The British have always been a nation of animal lovers and one of the fastest growing insurance markets in recent years has been for pet insurance. Cover can be had for cats from as little as £3.58 per month and for dogs from £6.08p per month. Findings from Sainsbury's Bank show that 1.6 million pet owners have put their dogs and cats to sleep over the past five years because they couldn't afford the veterinary fees or continuing medical costs of looking after their animals, while 2.5 million people admitted they had declined recommended treatment for their pets because they simply couldn't afford it. When you consider that figures from Petplan showed that the average pet insurance claim for dogs was £715 and for cats £510 and figures from Argos show that in the first quarter of 2009 the average cost for treatment if a pet was injured in a road accident was over £1,000. It is not surprising that many owners are choosing to make sure that they have insurance cover for their cats and or dogs. Other advantages that many pet insurance policies offer are Money towards advertising and reward costs should your pet go missing. Holiday cancellation cover should you have to cancel your holiday due to loss, illness or injury of your pet. For dogs you should also make sure you have third party liability for  injury to another person or damage to their property.

Below are a selection of pet insurance providers and details of any online offers they currently have for pet insurance. All the companies below only offer pet insurance for cats and dogs.

LATEST CHEAP PET INSURANCE DEALS AND BEST PET INSURANCE OFFERS
PET INSURANCE PROVIDER	ONLINE OFFER		MORE INFORMATION
DIRECT LINE	25%	Direct Line Pet Insurance is not available through comparison websites.
MORE TH>N	30%	More Than protects cats and dogs regardless of age from 8 weeks old.
TESCO	35%	Tesco Pet insurance are now protecting over 2 million paws nationwide.

DIRECT LINE PET INSURANCE

Direct Line pet insurance have changed their consumer offer and now provide customers with an impressive 25% online discount. Customers can benefit from two levels of cover; Essential and Advanced. While Direct Line also offer: A 15% discount on additional pets covered • Cover from just £6 per month for cats and from £8 per month for dogs • Direct Line cover your pet per condition so there's no restriction on the number of times you can claim • Direct Line can pay the vets direct Direct LineEssential Pet policy: Covers vet's fees for a maximum of 12 months treatment for each illness, injury or disease, up to £4,000 (per condition). Advanced Pet policy: Covers vet's fees up to £6,000 (per condition) – with no time limit on reaching this amount.