what is the best pet insurance in New York? I heard bad things about VPI.?

Answer 1

There are a multitude of pet insurance providers available:
The ASPCA has several different policies
Pets Best
Pet Care

Try doing a google search. I personally have VPI but haven't had to use it yet (they were the only provider that offered coverage for exotics). I imagine the "bad" feedback you received had to do with their fee schedule, which can be a bit confusing. Check out their website for more information.

Answer 2

I've seen the consequences of people buying rats and being unprepared. The worst experiences I've had are rats dying, and socializing a rat that was neglected. Death comes way too soon for rats, and its a sad experience when they have such great personalities. Socializing the neglected rat was a long road, but she turned into a cuddly, loving kissy rat after some hard work. I feel there are very few who are naturally mean, just owners who are inexperienced with animals, or just don't care enough to handle the animals the way they need to be. People buy them thinking they're just a pet to pick up, pet for a few minutes and put away, like most people do with hamsters. They don't realize that rats are far more intelligent, and with that intelligence comes bad behavior if they're ignored, neglected and not given the time to exercise their minds. Most animals, humans included, develop mental issues when left alone and deprived of contact, either with the same species or another. That leads to problems that the owners claim is aggression, or just a bad animal in general, when its because of how its being treated. I saw a rat today, that I'm debating adopting, that was literally dropped off in a shoebox. She's a rex, with some unusual markings, so its most likely not a 'pet store' rat in this area. She's completely fearful of humans, and very, very dirty looking. Someone hasn't cared for her at all, and you can tell. I'm waiting for her health checks to come back and then she's most likely going to come home and I bet within a month she's kissy and loving like my other two. My boyfriend has been bitten by random rats twice. I was examining some babies, and my boyfriend decided to put his hand right in front of the mommas face to let her smell his hand, and she didn't seem to like the way he did that, so she bit. About 2 minutes later she was sitting there enjoying him scratching her ears. The other was earlier today with the neglected rat, he put his hand in the tank and she did a run by bite. Neither bites were horrible, and neither were the rats fault. I also believe that most dog bites and other animal attacks are caused by people, not animals. So any bad experience people have with an animal is generally caused by something that the person did, whether not caring for the animal in right way, providing the proper stimulus or training it in the right way.

Answer 3

there are no good pet insurances they are all a rip off and they double talk you to death my sister and I had it and I will never ever make that mistake again . Buyer beware.

Answer 4

I don't know if your dog is AKC registered or not, but we registered our dog they sent us insurance papers. You could probably check them and see, even if your dog isn't registered.