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I need to feed my dog prescription dog food, how will it affect his insurance premiums?

May 04, 2007 by slice264 | Posted in Dogs

He is a middle aged dog, needing hills c/d for the rest of his life according to the vet.
I know there must be an alternative - we are capitalists afterall, i am even happy to prepare from scratch myself.
BUT - if there is no other option than to claim for prescription food through his insurance - how will the premiums be affected.
I already pay £16 monthly, with a £90 xs.
He has dodgy kidneys and has to have a v. low protein diet (around 2%) with the reat being made up of cereals, fats etc...... BUT has anyone got experience of this? what did you do?
The prescription only dog food is only available through vets - i already checked the cheapest source.
To eternal - where do you get it from then?

Not sure about the premiums but be aware that "hill's prescription range" including the C/D range are not in fact (despite the name) prescription foods! This is just the way it is marketed.
These foods can be bought from other places such as pet stores and pharmacies and are nearly always cheaper than the vets. I would put money on the fact that the vet did not mention this to you.


EDIT.

NO, NO, NO.

NO the food is NOT only available through the vet.
It IS available WITHOUT prescription.
I order it for lots of my customers. I'm not a vet.

EDIT

OK. I'm in retail so I buy from a wholesaler (trade only).

You could follow the link below (it's only a google search) and look at the sponsored links or others to gauge price and compare with your vet. In practice a local pet store (or pharmacy that carries pet lines) will be cheaper still.
As some pet insurance schemes are based on cost of product rather than where you buy it from, getting the product slightly cheaper could help you. This is going to be a long term condition. The vet is the expert, but why pay more for a tin of food or bag of dry?

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