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It has been a while. The dogs and I are all doing great and Tribble's third birthday and Gotcha day came and went. Since he was diagnosed over a year ago with grades 3 and 4 luxating patellas, we have been managing by keeping his weight down, keeping him active and trying to get him not to jump. We are doing well with the not jumping on people and not pulling on the leash, but keeping him off of furniture, tables, chairs, park benches, etc has been a challenge. It is my fault for having taught him those behaviors in the first place and made them extremely rewarding, but that is a time/consistency/training issue that I just haven't had time to work on.
Anyway, like I said, we have been managing, with only very occasional low doses of rimadyl, but he has started presenting with discomfort and lameness on occasion, and I want to get a move on the surgery (once his behavior is under control) sooner rather than later. Since it is both knees, and the cost is exorbitant, I was thinking it would be well worth it to purchase insurance that covers congentital/preexisting conditions. The way I figure it, this would save me somewhere in the realm of $4000-$6000 the year of the surgery, especially if it covers medication and rehabilitation. AND, if Tribble makes a full recovery and the surgery is successful, we might be able to go back to agility!!
Does anyone have any experience with pet insurance companies? Good ones, bad ones? Any total scams I should look out for?
Thanks!
It has been a while. The dogs and I are all doing great and Tribble's third birthday and Gotcha day came and went. Since he was diagnosed over a year ago with grades 3 and 4 luxating patellas, we have been managing by keeping his weight down, keeping him active and trying to get him not to jump. We are doing well with the not jumping on people and not pulling on the leash, but keeping him off of furniture, tables, chairs, park benches, etc has been a challenge. It is my fault for having taught him those behaviors in the first place and made them extremely rewarding, but that is a time/consistency/training issue that I just haven't had time to work on.
Anyway, like I said, we have been managing, with only very occasional low doses of rimadyl, but he has started presenting with discomfort and lameness on occasion, and I want to get a move on the surgery (once his behavior is under control) sooner rather than later. Since it is both knees, and the cost is exorbitant, I was thinking it would be well worth it to purchase insurance that covers congentital/preexisting conditions. The way I figure it, this would save me somewhere in the realm of $4000-$6000 the year of the surgery, especially if it covers medication and rehabilitation. AND, if Tribble makes a full recovery and the surgery is successful, we might be able to go back to agility!!
Does anyone have any experience with pet insurance companies? Good ones, bad ones? Any total scams I should look out for?
Thanks!