Insure your happiness
They look after us – look after them with award-winning pet insurance. Up to £15,000 lifetime vet fee cover every year.
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We listened to what you and your cats and dogs really wanted from your pet insurance.
Here's how we’re taking pet insurance to the next level:
Lifetime vet fee cover – on all our policies. We don’t want your pet insurance to run out while you need it.
Dental illness cover – with our Complete policy. As part of £15,000 vet fee cover – one of the highest in the UK.
Pre-existing conditions – all our policies cover conditions that ended two years ago and our Pre-existing policy can cover more recent conditions.
MoneyBack option – get 20% of your premium back at the end of your policy year if you haven't needed to make a claim.
No-excess option – available on our Regular policies. You won’t need to pay anything towards a claim.
Multi-pet insurance – up to 15% discount for pets on the same policy. The highest multi-pet discount in the UK.
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Free access to a qualified vet for help and advice, day or night.
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Discounts on a VetBox anti-flea and worming subscription.
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A year's free TrustedHousesitters membership.
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Pay for your policy monthly at no extra cost.
Here’s what our most popular policies offer. More options are available by phone.
| Complete | Regular | Pre-existing | Value | |
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| Policy details | ||||
| Vet fee cover | £15,000 | £7,000 | £7,000 | £3,000 |
| Dental cover | Accidents and illness | Accidents only | Accidents only | Accidents only |
| Pre-existing conditions cover | Cover for conditions that ended 2 years ago | Cover for conditions that ended 2 years ago | £1,500 | Cover for conditions that ended 2 years ago |
| FirstVet - online vet video calls | ||||
| Pet house sitter membership | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Cats and dogs are our therapists, personal trainers part of the family. But there's no NHS to look after them when they're ill or injured.
That's where pet insurance comes in.
The right cover gives you peace of mind that you'll be able to get them the treatment they need by paying for sudden or unexpected vet bills.
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Hearing the words ‘they’re insured’ from a pet owner is such a relief to us as vets. It means we both know that the cost of treatment becomes a less significant factor in major medical decision making. Our choices get to be made primarily on what we all agree is best for the pet.
Pet insurance can help pay for unexpected vet bills.
It can cover the cost of:
Vet consultations and examinations (although not routine ones like your annual check-up)
Medication
Surgery
Diagnostic blood, urine and stool tests
Diagnostic scans, like X-rays, MRIs and CT scans
Pet insurance can cover more than just veterinary treatment:
Missing pet – Help with the cost of finding a lost or stolen pet is included as standard with our Complete policy. You can add this as an option to our other policies.
Third party liability (dogs only) – All our policies include cover for someone taking legal action against you and your dog.
Overseas travel – You can add cover for vet fees while you’re travelling abroad with your pet as an option with some of our policies. It’s included as standard on our Complete policy.
Cattery and kennel fees – All our policies have some cover for looking after your pet if you have an unplanned hospital stay.
ManyPets also covers your pet for some things that other providers often don’t:
Pre-existing conditions – It’s rare that pet insurance covers medical conditions that your pet’s suffered from before you took out the policy. All our policies cover conditions that ended two or more years ago. We also have a Pre-existing policy with some cover for more recent conditions.
Dental treatment – Most pet insurance policies don’t cover dental illness. Our Complete policy covers dental accidents and illnesses as long as your pet’s had a dental check-up in the past 12 months. All our other policies cover dental accidents.
Complementary therapies – If your vet recommends your pet need complementary therapies like hydrotherapy, not all pet insurance providers will cover it. ManyPets policies include complementary cover within your vet fee limit. The level of cover will depend on which policy you choose, it ranges from £500 to £2,500.
Behavioural treatment – We’ll cover behavioural treatment for your pet when you’re referred by your vet.
Emergency vet care – Most pet insurance covers out of hours vet fees if your pet needs it. But some providers have limits and exclusions around how they’ll cover them.
We’ll cover any necessary out of hours treatment up to your vet fee limit unless your vet advises that your pet can wait.
You can also make a free video call to a qualified vet at any time of day or night if you’re not sure if your pet needs an emergency vet trip.
Pregnancy – Pet insurance doesn’t usually cover pregnancy complications, but some of our policies will cover them in a first pregnancy only.
Pet insurance is for the unexpected – so it can’t cover you for the cost of routine vet trips like:
Vaccinations – The average cost of initial vaccinations is £78 for a dog and £73 for a cat
Microchipping – It’s inexpensive, but microchipping will become compulsory for cats as well as dogs in 2022
Neutering – The average cost to neuter a dog is £221 (male) and £299 (female). Cats are cheaper to neuter at £76 (male) and £107 (female) on average
Preventative dental care – The cost of dental cleaning and other routine preventative dental appointments for your pet aren’t covered by pet insurance
You voted us Pet Insurance Provider Of The Year in the 2022 Moneyfacts Consumer Awards. And our Complete dog insurance policy came top of the Which? Best Buy table in December 2021.
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It can be quite hard to compare pet insurance. We believe we can offer unique cover that other providers don’t, so here’s how we measure up:
| ManyPets | Animal Friends | Pet Plan | Tesco | |
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| Offers a policy covering dental illness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 24/7 video calls to a vet | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Covers conditions that ended two years ago | Yes | No | Decided at claim | No |
| All policies are lifetime | Yes | No | No | No |
| MoneyBack option | Yes | No | No | No |
| Pet health discounts | Yes | No | No | No |
| Multi-pet discount | Up to 15% | No | £1 per pet per month | 10% on selected policies only |
All policies checked July 2022.
With pet insurance, the cheapest policy isn’t necessarily the best.
Top-level policies will cost a bit more but will give you greater peace of mind that your pet will be really well looked after if they're injured or unwell.
The most comprehensive pet insurance policies should offer:
A very high level of vet fee cover
Dental cover for illnesses, as well as accidents
Behavioural treatment
Complementary therapies
Cover to help find your pet if they're lost or stolen
Third party liability cover for dogs as standard
Cover while you travel abroad with your pet
Our Complete policy has all this and more:
£15,000 vet fee cover
Dental cover for accidents and illnesses up to your vet fee limit
Cover for behavioural treatment if your vet refers you
Complementary treatments covered up to £2,500 within your £15,000 vet fee limit
Third party liability for dogs
£2.500 cover for travelling abroad
These are all standard with Complete – you won't be charged for any of these as optional extras.
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One of the most confusing things about pet insurance is that there are four main types:
Accident only – Only covers accidents like broken bones or eating something harmful. These policies won’t cover any illnesses so although they’re the cheapest, they’re very limited.
Time-limited – Covers each condition for 12 months. After that the condition won’t be covered and you’ll have to pay for any more treatment yourself.
Maximum benefit – Sometimes called ‘per condition’. You’ll have a certain amount of cover for each condition your pet has. Once you reach the limit, you’ll have to pay for any more treatment for that condition yourself.
Lifetime – There’s an annual vet fee limit that refreshes each year when you renew. As long as you keep renewing your policy, you’ll have cover up to that limit each year.
We only offer lifetime pet insurance policies.
It’s because we don't want your cover to run out while your pet still needs it.
Our lifetime policies have an annual vet fee limit that refreshes each time you renew your policy – it's the best type of cover for ongoing or chronic health conditions that develop while you have the policy.
We publish all our policy and claims reviews on our Feefo page. Here are some of the thousands of five-star ratings.
My dog has been quite poorly. Many Pets have supported us throughout his recovery. Prompt attention along with updates. I would highly recommend them.
It's so easy to use their service, everything online, and if it's not going to be immediate they tell you at the beginning. I can sleep at night because of them and my dog has had 2 cruciate ligaments done!
The claim process is straight forward and the employees were really helpful. Phone calls were handled quickly and with empathy.
Website is very easy to use and went through getting a quote really easily. Looked at other insurance companies but this one offered exactly what I wanted at a very competitive price.
Great customer service, helpful and knowledgeable. The insurance was higher than last year’s premium but still competitive.
After a Google search I came across Many Pets and they appeared to be a lot cheaper than other insurance providers for a bulldog puppy. The policy details were clear and it was easy to set up.
I found every single person I spoke to very professional and polite would recommend to anyone looking for insurance.
The only way to find out how much pet insurance will cost for your dog or cat is to get a quote – it only takes a few minutes.
To give you an idea of pet insurance costs:
In January 2022 10% of dog owners on our Value policy paid £14.11 a month. And 10% of cat owners paid £9.22 a month.
On our regular policy 10% of dog owners paid £20.54 and 10% of cat owners paid £11.11.
And 10% of dog owners paid £25.84 for our Compete policy while 10% of cat owners paid £13.59.
The cost of pet insurance in the UK will depend on:
Your pet's breed
Their age
Where you live
The policy you choose
Choose extra features and set your excess if your pet’s under nine.
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No one wants to pay more than they should.
We answer the most common questions about pet insurance.
When you chose a policy, think about how much you’d be able to pay yourself if your cat or dog needed expensive treatment like surgery.
According to the ABI, the average pet insurance claim in 2021 was £848. But hip replacement surgery for a puppy with hip dysplasia could cost over £13,000, while treating soft tissue sarcoma in a cat could be £12,200.
Our research shows that cruciate ligament repair for a dog could be £4,000+ and even several repeat appointments for vomiting and diarrhoea could quickly add up to hundreds of pounds.
Our Complete policy has a £15,000 annual vet fee limit. That’s high enough to cover many expensive surgeries and chronic conditions. It’s one of the most comprehensive in the UK but we have other options with lower levels of cover as well.
Pet insurance isn’t compulsory in the UK and you don’t legally have to have it. But it can give you peace of mind that you can pay expensive vet bills and get your cat or dog back to health.
ManyPets used to be called Bought By Many. We changed our name in 2022 because pets are all we do now.
Some policies have terms that state they might not pay a claim if you have more than one policy. If you’re considering overlapping policies when switching providers you don’t have to do that when you move to our cover. If you switch straight from another provider with no gap in cover there is no waiting period for claims.
The excess is the amount of the claim you cover and it’s usually deducted from the payout for your claim. If your pet is under nine we offer a choice of excess and even have a no-excess option on our Regular policies. Unlike many other insurance providers we only take an excess once a policy year rather than on every claim. The excess helps keep the cost of your premium down.
Yes, whether your pet is neutered or spayed is one of the factors we and many pet insurance providers use to decide your price.
Dogs are more likely to need vet treatment as they get older and pet insurance can cover some of those costs. Not all providers cover older dogs but we have policies that can cover pets of any age and will pay for conditions that ended at least two years ago.
If you choose lifetime insurance while your dog is young it means conditions it develops will continue to be covered each year you renew.
Our library of articles can help you with everything from understanding lifetime cover to feeding a raw diet.
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