Comments on: Pet Horror Stories – Why You Need a Pet Emergency Fund

By: MoreMoneyForMe

MoreMoneyForMe — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 01:18:44 +0000

I just adopted a rescue dog. She had surgery to remove tumors right before coming home to us, plus a bunch of teeth extracted. Luckily, her tumors were benign (!) and I’m not facing any extra medical expenses for the foreseeable future. But this likely means I can’t get inexpensive pet insurance due to a preexisting condition. I’ve also read that many insurance policies don’t cover medical issues common to your dog’s specific breed, which seems like the opposite of what it should be! So, I’m steadily building up an emergency fund for her—this is the best/only option in our case. Wouldn’t trade her for the world :)

By: TrendyCheapo

TrendyCheapo — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 19:00:24 +0000

This is interesting. I always assumed pet health insurance wasn’t worth it even though I experienced a near tragedy two years ago when my cat swallowed a needle. The bill was insane. Still, I never looked into it. I would have loved to be in Rachael’s position instead of paying out of pocket.

By: Chonce

Chonce — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:59:02 +0000

One of the reasons why I don’t have a pet yet is because some of the expenses are pretty high and I want to be able to take care of whatever animal I get properly and be able to consider pet insurance as an option. Like with a human, there are so many unexpected expenses that could come up.

By: AbigailP

AbigailP — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 17:42:41 +0000

We should probably get normal pet insurance, but I’m not great about following up on things. And most insurance requires you to pay upfront, then seek reimbursement.

So we have the Banfield protection plan for our cat. Free visits, free vaccines, a free yearly cleaning and a number of free tests. Plus a discount on further services. It works for us right now. But since we’re getting a puppy soon, I may have to suck it up and look for “real” insurance.

By: Fehmeen

Fehmeen — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:35:02 +0000

I don’t have pets now but I used to a few decades ago. Our dogs were pretty well behaved so we didn’t have to take them to the pet very often. I remember there was this one episode of a nasty flesh wound caused by some sort of bacteria or worms or flies (I was pretty young so don’t remember the details) but that was fixed with OTC medicines. So yeah, the idea of having an emergency pet fund account seems pretty foreign to me, but I do know avid cat lovers who regularly spend a lot of money to take care of them, and this idea would be pretty suitable for them

By: Aliyyah

Aliyyah — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:27:22 +0000

I have a cat, so this hits close to home. I’ve had small vet bills for her but am not sure what I would do if I had an exorbitant bill. This is a good reminder that I should start an emergency fund for my cat. I personally don’t think pet insurance is worth it as there are often a lot of terms and conditions that are not covered. For me, I think emergency a pet emergency fund would be best.

By: SenseofCents

SenseofCents — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:26:01 +0000

Awww I love the image you used for this blog post :)

Our dogs are both getting older and we plan on beefing up our emergency fund for them. We also plan on looking for pet insurance that may cover them a little bit too.