Sometimes the behavior of a cat causes some suspicions in the owner: whether she got sick? Measurement of temperature will help to make the correct decision whether to call the veterinarian or so far is not necessary. The ability to take temperature at the pet is very important.
Instruction
1. If you feel fear, at first calm down. To take temperature at a cat, take the ordinary medical thermometer. Best of all use the electronic, rectal thermometer. Also you can use the digital and mercury thermometer. Do not use different indicator strips, infrared thermometers and stickers.
2. You do not judge the body temperature of a cat on humidity and warmth of her nose. Such opinion is wrong. Observe the animal more attentively, you will find the following: nose of a cat always dry and warm during sleep. When strongly hot or the animal is nervous, the nose becomes hot. If you have an elderly cat, her nose constantly is dry and warm as glands begin to function badly and do not produce a secret for moistening of a nose.
3. You will be able to take authentically temperature only in an anus. Prepare the thermometer, for this purpose grease it with any cream. Take a diaper and wrap a cat, so that she was in the quiet family way. Raise a tail and it is careful, without sharp movements advance the thermometer in a rectum. Carefully press the thermometer to one of the parties. Take 2 – 3 minutes and look at result. If you measure by the electronic thermometer, then take to a sound signal.
4. You can use the help of the second person if the animal aggressive or strongly is nervous. Will be to take you the easiest temperature at the standing pet, but you can put or put the cat also. If you do it for the first time, try not to worry. The cat will feel your fear, it can complicate measuring process.
5. For cats normal temperature is considered 38.0 - 39.0 With, and raised - more than 39.0 degrees. If the pet is nervous or is overexcited, then his temperature can be above the specified norm, but nevertheless should not exceed 39.5 C. After the procedure wash the thermometer with soap solution in warm water, and then well wipe with alcohol. Surely praise the pet for bravery. If nevertheless you do not manage to take temperature independently, call the veterinarian, let he will show you and will explain how it is correct to make it.