For many pet owners, the hardest part of a veterinary visit is no longer just the diagnosis, it’s the cost uncertainty that comes with it. Across North America, veterinary prices have risen significantly in recent years as clinics face higher staffing costs, advanced medical technology expenses, inflation, and growing demand for specialized care. At the same time, more pet owners are delaying preventive visits or struggling to manage unexpected emergency bills. But if you’re

For many pet owners, veterinary care has entered a new era: one where routine visits are increasingly delayed, but emergency treatment costs continue to climb into the thousands. Recent industry reports show a surprising trend. Veterinary clinics across North America are seeing fewer overall visits, even while revenues continue to grow through higher prices and advanced specialty procedures. At the same time, veterinary costs have risen sharply over the last several years, ou

Insights & Data What a Full Year of Pet Parents Taught Us About Vet Costs We collected hundreds of real requests from pet owners across the US. Here's what the data and the stories behind it actually reveal. When we built FareVet, we had a theory: pet parents are flying blind when it comes to vet costs. A year of real submissions proved us right and then showed us just how deep the problem goes. Over the past twelve months, we received thousands of requests from pet owners ac

Pet parents across North America are searching for the same thing, every single day. “How much does a vet visit cost near me? “Affordable emergency vet near me” “How much is euthanasia near me?” “Dog dental cleaning cost near me” “Cat ultrasound price near me” These are not casual searches. They happen when emotions are high and time feels limited.Yet Google was never built to answer the most important question behind those searches: What will this actually cost me? The Probl

Launching in January 2026 , FareVet is expanding into the UK to meet growing demand for clearer veterinary pricing and easier cost comparison, starting with high-frequency services and practical estimate clarity. UK pet owners are facing a familiar frustration: you can know what your pet needs, but still struggle to get a clear sense of what it will likely cost until you are already deep in the process. That gap between the medical decision and the financial decision creates

And why changing this culture could save pets, reduce skipped visits, and rebuild trust. “I just need a dental cleaning. Can someone at least tell me the starting cost?”Every pet owner has asked a version of this question and too often, the answer is silence. The Problem No One Talks About In an era where you can get a price range for a plumber, a dentist, or even a car repair with one click, veterinary care remains one of the only essential services where a basic cost estima

Over half of U.S. pet owners 52% say they have skipped or declined veterinary care for their dog or cat in the past year.That’s not just a statistic. It’s a warning flag for the pet-care ecosystem. Here’s what’s driving the trend, what the consequences are, and how clinics and platforms like FareVet can respond. The Big Why: Cost and Surprise Financial constraints top the list. According to recent research: Among owners who skipped care, about 71% cited cost as the primary

What the CMA’s reforms reveal about the future of trust, transparency, and veterinary care and how FareVet is helping shape that future. “Pet owners aren’t rejecting care because it’s too expensive.They’re rejecting it because the cost caught them off guard.” A Global Shift Begins in the UK This month, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed one of the biggest shake-ups the veterinary sector has ever seen. The message was clear: pet owners deserve price cla

A lot of pet owners don’t push back because care is expensive.They push back because the cost caught them off guard. When a client walks into an exam room, they already have a number in their head. Sometimes that number is close. Most of the time, it’s not even in the same ballpark. Over the past few months at FareVet , I’ve spoken with hundreds of pet parents across North America from big cities like Toronto and Los Angeles to small-town clinics in Kentucky and Alberta.And

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