Small Male Yorkie

[yorkiemini]

Originally Posted by bhanish

Yeah, I'm concerned about the expenses of teeth cleaning, neutering, and vaccines. But I just did calculations if I got both insurance packages, and it would be around $60 a month. Not sure if it's worth it.

On a related note, do you recommend neutering your puppy? If so, when?

I support neutering on several levels. The first are health issues And the second deal with breeding issues. Good breeders spend many decades learning and studying breeding, genetic testing, and improving the breed. There is nothing haphazard to the process. Few folks have put that much effort and experience into the whole process and in general need to let the experienced deal with it. There are a plethora of things that can go wrong in the breeding and birthing process and it can be expensive and heart breaking.

As to when- check with your breeder and your vet as to when would be the best time. You have a very experienced bbreeder in Deb and I would suggest you use her expertise in those areas.

[MzLynnC]

Originally Posted by bhanish

Hi everyone! So I'm getting my little puppy from Deb on the 27th, and I'm looking into pet insurance. I see that Healthy Paws is super highly rated, but it does not cover preventative care. Do you get another insurance to cover the preventative care or do you just stick with emergency care? Also, I was looking into AKC insurance, but there are lots of negative reviews about its insurance.

Another thing, how can you find the best vets in your area?

We have Trupanion on our two pups and they paid a claim in less than 3 days. The coverage is 90% and the deductible is arranged so that you can do it on a sliding scale and you pay one deductible per claim, so if you dog had to have on going medical you pay the deductible one time and the plan kicks in for the lifetime of the dog (provided you pay your premium) Be sure to take a hard look at them. They also have preventative care, but we did not accept that part of the package. Very Very please with trupanion.

[bhanish]

Originally Posted by MzLynnC

We have Trupanion on our two pups and they paid a claim in less than 3 days. The coverage is 90% and the deductible is arranged so that you can do it on a sliding scale and you pay one deductible per claim, so if you dog had to have on going medical you pay the deductible one time and the plan kicks in for the lifetime of the dog (provided you pay your premium) Be sure to take a hard look at them. They also have preventative care, but we did not accept that part of the package. Very Very please with trupanion.

Thanks for the info! I talked to Deb and she suggested I use the AKC for the first month or so because it's free with the registration. I think after that I might try Trupanion or Happy Paws.

I had another question. I'm preparing my apartment for my little baby, and I'm thinking of getting an x-pen where I'll place his crate, bed, food, and pee pads. I was looking at this x-pen in a LARGE but I'm not sure it's big enough. Amazon
The puppy is 2.5 pounds now, so it's not huge. But I want to give him enough space to walk around.

[bhanish]

Nevermind. I opted for another type of Iris gate.

So after two days of non-stop research, I finally ordered everything I need for my little pup. And now I wait!