Current Events > Have you ever had pet insurance?

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If so, did you find it was worth it?

I have a senior dog whos in and out of vet appointments frequently now. I looked into it, and its obviously not worth it for him at this point. But it looks appealing if I ever got another pet.

I did but no one ever took it

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Coloradough posted...

I did but no one ever took it

Thats disappointing to hear

I did, not worth it for two indoor cats. Especially since Xander got himself in trouble at the vets all the time. Willow his sister is chill AF though.

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would have to pay something of 400$ per month and it wouldn't cover 100% of the costs.
my dog has issues but nothing that happens to be too expensive to handle.

much less than the price of insurance.

thinking back now. i could've handled a 500$ vet bill if i had to. wasn't prepared back then she had an aural hematoma on her right ear.
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Expected "you gonna need it when I smash yer pussy."

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No. I don't have any pets. The first time I ever even heard of pet insurance was last year, when my friend got a baby rottweiler.

For her, it was absolutely worth it because her puppy keeps having expensive vet visits. First it was cherry eye removal surgery, then it was surgery for a turn acl, then an infection... Dogs are expensive as hell lol.

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Had it for the past 3-4 years or so and it more than paid for itself this year. Both my cats needed a shit ton of teeth extracted. Would have easily been $2k+ but all I was out was the $500 deductible.

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NoxObscuras posted...

No. I don't have any pets. The first time I ever even heard of pet insurance was last year, when my friend got a baby rottweiler.

For her, it was absolutely worth it because her puppy keeps having expensive very visits. First it was cherry eye removal surgery, then it was surgery for a turn acl, then an infection... Dogs are expensive as hell lol.

Eye removal surgery?

Also depending on where she got it and if they were registered it sounds like it may well be very inbred.

Mutts are typically a lot more healthy than purebred dogs tbh.

Especially puppy mill or random backyard breeder dogs.

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Eye removal surgery?

Also depending on where she got it and if they were registered it sounds like it may well be very inbred.

Mutts are typically a lot more healthy than purebred dogs tbh.

Especially puppy mill or random backyard breeder dogs.

Yeah, I've been learning about dogs through her lol. Her rott is a purebred.

And cherry eye is a prolapsed gland in the eyelid that can lead to several issues with the dog's eyes (like impaired vision) if left untreated.


Not her dog, but the best example I could find.

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Ouch. That sounds super painful poor dog. Awesome she's taking good care of it and not just giving up on it though. Thats the worst.

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