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How to tell if a dog has a fever

2021-03-17 / 518 Read

The most direct way to determine whether a dog has a fever is to measure the temperature. Normal body temperature for dogs: 38.5~39℃ for puppies and 37.5~38.5℃ for adult dogs. If you're in doubt, take a measurement. To measure the temperature, measure the temperature of the rectum (anus), so as to know the current body temperature more accurately.

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Under normal non-exercise conditions, the dog's breathing is relatively uniform, but If the dog is not exercising, but breathing is relatively short, it panting heavily when breathing, exhaling hot air, and drinking a lot more water than usual, which is worthy of our attention, the dog may be It's just a fever. In addition, in general, normal dogs have a relatively strong appetite, but dogs with fever will have a loss of appetite.