Maven: 24/7 Pet Care

I came across Maven while in search for something to help me track my 8 year old cat’s asthma episodes, especially if they were happening when I was not home. My only caveat for this is that it’s not a live tracker for breathing & heart rate. It only records data when the pet is settled, so these are resting breathing & resting heart rates. It would be helpful to know the range throughout pet activity, especially if it triggers an episode like asthma. Although the journal section is helpful in describing what my cat’s day looks like, if he’s napping or playing by the hour. I was surprised by the AI analysis, truthfully. My cat was healthy for the most part so it’s been several months of using Maven before I had any concerning symptoms to enter. When he had some bout of gut issues affecting his bowel movement, I started entering them on the app to track when it started. It was cool seeing the analysis on my feed recognize we had an upcoming dental appointment and to reconsider talking to our vet team because of his recent symptoms. It adjusts based on the information you continue to put in, which I first thought were just generic auto responses so that was really cool to see. The battery lasts about a week, so it’s not as long lasting as what wearable tech goes for humans but honestly I can’t complain. It charges back up to 100% pretty quickly and we’re good to go. Other wearable techs for pets are mostly for location tracking, but it’s exciting to see Maven start on focusing on health. The app could still use some tweaks, but from my experience it’s mainly cosmetics for ease of data input and review. I don’t regret my purchase and can’t wait to see this grow in the pet health industry. :)

I had such high expectations reading about the Maven tracker but it’s been a huge let down! Not only does the company suck at customer service but the tracker itself is not reliable. It doesn’t track in real time and doesn’t give you the updates for hours at a time. My senior boxer has multiple heart issues which puts him in a high risk zone and this has not helped one bit. Do not spend your $$ here and find something that you can actually rely on.

I like how I can track my dog but the battery lasts only a day or two which is very annoying to have to charge it constantly. My bellabeat bracelet battery lasts days compared to the Maven.