Closed beta · Dogs & cats

Attention instead of perfection.

Animals show quietly that something is changing — and quiet things get lost in everyday life. Veti remembers what you observed, and keeps track of the weight over time.

The memory for what happens between vet visits

Free, no credit card. You get a confirmation email — your invitation arrives when we hand out the next places.

Access by invitation only

VetaSense is a closed beta — a small group. You request a place, confirm your email address, and we get in touch when the next invitations go out. Free, no strings attached.

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A reference point that doesn't drift

What counts as "normal" shifts unnoticed — you get used to the slower dog. Veti remembers what you observed weeks ago and tracks the weight curve over time.

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Every pet with its own history

Dogs and cats are on board. With multiple pets, each one has its own thread, its own memory, and its own history.

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Short prompts to pay attention

24 reviewed cards nudge you to take a closer look — each one says what is normal and when it belongs at the practice.

The day you waited too long feels like any other day at first

Your dog eats a little more slowly. Your cat grooms itself less often. None of it screams "emergency". And that is exactly the problem: the early signs seem harmless because you see your pet every day — and slowly get used to the change.

Three days later you're sitting in the practice hearing the question nobody likes to answer: "How long has this been going on?" And you realize you can't say exactly. Because you didn't write it down. Because change feels gradual, not dramatic.

VetaSense turns "I think it's been like this for a while" into "Changing since Tuesday — here's what you noted"

Not a diagnostic tool. Not an AI vet. A daily check for dogs and cats — one to two minutes, no expertise needed. Every question is one you can answer while looking at your pet, without looking anything up.

How it works:

  1. 1. Log a check.

    Four short areas: eating and drinking, behaviour, coat and body, toilet habits. Everyday language, no jargon.

  2. 2. See the trajectory.

    Veti keeps what you observed — with the date on it.

  3. 3. Know what to do.

    Where an answer belongs at the practice, Veti says so — instead of reassuring you.

🛡️No diagnosis. No substitute for a vet.

Veti does not make medical judgments. Veti is your digital memory for everyday life. She helps you record observations — so you don't have to guess at the vet's office how long something has been going on.

Why we deliberately don't diagnose

A tool that tells you "this is probably diabetes" gets two things wrong. It reassures you when reassurance is dangerous. And it steps into the place of a practice that it is not allowed to replace anyway — under
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VetaSense describes what has changed — and escalates immediately when in doubt. Better one unnecessary trip to the practice than an emergency missed by a reassuring app.

Your data

What you record about your pet sits in a database in Ireland — inside the EU. Your messages to Veti travel to the AI model through a service in the US that does not store them; the conversation itself stays in the EU.

You can export and delete it yourself, right in the app: all your data as a file, or the whole account with everything in it.

Whether we may learn from your entries in pseudonymous form is your call. Say no, and the app still works in full.

The full detail: the app's privacy policy

Marco Herten, founder of VetaSense

Who's behind this

I'm Marco. For eleven years I've been running groups for dog owners, and I keep hearing the same story there: something was different – but nobody can say afterwards exactly when it started.

I have no veterinary training. That is precisely why I'm not building an app that pretends otherwise. VetaSense records what you see and tells you when a question belongs at the practice. It doesn't want to be more than that.

Why that's the most important decision in this app – and what four years at a pet health insurer have to do with it: About VetaSense

If something's missing, write to me: veti@vetasense.com

Who this is not for

If you're looking for a tool that tells you what's wrong with your pet: not this one.

If you want to invest two minutes a day so a change doesn't only show up once it's three days old: that's what it's built for.

Request a place in the closed beta

VetaSense is a closed beta — a small group trying the product out in everyday life. You request a place and get your invitation by email. Inside the app there's a feedback field: what's awkward and what's missing goes straight to Marco.

No subscription, no credit card. You enter your email address — nothing else is asked of you.

Three short emails over the first two weeks, after that only when there's something to say. No spam. Unsubscribe any time with one click.

Questions we're often asked

  • Does VetaSense replace vet visits?
    No, and that's deliberate. VetaSense is an observation tool, not a medical device: it records what you see and does not diagnose. Where an answer belongs at the practice, Veti says so — instead of reassuring you.
  • Which animals does it work for?
    Dogs and cats. Other species cannot be selected at the moment.
  • Who or what is Veti?
    Veti is the AI companion inside VetaSense — software, not a person and not a vet. She remembers what you've told her about your pet, and you can ask her things. What she must not do: name diseases or suggest a treatment.
  • What happens after I sign up?
    You'll get a confirmation email — only your click in it makes the signup valid. After that Veti writes you three short emails over the first two weeks. Your invitation arrives by email when we hand out the next places. We can't promise you a date.
  • What does it cost — now and later?
    Nothing during the beta, and we don't ask for payment details. The plan is for VetaSense to stay free for pet owners and to be funded through partners in the pet industry. Promising anything about the time after would be dishonest today; if that changes, we'll say so beforehand.
  • How much time does this take per day?
    One to two minutes. The check has four short areas: eating and drinking, behaviour, coat and body, toilet habits. Every question is built so you can answer it while looking at your pet, without having to look anything up. And if you skip days, nobody holds it against you.
  • What happens to my pet's data?
    What you record sits in a database in the EU (Ireland). You can export and delete it yourself, right in the app. Whether we may learn from it in pseudonymous form is your call — say no, and the app still works in full. The rest is in the privacy policy.
VetaSense is a preventive observation tool and not a
or
. It does not replace veterinary examination, diagnosis, or treatment.