If your pet hates being left alone when you go on holiday, and you feel guilty leaving them behind it has never been easier to take your pet on holiday with you. Now, with a pet passport and the appropriate vaccinations you can take your beloved pet on holiday with you as simply as taking any other member of your family. However, just like any other member of your family, the right insurance for your pet is also important. Whilst you can explain to a child why they shouldn’t run off on their own, it’s a lot harder to explain this to a cat or dog, and if they end up needing a trip to the vets when you’re away it can be very costly.
Like a human you can get single or multi trip insurance for your pet, but you must always remember that there are some countries you simply can’t take your pet to- so always find out before hand. Also, remember that your pet will have to travel, and a lot of pets can panic when put in a pet carrier inside of an aeroplane because they don’t understand what is happening, so always consider whether or not your pet is up to the journey before taking them.
Before you even take out insurance you will need to check your pet is micro chipped, vaccinated and in peek health and that you have appropriate medication for any ticks, fleas or parasites they might catch on holiday. The pet insurance you take out should cover any medical fees you need when away, recovery costs after treatment, repatriation (sending them home if they need to be), third party liability in case of them causing an accident and the cover for any quarantine fees that might be incurred.
And it’s not just cats and dogs you can insure, you can even get exotic pet insurance for reptiles, bird and small mammals, however, many of these do not cover them travelling so if you want to take your boa constrictor on holiday to France you might encounter a few problems as it is notoriously difficult to ensure exotic pets abroad because, as a rule, you’ll be needing to take a lot of equipment for them and a lot need temperature controlled cages. Generally you will be advised to leave your exotic pet with a friend or pay to put them in a boarding house whilst you are gone.