A new survey conducted on behalf of Jollyes Pets has revealed that almost one-in-three pet owners said they’d delayed or skipped treatment for their pet because of rising vet prices.

And almost a quarter said they’d sacrificed something they wanted so they could cover a vets’ bill.

What’s more over six-in-ten (63%) of UK dog and cat owners said vets should offer consistent national pricing for the services they provide.

And according to the survey, 92% of owners want vets to follow Jollyes’ lead and introduce nationwide prices and transparent marketing, clearly putting costs on display in vet clinics and on their websites.

Jollyes Pets is committed to making high-quality pet care a right for all, not a privilege for the few.

That’s why prices at Jollyes’ vet clinics are at the same low prices nationwide, with none of the local price variations that other big vet groups apply.

A two-course vaccination for a new puppy or kitten is £55 at any Jollyes vet clinic and a booster vaccination for either a dog or cat, is a flat £35.

Chipping a dog or cat is £20 at Jollyes Pets and a combined first vaccination course and microchip is £68.

Jollyes Pets chief executive officer-designate Adam Dury said: “It’s clear pet parents across the UK are really struggling to fund vet bills that have exploded over the past five years.

“While our vet clinics offer simple services such as vaccines and microchipping, those services cover nine in ten visits to a vet – with significant savings.

“As our survey shows, customers want prices transparency and lower prices with the same price from one end of the country to the other.

“That’s why we’re focused on opening more stores to provide communities access to lower vet clinic prices for the services they need.”

In the next two months, regulation is expected that will improve price transparency in the £6.3bn sector that, according to the Office for National Statistics has seen cost of taking pets to the vet rise by almost 50% since 2020.

Across its 73 vet clinics nationwide, Jollyes now offers over 20,000 hours of appointment time with Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) vets – an increase of 9.3% on the previous year and has over 100 trained colleagues (SQP) licensed to offer advice on over-the-counter medicines.

Bookings can also now be made online with fully trained Royal Veterinary College-accredited vets who work with long-term sector experts from Eville & Jones.

Over the past three years Jollyes has almost doubled the number of stores across the UK, becoming a clear challenger brand in the UK pet retail market.

The full tabulated results are available at https://bi.questionpro.eu/sd/f488ff0f-6a9c-40c1-95a0-8a7bb77fa879