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Health Monitoring
Pets can't always tell us when something's wrong. Keep your best friend thriving with health monitoring features that help you spot potential issues early.
ACTIVITY & SLEEP MONITORING
Get health insights from your pet's tracker
Ensure your buddy is getting enough exercise and find out if they're sleeping too much or too little.
WELLNESS SCORE
Your pet's well-being at a glance
Get a snapshot of your pet's well-being. See if any changes to their lifestyle or routine are impacting their score.
BARK MONITORING
Detect signs of separation anxiety
The DOG 6 tracker lets you detect changes in your dog's barking, a helpful tool for detecting signs of separation anxiety and other issues.
HEALTH ALERTS
Your early warning system
Get notified if your pet's tracker detects unusual patterns in their sleep or activity.
Providing smart insights to keep pets healthy
42,000+
Health Alerts sent in 2024
We keep pet parents informed if their furry friend's sleep or activity patterns show a worrying trend.
650+
Cat and dog breeds
Our diverse pet community provides insights so you can compare your pet with others of the same breed and better understand their optimal health.
86%
Of users found Sleep Alerts useful
We're helping pet owners discover potential health issues early, by alerting them if their dog is waking up a lot at night.
Wellness Score
Get an overview of your pet's sleep, activity, and (dogs only) barking over the last 7 days.
Make changes to your pet's lifestyle if score is low.
Spot potential issues early.
Health Alerts
Activity Alerts: Sent if your pet's activity declines over 6 weeks or 6 months.
Sleep Alerts: Sent if your buddy is waking up more at night.
Bark Alerts: Sent if your dog is barking more than usual in the last 24 hours.
Activity Goal & Leaderboard
Set an activity goal.
Earn streak badges if they meet their goal several days in a row.
Check the Leaderboard to compare them to pets of the same breed.
Wellness Score
Get an overview of your pet's sleep, activity, and (dogs only) barking over the last 7 days.
Make changes to your pet's lifestyle if score is low.
Spot potential issues early.
Health Alerts
Activity Alerts: Sent if your pet's activity declines over 6 weeks or 6 months.
Sleep Alerts: Sent if your buddy is waking up more at night.
Bark Alerts: Sent if your dog is barking more than usual in the last 24 hours.
Activity Goal & Leaderboard
Set an activity goal.
Earn streak badges if they meet their goal several days in a row.
Check the Leaderboard to compare them to pets of the same breed.
Why Health Monitoring is important, according to a vet
Pets are great at hiding pain, so it’s not always easy to know if your four-legged friend is unwell. By knowing which signs to look out for, such as changes in their activity or sleep, pet owners can catch issues early on and talk to their vet.
Dwight Alleyne
Veterinarian
Looking for answers? You've come to the right place.
Why does your pet's physical activity matter?
A staggering 63% of pet cats and 59.3% of pet dogs are overweight or obese worldwide. This can cause health issues such as osteoarthritis and diabetes.
For pets to stay healthy and happy, daily exercise is essential. But they can't do it without your help. With a little motivation and the right tools, you can keep your pet fit—and enjoy a better, longer life together.
Why does the tracker need to stay on for 12+ hours a day?
Without enough data, we won’t be able to create a clear picture of what counts as normal activity and sleep for your buddy. To make sure you get accurate, useful alerts, we recommend using the tracker regularly, also during the night.
How do we decide when to send a Health Alert?
We check your buddy’s usual activity and sleep, as well as using insights based on data from millions of dogs. If there have been significant changes that last longer, you will likely get an alert.
How does Tractive calculate pet Activity data?
Activity data is calculated using a built-in accelerometer that measures your pet’s movements. Then, algorithms analyze the data and convert it into easy-to-understand Activity stats.
How does Tractive Health Monitoring work?
Your pet's tracker is powerful enough to detect movement, sleep and in the case of dogs, how often they bark. With this data, it can learn what is typical behavior for your pet and spot irregularities.
Keep your pet's tracker on their collar regularly, including overnight, for at least 7 days. This will activate the Wellness Score. In order to get Health Alerts, your pet should wear their tracker for at least 12 hours a day and overnight for 6 weeks minimum.
When should you see a vet?
If you don’t know what could be causing the changes, it doesn’t hurt to talk to your vet, especially if you start noticing other symptoms. You know your dog best, so just see Health Alerts as an early warning system to help you detect hard-to-see signs.