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Pet health care prices are so high that most owners are skipping treatments

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Seven in 10 people who skipped or declined care cited cost as the main reason.

Results were surprisingly similar across all income levels.

Vet care costs in the U.S. have soared more than 60% since 2014 .

Pet advocates say that shows a need for vets to adjust to address clients' financial concerns.

PetSmart Charities estimates about 15% of pet households can afford gold-standard care.

73% of owners who declined treatment weren’t presented with more affordable alternatives.

Fewer than one in four said they’d ever been offered a payment plan option.

Forgoing necessary or recommended pet care is linked with poor outcomes.

Gilbreath said she hoped the report helps pet owners not feel alone or ashamed of their decisions, given how common such situations are. “Pets are family,” Gilbreath said. “For a lot of folks, they’re the only family. That’s why we do this work. We want pets and their people to be able to stay together.”.

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