Health Indicators

• What is the difference between a digital and mercury thermometer?

  Digital beeps when the reading is complete

  You have to wait for the mercury to stop moving for the reading o be complete in a mercury thermometer
• What is the 4 step process of taking an animals rectal temp?

  1 add lubricant to the measuring probe

  2 lift the animals tail and insert the probe

  3 wait for the reading to be complete and record the temp

  4 remove, clean and disinfect the probe
• What is the normal rectal temp of a dog?

  37.9-39.9
• What is the normal rectal temp of a cat?

  38.1-39.2
• What is the normal rectal temp of a rabbit?

  38.6-40.1
• What is the normal rectal temp of a horse?

  37.2-38.3
• What is the normal rectal temp of a cow?

  36.7-39.3
• What is the normal rectal temp of a sheep?

  38.3-39.9
• What is the normal rectal temp of a pig?

  38.7-39.8
• How do you check the pulse rate of an animal?

  Place your index and middle fingers against the major artery on the animal

  Count the beats over a full minute
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a dog?

  Top inside of the back leg
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a cat?

  Top inside of the back leg
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a horse?

  Jaw or cheek
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a sheep?

  Top inside of the back leg
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a cow?

  Underneath the base of the tail
• Where do you check the pulse rate of a pig?

  Top inside of the back leg
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a dog?

  70-120
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a cat?

  120-140
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a hamster?

  300-600
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a rabbit?

  180-350
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a horse?

  28-40
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a dairy cow?

  48-84
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a sheep?

  70-80
• What is the normal pulse rate per minute of a pig?

  70-120
• How do you check te respiration aka breathing rate of animals?

  Count the rise and fall of an animals chest visually or by placing your hand on their flank

  You need to count the number of breathes per minute
• What is the typical respiration rate of a dog?

  18-34
• What is the typical respiration rate of a cat?

  16-40
• What is the typical respiration rate of a horse?

  10-14
• What is the typical respiration rate of a dairy cow?

  26-50
• What is the typical respiration rate of a sheep?

  16-34
• What is the typical respiration rate of a pig?

  32-58
• What is CRT?

  Capillary Refill Time

  The time it takes for blood flow to return to a section of the capillary where flow was disrupted
• How do you measure CRT?

  By firmly pressing against an animals gum so it becomes white, lifting your finger and counting the time it takes for the gum to return to its normal colour
• What is a normal CRT?

  under 2 seconds
• What could an abnormal CRT be a sign of?

  Poor blood flow or dehydration
• What does 'brady' mean? What do bradycardia and bradypnoea mean?

  Brady: slow

  Bradycardia: slow heart rate

  Bradypnoea: slow breathing
• What does 'tachy' mean? What do tachycardia and tachypnoea mean?

  Tachy: fast

  Tachycardia: fast heart rate

  Tachypnoea: fast breathing
• What does 'dys' mean? What does dyspnoea mean?

  Dys: difficulty

  Dyspnoea: difficulty breathing
• What does the word arrhythmias mean? In what medical context to we use this word?

  abnormalities

  in regards to the sound of the heart and lunngs through a stethosocope