I Built an AI That Analyzes Your Pet's Behavior — Here's the Architecture

Have you ever stared at your dog doing something weird and thought: "Is this normal, or should I be worried?" That question sent me down a rabbit hole that ended with a multimodal AI pipeline capable of analyzing pet behavior from photos, videos, and plain-text descriptions. Here's how it actually works — warts and all. The Problem With Pet Health Vets are expensive. Google is terrifying ("dog sneezes → lung cancer"). And most pet owners have zero framework for distinguishing quirky behavior from a genuine red flag. What if you could describe what your pet is doing and get a structured, expert-informed analysis in seconds? # What we wanted the API to feel like response = analyze_pet_behavior ( description = " My cat keeps sitting in front of the water bowl but not drinking. " , pet_type = " cat " , age_years = 3 , photo_url = " https://example.com/cat.jpg " # optional ) print ( response . assessment ) # → "This behavior may indicate dental pain, nausea, or early kidney issues. # Hydrat