He looks lush
We're with PetPlan insurance for a couple of reasons:
lots of vets work with them so will bill them direct to save you having to pony up and then claim back;
if you stick with them they provide 'life-long cover' aka you don't run into the 'pre-existing conditions' issue
Grumble is now 10 and it's gone up to something eye-watering like £140 a month, so we'll probably sack it off at the next renewal and go with the savings account approach tbh.
Food-wise we were told that stuff like Purina is the equivalent of MacDonalds, so he gets Royal Canin dry food, and did get James Wellbeloved wet sachets but they recently made them smaller (shrinkflation fail - I won't be paying the same to starve my dog
), so now he gets Royal Canin wet food too.
We give him wet food because we mix in:
- ProKolin to help anal glands (poor sod used to have one squeezed every three months as it blocks, we're now down to once a year)
- Seaweed supplement for his teeth (not entirely convinced it does anything, but...)
We give him worming treatment too cos he's a hunter and will catch, kill, and eat, given the opportunity
Oh, and we recently bought an ultrasonic toothbrush to try and help his plaque/tartar build-up. Also expensive, but hopefully worth it - we'll see.
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), so now he gets Royal Canin wet food too.
or the mat under my exercise bike.