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We got a kitten from the RSPCA a couple of months ago. After hours of internet research I went with M&S pet insurance which seemed to cover most things but was one of the cheapest. I think I'm paying about £8.50 per month. For some reason girl cats are cheaper to insure than boy cats, and it gets cheaper once they're over 1 year old. Having said all that you still have to pay an excess of about £70 per vet visit. So really I've got it in case of serious injury.
Good luck with your kitten, we love having ours and I've found some great advice on this site from all the other cat owners.
Thanks, Julie. This is the first time I have owned a cat so really not sure how much to expect per year, but like you really just want something in place to cover any big bills!
We had the same problem Jane until i found NFU ( national farmers union )
The cost was less than £100 per cat , this gave you £2500 cover per claim instead of £4000 of Petplan per year but my vet recommended it as a good choice.
You have to contact them by phone (no internet service ) in working hours if you are interested.
Its worth checking what your insurers policy is on longterm health conditions. If your cat turns out to be diabetic, or contracts FIV etc lots of insurers will only pay out for a year after the condition is diagnosed, and then you're on your own for any treatments which might be linked to that conditon. I'm with Animal Friends who will pay out on any condition for a pet's lifetime, they also give quite a lot of their profits to animal charities, so I feel a little less bad at giving them lots of money:
http://http://www.animalfriends.org.uk/
On the downside though they don't pay out on dental treatment (most insurers don't) which can cost a bomb - they do cover boating accidents though, should you be tempted to take your cat sailing!
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