Health monitoring system utilizing service consumption data

A program product stored on a computer readable medium, which when executed by at least one computing device disposed upon a utility meter, performs the following:

• obtains service consumption data from the utility meter about a service location;
• compares the service consumption data with a pattern of service consumption for the service location;
• and
• determines a health condition of an animal located at the service location based upon the comparison of the service consumption data with the pattern of service consumption for the service location.

A utility meter comprising:

• a meter base adapted to be communicatively connected to a power source and a service location;
• and
• at least one computing device communicatively connected to the meter base, the at least one computing device adapted to monitor a health condition of an animal located at the service location by performing actions comprising:
• obtaining service consumption data about the service location;
• comparing the service consumption data with a pattern of service consumption for the service location;
• and
• determining a health condition of the animal based upon the comparison of the service consumption data with the pattern of service consumption for the service location.