yesterday I cancelled the dog insurance. today he's bloody buggering ill.

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Cancelled insurance to swap it to another at the end of the month. Cheaper cover and better to come out just after payday.

5 years with not a single days illness. Not one vet visit.

Today he's only bloody ill.

Tummy all swollen and tender. 1 puke and 1 sloppy poo. Managed to eat his supper though.

Bloody git.

Sods law at its finest!

You'll have to hope it's something simple, a cheap vet's visit and then you can console yourself it wouldn't have been worth claiming by the time you paid the excess.

Unless you had no excess

Bollocks. He's not well. Vet is needed.

Could it be bloat.
Is he a deep chested dog?

Poor thing.

Dachshund. Not happy at all and hurting.

Ate breakfast though

Got appointment at 11.30.

Poor dog.

Poor doggy. Just out of interest, what possessed you to cancel this insurance before the new cover started?

God only knows. Was browsing along as it was coming up to annual renewal date and it seemed like a good idea since he's never had a moments illness. So cross with myself. Idiot.

Git new cover but of course it doesn't cover for the first week. Which is next wednesday. Aaaaaargh

Doesn't matter though. Poor dog is very sad.

How's your little daschy now?

Similar story here - I didn't go as far as to cancel my dog's insurance, but I switched to one with a higher excess, thinking I'd save on the lower monthly payments as she's never been ill/unwell, and sure enough she's done her leg an injury and is in today for x-rays.

Hope your boy's ok.

Vet thinks back not guts.

Got painkillers and he's on strict rest for a week. Only £40 so underneath excess anyway.

5 sodding years with not so much as a twinge. I sincerely hope it's not the beginning of something ongoing and expensive. That really would be bad timing.

He'll enjoy his rest anyway. Lazy little git.

Might have to go to bed for a cwtch and a nap. He'll like that.

I might do the same with my 4mo boy.

Poor dog. Hope he feels better soon.

Oh, poor thing. Do hope he's on the mend soon, for both him and for your pocket.

Aw poor dog. Hope he feels better soon.

Truly sods law about the insurance though - same thing happened to us when we cancelled a policy because with the premiums, plus excess and old age % of cost payments, we felt it just wasn't worth carrying it on for a dog that was literally never ill in her life before - she promptly developed cancer on her jaw. Lesson learned the hard way.

We've had a lovely nap together

Dog is suddenly much worse. Back end all wobbly.

Aside from the arsing indurance not coveting him until ftiday and not for any illness developing this week I'm really worried. Vet at 4.45.

Good luck at the vets AYC.

Thinking of you and your poorly boy.

Good luck at the vets.

We cancelled vet insurance on two of the horses as premiums so high. Two weeks later one was diagnosed with cancer. Cost us £4.5k. She's made a full recovery though. Hope your dog recovers quickly and not too expensively.

Aww good luck hope it's not too serious

Hope vets goes well, we had a dauchsand when I was a teen, beautiful dogs.