5 Tried and True Methods to Help Control Fever and Body Temp!
When working with hospice and palliative care pups, I try to make sure my owners are fully educated in what our vitals should be and look like. Practicing these protocols not only helps to let us know if it’s time for us to be loading up to head into our doc’s office, but it also helps to keep us calm. There’s a certain amount of PTSD that plays into the caregiver role for a sick pet and it’s easy to let our imaginations run away with us. So, be kind to yourself through all of this. One of those vitals, is our body temperature. Which can play a huge part with my cancer babies, especially in cancers like lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma.
If you weren’t reading this, could you tell me what your dog’s median temperature should be? If the answer is “no”, Don’t worry, You aren’t the Lone Ranger in this! Knowing your dog’s temperature can be one of our first red flags that something more critical needs our undivided attention. In this blog we are going to cover these topics
What our temperature should be
How to take your dogs temperature
The basics of elevated vs hypothermic body temperatures
My 5 tried and true methods to control body temp