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Developer Builds AI Tool to Help Dog Owners Spot Health Issues Early

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A developer has launched PawWise, an AI-powered web app designed to help dog owners better understand their pets' health and behavior. The tool was inspired by the creator's personal experience of missing early signs of arthritis in their rescue dog, which was only diagnosed at an advanced stage. PawWise allows users to upload a photo of their dog and receive an AI-generated health report covering body condition, coat health, posture, and breed-specific risks, with results read aloud via text-to-speech. The app also includes a behavior decoder, an emergency triage feature with color-coded urgency levels, and a lighthearted 'Dog Court' mode that turns evidence of pet mischief into a voiced courtroom drama. The developer cited statistics suggesting that 59% of US dogs are overweight and 60% of serious canine health issues are caught only after symptoms become severe.

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