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Pet Health Insurance: Worth It?

by Jane Wangersky March 16th, 2010 | Veterinarians
After a $550 bill from the vet – for an exam and tests, not surgery -- I began thinking about getting insurance for our cat. (The one that’s legally ours, that is – the other is just living with us in long-term foster care, and has her bills paid by the humane society.)

When I began researching insurance companies, it looked like a good deal – typically about $18 a month for the first level of coverage above “accident only”. That seemed like a small price to pay to avoid another huge bill.

Then I did the math.

$18 a month
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