Category
Lifestyle
Serial Snacking
Trend cluster
Category
Pet
Healing
Treating physical ailments, owners turn to creatively tailored health devices.
4.3
Trend score
Trend
What is the Pet Healing trend?
Pet Healing: Taking the well-being of pets into their own hands, owners are turning to custom-made products that aid physical ailments. Offering pets strength and mobility through products like wheelchairs and exercise devices, pet owners are showcasing a willingness to stay committed to their companions, despite any physical derailments.
Trend themes
Themes within the Pet Healing trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Custom-made pet accessories
Owners are turning to custom-made products that aid physical ailments, showcasing a willingness to stay committed to their companions, despite any physical derailments.
02
3D printing technology for pets
Creators are using 3D-printing technology to produce custom-made pet devices, such as wheelchairs, bumpers for the disabled pet, and prostheses.
03
Pet health care
People are looking for innovative ways and chemicals that can significantly increase their pet's life expectancy, improve their overall health, and serve as preventative measures against large-scale sicknesses.
Industry implications
What the Pet Healing trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
3D Printing
The 3D printing industry has the opportunity to capitalize on pet product manufacturing, particularly in the custom-made pet devices market.
For
Veterinary care
Pet-based services that provide veterinary orthopedic surgery, joint and hip replacement prosthetics, and medication development can immensely benefit from these trends.
For
Pet social media
The pet social media industry can cater to people's emotional connection and attention by documenting and sharing their unique rescues, promoting pet adoptions and becoming a source of positivity and helpfulness.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Pet Healing
Trend score 4.3 out of 10, from popularity 61%, activity 60%, freshness 8%.
Popularity61%
Activity60%
Freshness8%
Audience
30%Men
70%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Pet Healing trend
7 featured examples from Aug 15, 2014 to Nov 1, 2016CategoryArt & Design
3D-Printed Chihuahua Wheelchairs
Turbo.Roo the Two-Legged Chihuahua Has a Custom-Made Wheelchair
Disruptive innovation opportunities in designing and manufacturing customized medical devices for animals.
CategoryLifestyle
3D-Printed Dog Wheelchairs
Trevor Byers Designed a Helpful Accessory for Legless Canines
The pet mobility industry is being disrupted by the development of 3D-printed wheelchairs and other innovative solutions for animals with mobility challenges.
CategoryLifestyle
Blind Dog Accessories
Muffin's Halo Protects Visually Impaired Pets from Bangs and Bruises
The pet retail industry can respond to the growing demand for pet mobility accessories by expanding their product lines.
CategoryLifestyle
Disabled Dog Social Accounts
Mrs. Flans' Owner Prompts Those Online to Adopt Rescue Dogs in Need
Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Implement virtual adoption services and online platforms for connecting potential pet owners with rescue organizations, making the adoption proc…
CategoryLifestyle
Blind Pet Bumpers
This Family Helped Their Disabled Dog with a Special DIY Harness
Opportunity for pet product manufacturers to develop assistive devices tailored for disabled pets.
CategoryLifestyle
Fitted Feline Prostheses
This Prosthetic Implant is Helping a Disabled Cat Get Around
The field of veterinary medicine can benefit from adopting and developing innovative prosthetic solutions to improve the mobility and quality of life for animal patients.
CategoryTech
Life-Extending Dog Medicines
The Chemical Called Rapamycin Can Increase a Pet's Life Expectancy
Pharmaceutical companies can incorporate rapamycin into their product offerings to cater to the growing demand for life-extending dog medicines.
