Pet Travel Insurance | What Utility Providers And Insurance Providers Do You Use – What Are The Costs Like?

We’re with Sky for TV for which we pay 25 a month. For internet, landline phone and mobile we’re with Vodafone. 40gb a month, unlimited any time Irish landline calls and 200 mins to any three Vodafone numbers for 45 a month. We also have a mobile broadband dongle from O2 which costs 10 a month for upto 10gb – just incase we need extra or if we’re travelling or in the city or whatever. That 10 is a special for students, think regular price is 20.For electricity we’re with Airtricity (our bills are usually around the 95 mark for 2 months) For gas we’re with Bord Gais but might be moving supplier in September for a better rate, maybe. Our gas bills are usually about the same as our electricity bills I think, never on during summer though. We don’t have home (we rent), health (have med cards) or life insurance but we do have pet insurance from 123.ie for our Yorkie, costs about 75 a year I think. We get annual multitrip travel insurance (for a couple, excluding America) from Getcover.ie for about 45, after much checking they seem like a good deal. We’re thinking of signing upto a health plan from hsf.ie for 9.50 a month (that covers both of us) – never heard about it until recently, seems a very good deal to us http://www.hsf.eu.com/ireland/personal/health-cash-plans.htmlInterested in hearing what providers others are using and costs? Thanks.Btw, a heads up for anyone with Sky – if you don’t already have Sky Movies you can phone them up and get a package called “Sky Movies 2″ for free for 3 months. Just cancel 31 days before your free period expires and you pay a cent : ) Or keep it for 14 a month, that package gives you 5 of the movie channels. I phoned em yesterday just to get it for a month and they gave it to me for 3 months for free, lol : )

Mortgage around 230 a month plus life assurance 55 a month Internet/phone with Vodafone at Home, just 1mb internet access plus all UK/Irish land line calls included for 47 a monthMobile phone with o2, I top up 20 once a month for free calls/texts to continueAirtricity 104 per monthOil (central heating) approx 350 per half fill (400L) we have 3-4 half fills per year so maybe 100 a monthGas – cylinder for hob maybe 30 every 3 months Sky 33 per month – that will be going soon the way things are Allianz for home insurance 40 a month roughly including public liability Zurich for car insurance 30 per month (just swapped from Axa) via www.Insure.ie Pet insurance cancelled, 3 dogs, the eldest dog is 10 and we just can’t afford it plus the 40 worth of medication she is on every month that is not covered by the insurance. Something has to go.Road tax 58 a month (2L car) Surviving on the poverty line just about, no holiday for 4 years. B/f on the dole for 18 months so we do get a medical card. I draw no wage from my small business, just about break even each year. We have 2 teenagers & just lost 140 child benefit as the eldest turned 18 in May.

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Pet Travel Insurance | Does My Dog Have To Be Quarantined From UK To USA?

My dog (14 year old Yorkie) Hasn’t been vaccinated and he doesn’t even have pet insurance, what would we have to do to be able to take him to the US to live with us permanently, i heard you have to have you dog quarantined for 6 months and i don’t think the old fella will survive it! Also can we travel with the dog on the plane, i don’t think he would survive being in the cargo area for the long journey over

“There is no official quarantine for dogs entering the USA from the United Kingdom. The entry requirements vary from state to state – some requiring that a rabies vaccination be given to the animals on arrival in the USA if there is no documentary proof that this has already been given. The UK vaccination is however different from the one obtainable in the USA as it is made from a dead, rather than live, culture and takes longer to be effective (approximately 30 days).It is essential that all dogs entering the USA must have the correct accompanying paperwork. Sadly, pets excluded from entry into the United States must either be exported or destroyed. While awaiting disposition, pets will be detained at the owner’s expense at the port of arrival. Generally, all dogs must be imported or exported through one of the following designated ports.”there will be no quarantine … but the dog will have to travel in cargo … no dogs in cabin for international flights and i have yet to find an airline that deviated from this rule … and it is not that stressful for the dog … the loading onto the plane is loud but one cruising the dog will just sleep … my friend has two very small dogs and she flew them to england from canada without incident in cargo … i have also flown my dogs all over canada, the u.s., and england too, no problems traveling in cargo … it is climate controlled just like where you will be sitting …it depends also on where you are flying to as the rules are by state and not federal … you could contact a vet where you are for guidance (my vet pretty much did everything for me) or contact the state you will be landing in for more specific rules … my only advice is to follow the rules completely … another friend flew from canada to england and when she arrived on her paperwork the vet had filled in the breed of the dog in two different ways so the airport said we can destroy your dog or you can turn around and take him back to canada … which she did at a cost of about 4000 dollars …

Here’s a wild thought…make a call to the customs and ask about it.

He has to be vaccinated for rabies. However since the UK is considered rabies free an exception would be made for your dog. Now if you were importing a dog from the US to the UK there are a lot of hoops that you would have to jump through.

No quarantine for the US however, the dog must have rabies at least 30 days before entering the US and must have a vet health certificate dated 10 days before entering the US> You will have to check with the airline to see if they permit dogs in the cabin for overseas flights. Once in the crate they must remain there.

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