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Louise B — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:15:06 GMT

I am a Petplan fan but have recently cancelled one of my policies with them as it nolonger became financially viable. Even with a multipet discount + 20% discount my premium was £31/per month for the £4,000 budget lifetime policy and that was with a £115 excess + 20% of all costs. On top of that I was buying lots of supplements for her arthritis and not claiming it back so I was spending a fortune each month. Sadie is about 12 years old though!

I have now taken out an accident and injury only policy with Tesco. It costs me £6.25 per month, gives £3000 cover and has an excess of £60. I have opened a savings account though and have been putting money aside as a buffer for illnesses.

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chanel clydesdale — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:57:27 GMT

pet plan all the way...made the mistake of insuring one of my cats with marks and spencers and it was the worst mistake i made. Pet plan all the way! It may sound lke more but worth it when the premiums hardly increase each year and you are entitled to the vet staff discount etc

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Kerry Brennand DipAVN (Surgical) RVN A1 MBVNA — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:43:35 GMT

Defo PetPlan never had a problem with them its only costings me about £15 for Carpos on a lifetime policy Bargain!!!!

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Vickipr — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:34:02 GMT

I too have my cat insured with pet plan, although I haven't had to put in a claim yet (touch wood!) and hopefully will never have to use it. Well, I can live in hope...!

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miss jack rat — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:41:39 GMT

again a pet plan fan! they paid out on my 4 weeks free cover before i worked in a vets for my pup who had a fracture through her growth plate! then when we expanded our next pup we rescued was born with a porto systemic shunt which overall cost 5000 to fix up and treat (all fine now!) no trouble claiming and i know if there's anything wrong with his liver in the future its covered! life time policy a must and the discounts are good with petplan. x

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BengalcatRVN — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:18:45 GMT

Gues what...I say petplan too! Got my cats on there and my sisters dog. With my 2 being over 10 yrs old, they are still cheaper then the dog! they have never given me any hassel with claims, paid vet and myself very quickly. As a PIA for petplan I feel my personal experiances help me positivly promote them

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Nicola Jamieson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:53:02 GMT

Personally I would recommend pet plan. I've insured both my dogs & cats with them and never had any issues with them when making a claim.

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Steph Worsley — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:04:16 GMT

vet staff get a discount with PP as well.

I am a walking advert for PP insurance having claimed thousands over the past 9 years with meg and tux and Poly when she was still with us. my insurance for all 4 (bearing in mind there is a multiple pet discount as well) is ~£37 a month, Demi and Quaxo's excess is ~£75 I think and Meg and Tux's has just gone up to £105 but they have just turned 9 1/2 so expected it to go up

PP tend to only put up premiums with inflation and pets age which is reasonable really

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Nichola231 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:41:52 GMT

Wow! That's pretty good! Thanks for you help!

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Gemma Burden RVN — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:32:02 GMT

I would also only insure my pets with pet plan. When I got my cat from work not long after starting nursing I shopped around and ended up going with them after asking loads of questions, and 9 years later and with much more experience of pet insurance I would still only go with them. The premiums may look a little more, but everyone pays the same for the same age animal in the same area so they don't penalise you for having made a claim - I have had to claim probably near £2000 for my cat in the last year and his renewal has just come through and it has only gone up by under £1 a month.

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Steph Worsley — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:25:06 GMT

I have to say pet plan every time but that is my person preference and all my 4 are insured with them!