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Cat Pain Detector

Validation-first Gemma 4 prototype for explainable feline pain triage

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Cat Pain Detector

PythonGemma 4Computer Vision

The Problem

Cats hide pain -- an evolutionary survival trait. The Feline Grimace Scale (FGS) is a validated way to score feline pain from facial features, but it requires expert observation and doesn't scale to home-screening or busy clinics.

The Solution

Built a validation-first Gemma 4 prototype that extracts FGS-relevant facial features from a cat photo and produces an explainable pain-likelihood prediction. Every prediction shows which features it scored and why, designed to support clinical judgment, not replace it.

Tech Stack

PythonGemma 4Computer VisionFeline Grimace Scale

Key Features

Photo-first input flow
Feline Grimace Scale feature extraction
Explainable per-feature scoring
Validation-first design (clinical judgment in the loop)
Gemma 4 vision model
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