Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a significant technological advancement, changing the shape of our lives. In this article, we explain how artificial intelligence works and how it is currently applied in veterinary medicine. Currently, AI plays a key role in enhancing healthcare by cutting costs, boosting efficiency, improving treatment outcomes, enabling early disease detection, supporting diagnostics, advancing medical imaging, aiding drug development, monitoring health trends, streamlining vaccine delivery and predictive analytics. These applications have the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify patients at risk for certain diseases, and personalize treatment plans. As AI technology continues to advance, it is our hope that this will translate to a better quality of life for animals and those who care for them.