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Do any of you have pet insurance? If so, any policies you recommend?
My Saki is getting up in years at 11 and has a slight elevation in her thyroid levels, so I may be looking into expensive treatments a little down the road.
My Saki is getting up in years at 11 and has a slight elevation in her thyroid levels, so I may be looking into expensive treatments a little down the road.
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Also, the older the cat is when you sign up, the more expensive it is.
It may still be worth it, but make very very sure your vet can do the paperwork (because we also heard that there were problems in that area).
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It doesn't look good, from what I've seen so far. Just like with humans, they exclude pre-exisiting conditions, and although she hasn't been diagnosed with a thyroid problem yet, the higher levels in her bloodwork indicating the possibility are probably enough to count as pre-existing condition and be an exclusion. Plus they might consider it an inherent condition as well. Also, some policies won't take a cat her age at all.
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Oberon had a thyroid condition (he had everything before he died - diabetes, cancer, deafness, thyroid condition - oh, he was a tough cat) and Taz currently has a thyroid condition. I think Valiant may, as well, but he hasn't been tested yet. At any rate, when Oberon was alive he was on the same med that Taz is on now - he gets a tablet twice a day and we buy 100 at a time for about $40-$45. At the moment, that's our only major cat healthcare expense and it's not that bad, all things considered (Oberon's cancer operation ran just under $1,000).
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