What temperature should a cat have and how to measure it?

Happy is the owner, whose fluffy chetverolapy favorite never fell ill. However, not everyone is so lucky, and if the animal is cold, very often the disease runs with fever. The fact that this increase in body temperature, they know, in general, everything. But in order to say that something has gone up, it would be nice to know the norm. And that's what the temperature should be a cat, not all owners know. There is a range of normal values, and its average value is higher than that of a person. That is, when you see, for example, the figure 38, you do not need to be frightened.

What temperature should a cat have if it does not get sick, then is it healthy? The limit is from 37.8 to 38.9 ^o C. If it is above the upper limit, this indicates a fever. This happens if the cat is sick with an infectious disease, with rheumatic processes, heat and sunstroke, brain tumors and other ailments.

Decrease in temperature is possible with viral diseases, in elderly animals with renal or hepatic insufficiency, after anesthesia, due to trauma, bleeding, hypothermia.

What temperature should a cat have when she is born? In newborns, it is lowered to 36.1 ° C, but it gradually rises as they develop. By the month it already reaches its normal values. By the way, in kittens the upper limit of temperature can reach up to 39.5 ^o C.

There is one exception to the rule when an adult animal is healthy, but it can have a changed temperature. These are the last days of pregnancy, more precisely, 24-36 hours before childbirth. What temperature should the cat have in this case? It falls by one degree and will be 36.8-38 ^o C. This is one of the reliable signs of the approaching genera.

Rules for measuring temperature in cats

Mercury thermometer:

• Shake, lowering the column down;
• Lubricate the beginning of the device with lubricant;
• Place it in a twisting motion in the anal opening to a depth of about 1.5 cm;
• Wait 2 minutes.

Electronic thermometer:

• Include;
• Apply grease;
• Enter it in the same way;
• Wait for the sound signal.

Ear thermometer:

• Include;
• Gently insert the tip into the ear, fixing the cat's head with the other hand;
• Wait for the signal.

Any device of these after use should be wiped with alcohol.

How to measure the temperature of a cat, if she does not want it?

If the animal does not feel enthusiasm for this idea and resists so clearly that it poses a threat to the master or veterinarian, measures should be taken to fix the pet. Here are some of them:

1. You can use a blanket or towel, wrapped in an animal.
2. Veterinarians fix cats by the method of stretching: one hand for the skin on the withers, the other for the hind legs and slightly stretching the body.
3. You can pinch the head and body of the pet armpit, one hand to hold the hind legs, the other - to enter the thermometer.

What if the cat has a temperature of 40?

This question is often asked by frightened owners of a doctor in a vet clinic. For a person, this increase is indeed critical, but not for a furry friend. Although the rise of the thermometer column by one degree already indicates the presence of fever and some disease. Therefore, you should not panic, but you do not need to hesitate too. Usually, fever comes not alone, but in the company with other symptoms: coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps or otherwise. They need to be identified, remembered or written down. It is necessary to deliver the cat to the clinic as soon as possible. For a kitten with a temperature of 40, you just need to watch very carefully, for a baby, this temperature increase is insignificant, and may be due to, say, increased activity of the baby.