Our mission

Make every smartphone a veterinary orthopedic screening device — detecting joint and spinal deterioration months before it becomes visible.

Dogs hide pain by instinct. By the time a limp is obvious, the underlying change has often been progressing for months. caniscan exists to move that signal earlier — into a video any owner can already take.

Serious technology, stated honestly

caniscan combines a canine-specific pose-estimation model — tracking 25 anatomical keypoints frame by frame — with a biomechanical layer that derives symmetry, range of motion, and stride, cadence and velocity from that motion.

It's the same family of measurement used in formal gait analysis, made accessible from a phone. We're deliberately careful about what we claim: the scoring engine is still being refined, so we present results as a screening signal to act on — not a validated clinical figure, and we don't publish a single accuracy percentage we can't stand behind.

See the full methodology
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Canine-specific keypoints
A pose model trained on dog anatomy, not a repurposed human one — 25 points across spine and limbs.
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Biomechanical metrics
Symmetry index, range of motion, stride, cadence and velocity derived from keypoint motion.
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Structured, shareable output
Every scan compiles to a consistent report format owners and vets can both read.

What we hold to

Honesty over hype

We'd rather under-claim and be trusted. No accuracy figure we can't stand behind, no partners we don't have.

Screening, not diagnosis

We surface signals and defer to clinical judgment. The product is designed around that boundary.

Early beats obvious

The whole point is the months before a limp — catching change while there's still time to act on it.

The team & advisors

The people and clinical advisors behind caniscan — including veterinary credentials, which matter most for trust in this space.

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Veterinary advisor
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ML / pose estimation
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Built to inform, not to diagnose

caniscan is a screening tool only — not a diagnostic device. Everything we build is meant to get you to the right conversation with a veterinarian sooner.