Smart Textiles for Animals

Advanced Wearable Technology for Pet Health, Safety, and Therapy

Veterinary Textile Innovations Made for Real-World Animal Use

Smart textiles are redefining what’s possible in animal care. At 3E Smart Solutions, we leverage ZSK’s advanced embroidery systems to create smart textile solutions for pets and animals of all sizes. These innovations go far beyond traditional gear—they enable continuous monitoring, embedded therapy, and responsive feedback for pets, livestock, and sport animals.

Whether it’s a pet monitoring wearable for stress tracking or a smart collar for dogs or cats with GPS, our embroidered electronics are robust, breathable, and ready for the outdoors.

Our Solutions

Textile Sensors for Animal Vital Monitoring

Discreet. Durable. Animal-friendly.

Textile sensors for animals capture physiological data such as heart rate, respiration, or muscle activity. Embedded directly into harnesses, blankets, or collars, these biosensors transform traditional animal gear into powerful pet monitoring wearables.

Key Benefits:

  • Fully washable, breathable, and comfortable

  • Works in motion and under real-world conditions

  • Enables continuous stress and health monitoring

  • Supports wireless data transfer via Bluetooth

LED Light Therapy for Wound Healing & Regeneration

Targeted light, integrated into the fabric.

Photobiomodulation using red and near-infrared LEDs is gaining traction in veterinary medicine. With ZSK’s Functional Sequin Device, flexible LED arrays can be embroidered directly into animal gear—no rigid components needed.Red and near-infrared LED therapy supports tissue regeneration. Our embroidered LED arrays deliver light exactly where it’s needed—without rigid components.

Key Benefits:

  • No hard plastics—maximum comfort and flexibility

  • Positionable and customizable light distribution

  • Supports therapeutic wavelengths (red, NIR, etc.)

  • Easily integrated into blankets, wraps, and recovery aids

Read more about LEDs for Light Therapy in Textiles.

Behavioral & Motion Monitoring

Understand behavior. Prevent problems early.

With integrated textile sensors, animal movement and behavior can be continuously monitored in real time. Whether it’s gait analysis in horses, detection of abnormal inactivity, or early signs of illness – smart textiles offer powerful tools for animal welfare and veterinary support.

Smart textile capabilities for behavior & motion sensing:

  • Step tracking and motion pattern analysis

  • Detection of lameness and musculoskeletal discomfort

  • Identification of disease-related behavior (e.g. early signs of colic or laminitis)

  • Seamless integration with mobile apps and monitoring platforms

Heated Animal Clothing for Comfort and Recovery

Warmth, safety, and textile flexibility

Embroidered heated animal clothing enables fully textile-based warmth for outdoor or recovering animals. Ideal for winter protection or temperature-sensitive pets.

Advantages of textile heating for animals:

  • Washable and durable – designed for movement
  • Safe for direct contact with skin or fur

  • Precise heat zones via embroidery layout

  • Easily integrated into dog vests, blankets, and equine gear

Illuminated Safety Textiles for Pets

LED Dog Vests for Visibility and Smart Design

An LED dog vest is more than just a visibility aid—it’s a combination of safety, comfort, and smart design. Illuminated textiles enhance both functionality and appearance, making pets and working animals highly visible in low-light environments such as night walks, trails, or rural areas. Using ZSK’s advanced embroidery systems, we integrate LED wires and light-transmitting fibers directly into the textile surface—without hard components. This flexible, fully textile-based approach allows for seamless illumination in dog vests, equestrian gear, and other smart textile solutions for pets.

Key benefits:

  • Seamless and flexible light paths – no hotspots or stiff components

  • Adjustable brightness and light geometry through embroidery layout

  • Compatible with batteries or smart control units

  • Soft, washable, and lightweight – ideal for wearable use

  • Supports safety, signaling, decoration, and branding functions

GPS-Tracker for Animals — Textile-Based Collars

Freedom for the animal. Peace of mind for the owner.

Textile GPS trackers for animals allow real-time location tracking for free-roaming pets, farm animals, or research subjects. Whether for safety or behavior monitoring, textile-based GPS collars provide lightweight, durable tracking options.

Key benefits:

  • Embroidered antennas and power lines directly into collar fabrics

  • Lightweight and flexible—comfortable even for cats and small pets

  • Integrates with apps and mobile dashboards

  • Rechargeable or replaceable power supply designs

Embroidered Coils for Equine Therapy Blankets

Non-invasive recovery support through smart textiles.

Magnetic field therapy for horses supports circulation and regeneration. With embroidery, we can precisely place coil patterns inside equine therapy blankets — no manual wiring or rigid inserts needed.

Key benefits:

  • Coil shapes embroidered directly into textiles

  • Effective on curved surfaces

  • Zoned muscle/joint therapy areas

  • Fully automatable with ZSK embroidery

  • Ready for scaled production

Ready to Explore Smart Textile Solutions for Animals?

Whether you’re in animal health, veterinary tech, sports, or research—our textile-based technologies open up entirely new product possibilities. Let’s explore how we can support your ideas.