August 29th, 2010 by Jenny

You might be thinking, “Insurance for pets? I have trouble paying for insurance for my family!” And a lot of us  have that same feeling. The cost of health care continue to go up and budgets continue to shrink. So why on earth would you pay good money to insure your pet?

What if this happened to  you: your beloved family pet suddenly gets sick and your local vet can’t seem to find the problem. He sends you and your sick pet to an emergency vet care clinic where your pet is admitted and kept for several days while they try to figure out what the problem is. Everyday the clinic phones to let you know what is going on and what the rapidly growing figure is on the cost of treatment at this point.

The bill continues to rise but you reluctantly continue treatment sure that they will cure your pet soon.  You just can’t bring yourself to tell them to “pull the plug” because you love your pet and you will feel like a real cad if your family finds out you made that decision!

Finally after weeks of running tests, the bill is now thousands of dollars, you figure your poor pet has suffered enough and cost wise, you just cannot justify continuing this guessing game, not knowing if your pet will recover. You make the decision to put your pet to sleep and you feel sickened about it.

Think this would probably never happen? Well it happened to me. It was one of the most emotional decisions I’ve ever had to make and the money I spent on my cherished friend took a real toll on my budget.

It goes without saying this is an rare occurrence, but I still wonder how things might have turned out if I would have had insurance for my pet. Would they have eventually been able to cure her? Would I still have had many more years with a pet I cared about?

You should know that pet insurance not only helps with the major illnesses, it can also help pay for the costs of everday vet care that can so often be a financial burden. Pet insurance plans can also cover things like spaying/neutering, reward costs for lost pets and problems that may be breed specific.

Even though it’s been slow to take hold in the US, pet owners in Europe have been purchasing medical coverage for their pets since the ’40’s.

I hope you never have to put your family through the difficult decision I had to make for my pet. If you opt for <a href=”http://petinsuranceprimer.com”>insurance for pets </a>you’ll be able to provide them with the treatment they require when they need it the most. Find out more on the ins and outs of choosing pet insurance at http://petinsuranceprimer.com