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Post by Alvamiga on May 18, 2013 11:53:29 GMT
Just got back from the vet's with Tinker. He was going for his vaccination booster and annual health check (which all seems okay). While I was there, I checked about him still excessively licking himself and the vet checked him over further. In spite of there being no active sign of fleas, as before, it seems that he may well have a flea allergy and a single bite could be enough to make his whole body itch! On top of that, he now has excessively dry skin, which means a more expensive diet to try and rectify that as well! All this could take 2-3 months to show full signs of improvement. Good job I love him...
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Post by raspberrybullets on May 18, 2013 11:56:38 GMT
Poor Tinker! Pets can be costly. Was talking with DG that I think whenever we get pets we'll get some pet insurance too.
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Post by tangent on May 18, 2013 12:28:14 GMT
Pet insurance protects you from sky high bills when there's a big problem but there is often such a high excess that you end up paying for all of the mundane treatments.
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Post by Kye on May 18, 2013 13:07:40 GMT
My animals how cost me so much since I've gotten them... especially my dog as she has aged.
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Post by Alvamiga on May 18, 2013 13:15:01 GMT
Yes, when Honey had her triple operation a while back, the insurance paid out the best part of £800, but this year's renewal has come round and it has gone up by about £4 a week. I would not have a dog without full insurance as, much as she might be a lovely dog and so on, I couldn't always trust her with 100% certainty that she couldn't do something bad one day, however unlikely.
A friend once had a bill for well over £3000, which I would have a nightmare trying to pay.
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Post by Miisa on May 19, 2013 9:07:23 GMT
Figured I would get both my dogs insured at the same time, but the pup's registration papers seem to be dragging their feet and I ended up applying for just the older one now.
I had previously figured that I would save on insurance by putting aside a lump sum every month instead that could be used instead of insurance when needed, but I never seemed to be able to keep that money for just dog health care costs, I would always dip into it.
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Post by Alvamiga on May 19, 2013 9:57:18 GMT
I think in a lot of cases that'd work, Jessica (rabbit) ended up costing more in premiums than I got for her care at the end. That said, if it had not been terminal, she was in line to be taken to a specialist in Bristol that would have swung it the other way.
Honey's insurance also covers for £2,000,000 in the case of personal injury, which I could never cover myself!
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Post by Moose on May 19, 2013 19:23:17 GMT
God, for that much, can you persuade her to rip one of my arms off?
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Post by tangent on May 19, 2013 19:34:57 GMT
People have been known to chop their arms off and claim large sums of money on their insurance.
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Post by Moose on May 19, 2013 20:04:34 GMT
how much would I get for the tip of my little finger?
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Post by Alvamiga on May 19, 2013 21:44:31 GMT
Cutting off the one arm is easy. The second one is more difficult. I think a fingertip wouldn't get you much. Can't imagine it'd be seen as too limiting.
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Post by Moose on May 19, 2013 23:08:19 GMT
well get me two million worth! *obligingly holds out fleshy bits*
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