Pet Insurance – What dogs are at risk
In last weeks Telegraph newspaper under the Your Money section, there was a page or 2 dedicated to pet insurance.
It’s a topic that pops up on an ongoing basis in the paper, as only a few weeks ago Germaine Greer penned a piece, that basically said pets were being sent for procedures unnecessarily, due to the fact that the insurance company would foot the bill.
Getting back to the article in last weeks paper, based on information from Mintel / Standard & Poor’s and Petplan, it listed the most common ailments covered by vets in the UK ,by way of total claims paid last year by the leading pet insurer
Skin Conditions £10.3 Million
Lameness £6.5 M
Cruciate ligament rupture £4.9 M
Back issues £4.6 M
Arthritis £3 M
Road traffic accident £1.5 M
Hyperthyroidism £1.3 M
Diabetes £ 0.9 M
That was all fine and dandy, but when it came to listing the top five breeds of dog most likely to be subject of a claim, the article, crashed and burned quicker than Dana’s hope of becoming Irelands next president.
In Pole position….drum roll
Irish Terrier !
then the Skye Terrier, followed by Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, the Miniature Pinscher, and last but by no means least, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier ( despite in 2003 only 90 puppies were registered with the Kennel Club in London)
Out of the five dog breeds above, I’d say the Miniature Pinscher is the only breed that would be considered as even getting close to being known as a popular breed in the UK and Ireland, so me thinks the Telegraph maybe got this one slightly wrong, and it should have read this was a list of breeds that are least likely to make an appearance on UK and Irish vets tables !
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