New Pet Collar Tracks and Monitors Health

A new company, Pet Pace, is in the process of developing a collar that will monitor your pet’s health, thoroughly and on an-going basis. The collar will produce a warning signal to alert the pet owner of anything that has gone awry with your pet’s health. They can send you an alert through e-mail, text or phone. Pet Pace’s chairman, Avner Schneur, states that they plan to release the collar sometime this year. There is an estimated cost of $150 for the collar, along with a base station that collects data with it. Furthermore, a $15-$20 per-month subscription fee will also be accumulated.

The base station that will be with the collar is a “matchbox-size device affixed to the collar holds sensors and a radio that transmits data to the base station when the pet comes within 1,000 yards of it,” claims Schneur. The animal’s movements, respiration and pulse will all be tracked. The battery is expected to last for several months, as well as the battery needing charging will occur. The collar will also work for cats that weigh 10 pounds. The company’s focus is hospitals for now, and then will eventually venture towards consumers. Veterinary hospitals will be their sole source of selling.

Pet Pace is based in Burlington and Tel Aviv.

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