The rising cost of veterinary care is pushing more Americans to buy pet insurance, as advances in animal medicine give owners access to treatments that were uncommon or unavailable a decade ago.
\n\nFor Norwalk, Ohio-based Amanda Moore, 45, whose dog Tasha was diagnosed with mammary cancer, it meant surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment that has cost about $20,500 so far.
\n\nEmbrace Pet Insurance reimbursed more than $14,300, she said. Embrace Pet Insurance policies are underwritten by American Modern Insurance Group.
\n\nMoore said radiation treatment was quoted at roughly $3,000 to $10,000. Tasha was initially given about six months to live but is doing well more than a year after the treatments.
\n\n“I would not have been able to afford to do a lot of this myself without having pet insurance,” Moore told Reuters. “It allowed me to make decisions based on what was medically best for Tasha rather than what I could afford.”
\n\nAbout 7 million pets, or more than 4% of US pets, were covered by insurance policies in 2025, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association, up 9% from the previous year and 76% from five years ago.
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