About us

Measuring mobility before it is lost.

Based in Reinach near Basel, 4Dvets develops data-driven tools for movement diagnostics in dogs. Born in clinical practice, developed together with universities and users.

Born from three gaps in veterinary medicine

At 4Dvets, we believe in a future in which every dog can move freely, without pain or limitations. Our mission is to revolutionise mobility diagnostics for dogs by giving veterinarians and researchers the tools to detect movement disorders early and address them in a targeted way.

4Dvets was founded by Dr. med. vet. Patrick Blättler Monnier, a veterinarian and researcher specialising in functional orthopaedics and kinematics. In his work, he kept coming across the same three problems:

Many treatments relieve symptoms instead of addressing the cause of the movement disorder
Subtle gait abnormalities go unnoticed until they become chronic
Objective, data-based methods to detect and track changes early were missing

This led to LupoGait: a mobile measurement system that enables veterinarians and physiotherapists to identify movement problems before they lead to lasting limitations or pain.