I have a Jersey Wooly and would like to get him insured, but I’m having trouble finding anyone in Canada! Also, if anyone could recommend a good vet in Calgary that would be awesome!
From my experience, Most pet insurance is not worth it.
And you are better off to self-insure.
Take what you would expect to pay in insurrance, and put it into a savings account. For Example: take $50/month and put into a savings account for pet care. I think you will see that it grows much faster than how much it cost for rabbit care.
When it gets funded where you feel comfortable, that it will handle any illness (say in 2 years you have $1200 for worst case) Then stop paying in, or reduce to just cover the wellness visits, and if you need it the money is there for the rabbit.
I have heard many horror stories about paying thousands of dollars to pet insurance over several years, just to file a claim, and have them pay only 25% or less of the vet bill.
#1 by Wealth of knowledge on May 18, 2010 - 9:00 am
From my experience, Most pet insurance is not worth it.
And you are better off to self-insure.
Take what you would expect to pay in insurrance, and put it into a savings account. For Example: take $50/month and put into a savings account for pet care. I think you will see that it grows much faster than how much it cost for rabbit care.
When it gets funded where you feel comfortable, that it will handle any illness (say in 2 years you have $1200 for worst case) Then stop paying in, or reduce to just cover the wellness visits, and if you need it the money is there for the rabbit.
I have heard many horror stories about paying thousands of dollars to pet insurance over several years, just to file a claim, and have them pay only 25% or less of the vet bill.
References :
http://www.petinsurancereview.com/vpi.asp