Senior Dog Vet Costs per Year

The average dog owner spends $598 a year on veterinary care, at an average of $220 per visit(2025 AVMA Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook). Enter how many visits your vet has planned for the year and this multiplies that count by the per-visit average.

AVMA's $598 figure is an average across dogs of every age, not a senior-specific number — AVMA doesn't publish one. Senior dogs typically need more visits than younger dogs (more monitoring, bloodwork, managing chronic conditions), but how many more is between you and your vet, not something this tool predicts. Ask your vet what they recommend for your dog's condition, then enter that number below.

Source

2025 AVMA Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, presented at the AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, October 2025. Seeavma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics. Checked 2026-08-15.

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