Mobile Pet Care Market Trends

Mobile Pet Care Market Trends

• The number of pets owned by elderly people with advancement in the pet care industry helps aged people to get essential pet care services at home. For instance, in one of the survey's conducted by National Pet Owners, 70% of U.S. households own a pet. Similarly, the survey conducted by the University of Michigan on National Poll on Healthy Aging, reports that 55% of adults 50 and older have pets. This growing phenomenon of pet ownership among the elderly creates a higher need for sophisticated mobile pet care services which help in marketing the product.
   
• The emergence of pet care centers and increased awareness among the pet owners are some factors that boost the market. For example, in October 2024, Walmart together with PetIQ will expand their primary pet care services to provide affordable virtual veterinary consultations, pet prescription delivery, grooming, and pet supplies purchase.
   
• This broadening of veterinary services allows pet owners to resolve their pets’ related health concerns easily with better healthcare facilities and expert treatment, this will increase the market growth during the forecast period.
   
• Furthermore, mobile pet care service providers offer on-demand doorstep services to the pet owners, reduces the need to travel to clinics for grooming and medical services.
   
• Consider the fact that in 2024, The Vets and BetterVet, one of the biggest players in at-home and mobile veterinarian services, announced a merger which will help to improve mobile pet care services in over 30 cities across the US. Furthermore, the increase in technologies combined with the creation of mobile applications with AI scheduling and telehealth, made pet care services significantly easier for pet owners which helps the market grow.