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monkeys 
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Posted: 19 April 2011 at 8:28pm |
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Hey there,
Just wondering who has it?
Have you had to claim?
What company do you use?
Is it worth going for surgery only or a higher plan?
TIA! Since I don't have my BFP yet, our 2 cats are our kids, so thinking we should get insurance...
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mrsturtle
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Posted: 19 April 2011 at 9:48pm |
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will let you know our new puppy comes with a couple of months free then they send us all the info so we can decide
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 8:51am |
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Yes, highly recommend it! We are through Ellenco. their website is www.petplan.co.nz. My cat has had two blocked bladders which was $1K a pop to treat and we got 80% of this back both times. I used to wonder whether it was worth it cos we hadn't claimed for anything major and then that happened and we realised how valuable it was.
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 9:12am |
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oh red thanks! It's Ellenco that I am considering as they seem the cheapest, don't knwo whether to go for their base plan or just the surgery cover though...
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 9:15am |
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We use Ellenco surgery plan for our dog. Haven't claimed on it yet but it's there if she needs any surgery. Worth the $15 a month for peace of mind IMO.
Our friend's dog broke its leg and I think it cost them around $4500. If that happened to our pooch we simply could not afford that kind of bill without insurance.
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 9:41am |
I've been thinking about this as well monkeys because we have 2 dogs and a cat and we seem to spend a lot of our time (and cash) at the vets! Will need to read into it more, thanks for the company recommendation 
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 10:19am |
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I think I am on the Ultra Plan, guess it depends on how you want to spend. For my cat I think it is about $320 a year approx on that plan but it does have one of the higher levels of cover and am not really wanting to go to a lower plan as he is getting on a bit now.
We have been with Ellenco for about 7 years, the premiums have gone up since we first joined, but yes they seem to be one of the cheapest as I look around at others every now and again. I would not have another pet now without insurance.
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 3:19pm |
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I have it 4 my ragdoll cat since he was a kitten 5yrs ago, havent had 2 claim on it yet, (& kinda hoping i never will) it costs us 25.50 a month, 4 the premium cover.
i really wish i had taken it out with my staffy as he was hit by a car & killed recently. & altho we could never 'replace' him, it would have been nice to have the money to get my daughter a 'new' friend as she misses our Diesel dog terribly.
so anyways, i highly reccomend it.
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Posted: 20 April 2011 at 4:00pm |
The Warehouse have pet insurance as well.
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