Cat Insurance And Trapped

Compare the cover and terms of several companies that specialize in animal insurance before you make your decision. The owner of a valuable cat may want to insure against loss, death or theft, in order to reclaim the cat’s value.

More general policies cushion the owner against the cost of veterinary bills in the event of accident or emergency, injury or disease, but do not cover initial injections, neutering or standard booster inoculations.

The annual premium depends upon the level of cover selected and upon the insured animal’s medical history. Deciding whether or not to insure is a matter of balancing what can be a fairly steep monthly or annual premium against your ability to pay any sudden, costly vet’s bill.

The alternative, as with any insurance cover, is to have your own contingency account to cover emergency expenses.

Cat breeders sometimes issue basic health insurance cover notes with kittens. Cover starts from the date of sale and is usually valid for six weeks. After that, the new owner can continue with the same policy or seek another one.

Apart from harboring dangerous substances, garden sheds and garages can become prisons from which there is no escape. A brief period of captivity will not do a cat too much harm.

A cat can survive for 10 to 14 days without food and almost as long without water, provided the ambient temperature is not too high, but the resulting dehydration and starvation may have serious consequences for the proper functioning of kidneys and liver.

Such a physically challenged cat is they prey to secondary infections it would normally easily shake off.

If you have not seen your cat for a while, check in cellars, cupboards, tool sheds and garages, in case it is trapped. Before you go away, make sure your cat is there, and that a neighbor or the person looking after the cat has access to the house, and any sheds or garages.