrictions on just what is covered. Also check to see if the policy will cover old animals – most won’t. If you can only afford a low-cost vet pet insurance while you have a young animal, it might be best just to get a term policy, or decide if you want to keep or change the policy a year later.
The Least You Can Do
There are many things you can do from keeping your pet in need of a vet, let alone vet pet insurance:
Spay or neuter your pet. They will not “miss” the sexual experience. Think very hard about your life. Wouldn’t your life have been a lot simpler if you had been neutered at six months old? I wish I had been!
Microchip or tattoo your pet. Collars with ID tags can slip off.
Feed your pet the best quality food you can afford.
Don’t let your pet turn into a tub of lard. Fat animals are more prone to getting ill than fit ones. |
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