I was looking through the insurance premium for my parents' dog over the week-end and got to thinking about what I will do for my mini pup.
For now (barring any unforeseen illnesses that crop up), I plan to have insurance for at least the first 3 years. Once my pup is 2 years old I will be x-raying hips and cerfing to ensure that there's no problem there that isn't yet visible. Assuming all tests are ok, at around 3 years old I will switch from paying for insurance to paying money into a set "pet health" account. Fingers crossed I will either never need to use that money or will only need to use it once my pup is at a good age.
My parents' choice is to have insurance on their single dog for now, then most likely switch to paying into an account once they have more than one dog. Insurance is expensive! But so are vet bills...
So what do you all of you do? Bearing in mind there's no right or wrong answers on this, just personal choice.
For now (barring any unforeseen illnesses that crop up), I plan to have insurance for at least the first 3 years. Once my pup is 2 years old I will be x-raying hips and cerfing to ensure that there's no problem there that isn't yet visible. Assuming all tests are ok, at around 3 years old I will switch from paying for insurance to paying money into a set "pet health" account. Fingers crossed I will either never need to use that money or will only need to use it once my pup is at a good age.
My parents' choice is to have insurance on their single dog for now, then most likely switch to paying into an account once they have more than one dog. Insurance is expensive! But so are vet bills...
So what do you all of you do? Bearing in mind there's no right or wrong answers on this, just personal choice.