Dogs notoriously conceal pain and illness—but Hoomanely believes its new product combo will help owners catch trouble sooner. Based in Palo Alto, the startup has developed EverBowl, a sensor-packed feeding station, and an AI platform that together monitor eating, drinking, facial and oral activity, and thermal cues to spot health changes in dogs.
How EverBowl tracks canine health
The EverBowl records metrics like food and water intake, eating speed, chewing and swallowing sounds, facial temperature, and oral motion. The AI system uses those signals to learn a dog’s unique baseline health, then watches for deviations. Owners can see alerts and long-term trends in a companion app, which can also receive data entered manually. This health log can also assist veterinarians when diagnosis becomes necessary.
Over 18 months in beta testing, Hoomanely collected about 5 million data points from over 80 dogs. Among the test cohort, one dog’s altered eating behavior led to discovery of a chipped, infected tooth. In another, persistent shifts in eating and temperature were flagged—prompting a veterinary visit and tick fever diagnosis.
Current limits and future aims
Despite promising signs, the rollout is still modest. Only about 50 EverBowls have been deployed so far. The app includes a $29/month subscription fee. Hoomanely does not yet have clinical data like sensitivity, specificity, or false-positive rates for automated alerts; that would require comparisons between the AI’s predictions and professional diagnoses.
To build that evidence, the startup is designing veterinary studies with detailed outcome measures for different alert categories. New hardware is also in development: EverSense—a wearable to measure movement and rest—and EverHub, which will integrate input from smart collars and other environmental sensors.
Strategically, Hoomanely aims to become a broader animal health data business. Data from its devices may serve research, nutrition, insurance sectors, and potentially outgrow dogs to include other animals like cats, livestock, or horses.
The startup has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to date and is beginning talks for a seed round.
Why it matters: pets are family for many, and detecting illness early is both emotionally important and clinically advantageous. Tools that offer unobtrusive monitoring could shift veterinary care toward prevention and catching problems when they’re still minor.
What to watch: how well the alerts hold up in independent veterinary trials, how affordable and accessible the hardware becomes, and whether expanding into other species raises new challenges around baseline diversity. If all goes well, EverBowl and companions may become a go-to path for proactive pet health beyond what most owners can perceive.
