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Cat insurance to make you proud

Our policies are designed to provide peace of mind at an affordable price, providing protection for your furriest family member while also making a positive impact. Since we were founded, we’ve donated millions of pounds to animal welfare and conservation charities around the world.

You can help us create a better future for animals everywhere.

Cat insurance to suit your needs and budget.

Finding the right cat insurance can be complicated, but you can rest easy in the knowledge that Animal Friends is Defaqto's Pet Insurer of the Year 2024/25. We’ll only give you quotes for the options that suit you and your feline friend - find out how our policies work below:

Our policies

Our cat insurance policies offer different levels of vet fee cover, from Accident Only to Lifetime £18,000. Most policies include cover for dental and other helpful treatments such as physiotherapy. See below for more details of each policy type.

Excluded breeds

Lifetime insurance offers ongoing vet fee cover for accidents and illnesses and can protect your cat for life, as long as you renew. 

There are two types of cover available: 

Lifetime Annual Limit 

  • You can choose cover from £1,000 to £18,000 each year for vet fees.
  • You can claim for as many conditions as you need to, as long as you stay within your chosen annual vet fee limit.
  • The limit resets every year when you renew.
  • Your cat’s conditions will be covered for life, as long as you renew your policy.
  • Dental accident & dental illness cover up to £3,000 with our Lifetime £10,000 and Lifetime £18,000 policies and up to £1,000 with our Lifetime £4,000 and Lifetime £5,000 policies.
  • Dental accident cover up to £750 with our Lifetime £2,000 and Lifetime £3,000 policies.
  • Complementary therapy from £500 to £3,000, depending on your chosen policy. 

Lifetime Condition Limit 

  • You can choose cover of £1,000, £2,000, £4,000 or £6,000 each year for vet fees.
  • You can claim up to your chosen amount for vet fees per policy year for each condition your cat might have.
  • The limit resets every year when you renew.
  • Your cat’s conditions are covered for life, as long as you renew your policy.
  • Dental accident cover up to £750 with our Superior policy.
  • Dental accident & dental illness cover up to £1,000 with our Superior Plus and Prestige policies   
  • Complementary therapy from £500 to £1,000, depending on your chosen policy. 

Policy terms and conditions apply.

See Lifetime details

With Maximum Benefit cat insurance, you have one fixed amount of vet fee cover for each accident or illness. You can make claims for as many conditions as you need to each year. 

  • You can choose a fixed amount of vet fee cover for each accident or illness you may need to claim for.
  • You can keep claiming until the fixed amount of cover for the accident or illness is reached.
  • There’s no time limit for how long you can claim for each accident or illness. After the vet fee limit is reached, we won't cover the accident or illness again.
  • Dental accident cover up to £750 with a Max Plus policy.
  • Dental accident & dental illness cover up to £1,000 with a Max Extra policy.
  • Complementary therapy between £500 and £1,000, depending on your policy. 

  Policy terms and conditions apply. 

See Max Benefit details

Time Limited cat insurance provides cover for accidents and illnesses for up to 12 months. 

  • Each new condition is covered for up to 12 months, or until your vet fee limit has been reached, whichever happens first (as long as you renew your policy).
  • The 12 months start from the date your cat first showed signs of the condition.
  • After 12 months, or when the vet fee limit is reached, we won’t cover the accident or illness again.
  • Time Limited policies also have an annual limit - this is the most we'll pay each year for all conditions you may need to claim for.
  • Dental accident cover up to £750 with a Prime policy.
  • Dental accident & dental illness cover up to £1,000 with a Prime Plus policy.
  • Complementary therapy between £500 and £1,000, depending on your specific policy. 

Policy terms and conditions apply.

See Time Limited details

With our Accident Only cat insurance, you’re covered up to £2,500 per year for each accident your cat may have. 

  • There’s no limit to how many accidents you can claim for each year.
  • For each accident, we’ll cover treatment costs for as long as your cat needs care (as long as you renew your policy each year), up to a lifetime limit of £15,000.
  • This cover is only for accidents. It doesn’t cover illnesses or diseases.
  • Dental accident cover up to £500.
  • Complementary therapy up to £500 for each accident.

Policy terms and conditions apply.  

See Accident Only details

Pet insurance premiums increase as your pet gets older. We use a number of things to work out your price each year. These include the age of the pet, where you live and the cost of vet fees. Excesses apply to all our policies and a co-payment is currently payable on claims if you renew your policy after your cat turns 10 years old.

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Buying your first cat? We've got you covered

If you’re thinking of buying your first cat or getting a kitten our advice can help you prepare for their arrival:

  • A checklist to help you with every step
  • Cat advice from litter training to healthcare
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Speak to a vet, any time, for free

As an Animal Friends cat customer you have access to free vet video consultations and advice, through the Joii Pet Care app.

You can speak to the veterinary experts at Joii from the comfort of your own home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You'll never be alone with Joii in your pocket.

Cat insurance FAQs

Cat insurance helps you to cover the cost of veterinary treatment if your cat gets injured or falls ill. It can also have additional benefits such as cover for if your cat dies or is put to sleep (if you paid for them) or if they injure someone or damage their property.

It is important to choose a cat insurance policy that best suits your needs now and in the future. We have policies that can provide cover for accidents and illnesses. If you would like to cover your cat for long-term conditions which will need treatment year after year, such as diabetes, then you may prefer a Lifetime policy. If you have a smaller budget then you may choose to have cover for accidents only or for an illness that will not last more than 12 months.

Find out which policy meets your needs by completing an online quote.

Most of our cat insurance policies cover dental accidents, with some covering both dental accidents and illnesses. 

  • Accident Only includes dental treatment for accidents, up to £500.

  • Time Limited includes:
    • Accident cover up to £750 with a Prime policy
    • Accident and illness cover up to £1,000 with a Prime Plus policy.

  • Max Benefit includes:
    • Accident cover up to £750 with a Max Plus policy
    • Accident and illness cover up to £1,000 with a Max Extra policy.

  • Lifetime Annual includes
    • Accident cover up to £750 with our Lifetime £2,000 & £3,000 policies
    • Accident and illness up to £1,000 with our Lifetime £4,000 & £5,000 policies
    • Accident and illness up to £3,000 with our Lifetime £10,000 & £18,000 policies

  • Lifetime Condition includes:
    • Accident cover up to £750 with our Superior policy
    • Accident and illness up to £1,000 with our Superior Plus and Prestige policies.

Policy terms & conditions apply.

If your cat is lost or stolen we will pay a percentage of the amount you paid or donated for them, depending on their age, up to the cover limit amount in the policy you choose.

This benefit is not available on our Accident Only policies.

If your cat has been unwell or was injured before, this is known as a pre-existing condition. Pre-existing conditions aren't covered by our policies.

We consider a condition to be pre-existing if it was first noticed before your policy start date or within the waiting period, whether your pet needed treatment previously or not. 

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