Re: Pet insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:49 pm
Hi
Well...
I do know a bit about NHS costings...but that's another issue...suffice it to say that it'll take over a whole lot of internet time to even scratch the whys and wherefores of NHS finance , and I just REALLY don't want to see veterinary care go through the roof
Regarding poisoned animals...oh, boy, it's something that goes on illegally here...and we only got a whiff of it by accident, but our dogs are never off the lead, as they have a tendency to chase, one being a Lurcher, and the others GSDs, and they'll chase anything. I did have a "moment" in the UK when the Lurcher turned up with an obviously poisoned rabbit!...I don't believe in culling animals without knowing what you're doing...It's too harmful
Regarding prescription costs in the NHS...I take a whole stash of tablets, and I buy them over the counter for a few quid....If they were on NHS prescription, I'd be handing over a whole pile of fivers, because they are sold at nonsense prices...
Car insurance...well, I don't know about others, but I look at a company's policy on various payouts...I DO NOT look at price AT ALL, as I like to feel that should I injure someone by accident, they'll get a payout...cheap insurers will argue, and you might even end up with a bill...
My whole point in chatting on insurance for animals is that it's spiralling upwards for a lot of reasons , but insurers are pushing prices for the benefit of shareholders.....it's the same principle that drives Banking...SHAREHOLDERS.....Supermarkets, car companies...shareholders profits....The UK , and other Northern / Western European countries are soaked by upward prices, and taxes
Anyway...I asked our vet practice here about insurance....they said don't waste your money...treatment is not pricey...which it isn't...and for those who can't afford it, they won't see an animal suffer...they would let them pay as they can...
Cheers
Helen
Well...
I do know a bit about NHS costings...but that's another issue...suffice it to say that it'll take over a whole lot of internet time to even scratch the whys and wherefores of NHS finance , and I just REALLY don't want to see veterinary care go through the roof
Regarding poisoned animals...oh, boy, it's something that goes on illegally here...and we only got a whiff of it by accident, but our dogs are never off the lead, as they have a tendency to chase, one being a Lurcher, and the others GSDs, and they'll chase anything. I did have a "moment" in the UK when the Lurcher turned up with an obviously poisoned rabbit!...I don't believe in culling animals without knowing what you're doing...It's too harmful
Regarding prescription costs in the NHS...I take a whole stash of tablets, and I buy them over the counter for a few quid....If they were on NHS prescription, I'd be handing over a whole pile of fivers, because they are sold at nonsense prices...
Car insurance...well, I don't know about others, but I look at a company's policy on various payouts...I DO NOT look at price AT ALL, as I like to feel that should I injure someone by accident, they'll get a payout...cheap insurers will argue, and you might even end up with a bill...
My whole point in chatting on insurance for animals is that it's spiralling upwards for a lot of reasons , but insurers are pushing prices for the benefit of shareholders.....it's the same principle that drives Banking...SHAREHOLDERS.....Supermarkets, car companies...shareholders profits....The UK , and other Northern / Western European countries are soaked by upward prices, and taxes
Anyway...I asked our vet practice here about insurance....they said don't waste your money...treatment is not pricey...which it isn't...and for those who can't afford it, they won't see an animal suffer...they would let them pay as they can...
Cheers
Helen