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13 ways to save big on pet care...

#8 Consider pet insurance. Check the policy's exclusions carefully to see how well it would fit your lifestyle. Some "plans cover every routine visit, every vaccination," with premiums of about $25 to $30 a month, but you don't necessarily need insurance for costs you know you'll incur, Fearing said. Pet-insurance policies aimed at covering catastrophic events -- they usually have high deductibles and lower monthly premiums of about $10 to $15 -- make sense for more people, Fearing said. Still, consumers with problems managing their cash flow may want a plan that pays a portion of routine services.