Can anybody tell me where i can get pet insurance for my staffy that doesnt have a first 14 days exclusion attached to it. I am going on holiday for a week on sunday/monday and i am taking my dog but i need insurance (in case she goes missing mainly). does anybody know of insurers that provide this service. please help
i did not get it earlier because i was not originally taking the dog but due to unforeseen circumstances i am now taking her.

you will be hard pressed to find one. all insurers do this so that people cant get insurance for a sick dog then claim straight away..basically to stop fraud. ive changed my dog insurance oevr the years and have never come across any that exempt the 14 day rule. why didnt u get it sooner? you may be able to get pet holiday insurance that starts straight away...have a look at the post office or ask a travel agent.

You will find that all pet insurances are the same. I have searched the net for you and I could not find any at all.

Phone around, most have this in place so people cant just get insurance then then claim instantly.

I decided to take out pet insurance for my 2 border collies. I browsed a few websites and finally decided on Direct Line, partly because I already have car insurance with them and party because their deal seemed quite good.

I ordered my pet insurance online and this was very easy to do. I found their website very easy to navigate, and it has a nice simple layout. The policy could not be used until 14 days after I had applied for it (I assume this is to save Direct Line having customers signing up at the last minute when they know they are going to have an expensive vet bill. The online process was very quick and simple, they asked for various details about my dogs such as age, breed, cost of pet etc and literally a few minutes later they were both covered for all manner of illness / accidents.

Each month I pay only £15.95 for both my Border Collie dogs to be covered. The policy I chose (Essential Policy Cover) covers my dogs for claims of up to £4,000 for each condition or up to a 12-month period. For example, if one of my dogs was attacked by another dog, they would be covered up to £4,000 in medical costs e.g., medicines, operations, injections etc, then if something else were to happen to the same dog totally unrelated to the 1st claim then I would be allowed to claim up to another £4,000. The excess on my policy is £65 and any amount over that I can start claiming for.