This type of question is one that nearly all pet owners ask themselves at some stage. For most of us, pet insurance cover is one of those purchases that we are not fond of making: it cuts into the budget we spent so much time on, allocating money to nights out and to trips to the Maldives.
But there is a reason why most of us do eventually decide to get this type of insurance cover for our pets. We know that it is the right, responsible type of thing to do, no matter how much we wish we could funnel the money into the ‘shoe budget’ instead.
One of the most pressing questions that many pet owners face is when to get pet insurance cover. Some may think that it makes better financial sense to delay getting their pet insured until a much later stage; however, this type of thinking may result in getting a higher premium when the pet owner does eventually decide to get insurance for the pet.
The reason this is, is because younger pets generally mean lower premiums. The younger the pet is, the less reason there is to load the premium because of pre-existing diseases or other things that older pets suffer from.
The other advantage to insuring a pet at a young(er) age is that there is no risk, or relatively little risk, to getting accepted by the insurance company. There is, however, one more advantage to insuring a young pet: these pets do not have the same motor abilities as older pets have and this may mean they are more prone to injuries. It is a good idea to keep this in mind when scouting around, trying to figure out whether it will make better sense to insure Fluffy this year or next.
Get as many pet insurance cover quotes as is possible and settle on the company that provides the best cover for your (young) pet.
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Bow Wow Insurance wrote this article about when to get pet insurance cover.