QUESTION: How to Check Dog temperature?

ANSWER: Follow these steps and prepare a digital thermometer, petroleum jelly, gloves, and wipes for cleaning. Using a thermometer we can quantify an important piece of pet health information.

Get your pet ready on a table or your lap:

  • Lift your dog into the table or your lap
  • For a larger dog, one person gently embraces the dog so he/she stays in place by holding one arm around the neck (controlling the head) and one around the chest
  • Do not restrain too tightly as this will make the dog want to escape
  • Another person lifts the tail and inserts the thermometer behind

How to apply the thermometer for the measurement of rectal temperature?

  1. Apply some Vaseline to the thermometer
  2. Switch the thermometer on by pressing the button
  3. Gently restrain the animal
  4. Raise the tail
  5. Introduce the thermometer in the anus and advance a few centimetres
  6. Wait till the temperature shows, a beep might be heard
  7. Remove the thermometer
  8. Read the temperature
  9. Clean the thermometer using an alcohol wipe so it is clean for the next use
  10. Consider marking this as the “Pet” Thermometer

Read more about cat temperature and normal temperature readings (in degrees celsius).

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