The earlier you start the lower the
premiums are. You can start at 8 weeks –
some pet health insurance providers will
allow you to start at 5 weeks.
It’s easy for kittens and puppies to
stray. Puppies can easily cause
accidents, and do all sorts of damage as
they haven’t yet been trained. Kittens
are often involved in accidents – sadly
they can be trodden on or squashed in
doors because they are difficult to
spot.
Kittens can get ill quite quickly.
Often they get better quickly too, but
it’s frightening while it lasts. For
instance, one condition that affects
kittens is a type of infection that
causes joint inflammation. The kitten
stops eating, stops playing and is
obviously in severe pain. The condition
can be treated and the kitten is soon
back to normal, but at a minimum it need
a course of anti-inflammatories and a
course of antibiotics – this is
expensive!
If you wait until your pet is
actually ill or has an acccident before
taking out pet health insurance, that
condition or treatment won’t be covered.
The later you leave it, the more likely
it is that there will be a pre-existing
condition – and the higher the premiums
will be.
